Uganda was the main destination for international migrants in East Africa at mid-year 2020. Around 1.7 million people immigrated to the country. Ethiopia and Kenya followed, hosting 1.09 million and 1.05 million migrants, respectively. Overall, 7.7 million international migrants lived in East Africa in the same period.
Stock of international migrants in East Africa as of 2020, by country of destination
(in 1,000s)
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UN DESA. (December 30, 2020). Stock of international migrants in East Africa as of 2020, by country of destination (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230076/main-destinations-for-international-migrants-in-east-africa/
UN DESA. "Stock of international migrants in East Africa as of 2020, by country of destination (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230076/main-destinations-for-international-migrants-in-east-africa/
UN DESA. (2020). Stock of international migrants in East Africa as of 2020, by country of destination (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230076/main-destinations-for-international-migrants-in-east-africa/
UN DESA. "Stock of International Migrants in East Africa as of 2020, by Country of Destination (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230076/main-destinations-for-international-migrants-in-east-africa/
UN DESA, Stock of international migrants in East Africa as of 2020, by country of destination (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230076/main-destinations-for-international-migrants-in-east-africa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Stock of international migrants in East Africa as of 2020, by country of destination (in 1,000s) [Graph], UN DESA, December 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230076/main-destinations-for-international-migrants-in-east-africa/