Migration trends in the Republic of Congo

Africa

Republic of Congo takes in more people than it loses: 377.2K immigrants against 231.1K emigrants. Net balance +146.1K — 2% of the country's population

6.3M

Population

377.2K

Immigrants

231.1K

Emigrants

+146.1K

Inflow

1 in 17 residents of the Republic of Congo was born abroad — and 1 in 28 people born in the Republic of Congo lives abroad

#89 in the world by net migration gain

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in the Republic of Congo

Where people come from

1DR Congo

168.4K44.6%

2Angola

40.8K10.8%

3Mali

33.5K8.9%

Immigrants in the Republic of Congo

Where people move to

94.9K41.1%

29.1K12.6%

24.2K10.5%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

121.5K immigrants · 64.4K emigrants

2000

A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 61%
The diaspora passed 100K people

Today

Since 1990: 255.7K more foreign-born residents and 166.7K more emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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