Migration trends in Central African Republic
Africa
905.8K people from Central African Republic have built lives abroad. That's 17.0% of the country population, spread across 25 different countries
5.3M
Population
68K
Immigrants
905.8K
Emigrants
−837.8K
Outflow
Every 7th person born in Central African Republic now lives abroad
The #72 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Central African Republic
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
57.5K immigrants · 37.1K emigrants
2005
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 156%
- Chad replaced Sudan as the main destination for those leaving
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 22%
2010
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 161.1K
2015
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 192%
- Surge of departures to Cameroon — 165.7K people left
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
- DR Congo became a significant new destination — 253.4K residents had moved there
2020
- DR Congo replaced Cameroon as the main destination for those leaving
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 868.7K more citizens living abroad