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Diaspora and mobility: India and South Africa

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Second country

In 2024, 28 thousand people born in India lived in South Africa, and 4 thousand people born in South Africa lived in India.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in India who live in South Africa rose from 12 thousand in 1990 to 28 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in India living in South Africa

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 12,245Low 11,709 / High 34,1852024: 27,674

199012,245
199511,709
200016,743
200527,229
201028,784
201534,185
202032,302
202427,674

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

More on this relationship

Benefits

  • BothIndians contributed to the struggle against apartheid, and India refused diplomatic relations with the apartheid government.

Sources: Wikipedia: India–South Africa relations (revision of 17 May 2026)

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