| dc.description.abstract | Migration and mobility dynamics vary in and across countries and regions of the continent. Since 2000, the number of African migrants living outside Africa and those migrating within Africa has increased significantly. The number of African migrants outside their country of origin has almost doubled since 2010 to nearly 41 million people. In 2020, around 21 million of these Africans were living in another African country, while 19.5 million were outside the continent. Of the 281 million international migrants in 2020, Asian migrants constituted 40% of the total migrants, while 14.4% were Africans who had migrated within or outside the continent. This constitutes an increase of 5.5 million African migrants in five years, which is a noteworthy change from five years earlier, in 2015, when this share was 14.1%. In 2020, 56.4% of African migrants (11 million) were residing in Europe, while 25.6% (5 million) and 15.4% (3 million) were living in Asia and North America, respectively. Europe is the largest destination for international migrants, followed by Asia, North America, and Africa, which hosts 9% of the total international migrants. | en |