In January 2022, the number of South African resident travelers departing from South Africa amounted to nearly 178 thousand. Of those, the majority departed via road, amounting to 95.1 thousand and representing 53.5 percent of the total departures. Air travel followed with 81.9 thousand residents leaving the country using that means of transport. South Africans leaving the country by sea amounted to only 938. During the period under review, the number of residents traveling from the country peaked in December of each year. Moreover, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions, the number of South Africans traveling out of the country dropped to its lowest level in April 2020.
Number of resident departures from South Africa from January 2019 to January 2022, by mode of travel
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Statistics South Africa. (March 29, 2022). Number of resident departures from South Africa from January 2019 to January 2022, by mode of travel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269882/number-of-resident-traveler-departures-from-south-africa-by-mode-of-travel/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of resident departures from South Africa from January 2019 to January 2022, by mode of travel." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269882/number-of-resident-traveler-departures-from-south-africa-by-mode-of-travel/
Statistics South Africa. (2022). Number of resident departures from South Africa from January 2019 to January 2022, by mode of travel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269882/number-of-resident-traveler-departures-from-south-africa-by-mode-of-travel/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of Resident Departures from South Africa from January 2019 to January 2022, by Mode of Travel." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269882/number-of-resident-traveler-departures-from-south-africa-by-mode-of-travel/
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Number of resident departures from South Africa from January 2019 to January 2022, by mode of travel [Graph], Statistics South Africa, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269882/number-of-resident-traveler-departures-from-south-africa-by-mode-of-travel/