Migration trends in Sudan

1995

• Uganda replaced Saudi Arabia as the main destination for those leaving
• An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 42%
• Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 26%
• Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Africa

2000

• Eritrea overtook Ethiopia as the largest source of new arrivals
• Immigration from Ethiopia declined sharply — 373.3K fewer migrants from there

2005

• The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
• An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 51%
• Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 34%
• Surge of departures to Chad — 219K people left

2010

• South Sudan overtook Eritrea as the largest source of new arrivals
• Saudi Arabia replaced Uganda as the main destination for those leaving
• Emigration to Uganda declined sharply — 175.6K fewer migrants there
• A significant migration corridor emerged from South Sudan — 212.9K new residents

2015

• An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 85%
• Rose into the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Africa
• The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 1.6M
• South Sudan became a significant new destination — 562.4K residents had moved there

2020

• Surge of immigrants from South Sudan — 611.6K new arrivals
• The foreign-born population passed 1M residents

Today

• Chad replaced Saudi Arabia as the main destination for those leaving
• Entered the world's 20 largest diasporas
• A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 74%
• Rose into the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Africa
• Since 1990: 975.1K more foreign-born residents and 3.3M more emigrants