MigrantoMigration trends in the Republic of Congo
Africa
377.2K people from around the world have made Republic of Congo their home. That's 6.0% of the country population, arriving from 21 different countries
6.3M
Population
377.2K
Immigrants
231.1K
Emigrants
+146.1K
Inflow
1 in every 17 people in the Republic of Congo was born abroad
The #89 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in the Republic of Congo
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 abroad passed 100K people
Today
- Since 1990: 255.7K more foreign-born residents and 166.7K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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