Migration flows · 2025
Ethiopia
Where people move to and from Ethiopia in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving Ethiopia
308,421
Total arriving in Ethiopia
1,123,453
Ethiopia & its flows
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Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Ethiopia. Reported movements only.
Where Ethiopia’s people go
Top destination countries
- 1 Sudan 68,237
- 2 Kenya 42,897
- 3 South Africa 38,619
- 4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 30,290
- 5 Egypt, Arab Rep. 18,993
- 6 Yemen, Rep. 16,542
- 7 Uganda 15,980
- 8 Djibouti 15,315
- 9 United States 10,641
- 10 Germany 9,508
- 11 South Sudan 7,795
- 12 France 5,886
- 13 Canada 5,830
- 14 United Kingdom 5,556
- 15 Switzerland 2,828
- 16 Sweden 2,446
- 17 Libya 2,304
- 18 Lebanon 1,822
- 19 Netherlands 1,697
- 20 Israel 1,456
- 21 Belgium 1,018
- 22 Italy 912
- 23 Eswatini 665
- 24 Korea, Rep. 629
- 25 Norway 555
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 South Sudan 482,817
- 2 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 361,872
- 3 Eritrea 169,635
- 4 Sudan 98,924
- 5 Kenya 5,649
- 6 Yemen, Rep. 2,507
- 7 Congo, Dem. Rep. 913
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 750
- 9 Burundi 136
- 10 Djibouti 56
- 11 Lebanon 29
- 12 Nigeria 24
- 13 Uganda 20
- 14 West Bank and Gaza 20
- 15 Jordan 19
- 16 Rwanda 18
- 17 Liberia 15
- 18 Iraq 10
- 19 Sierra Leone 9
- 20 Mali 5
- 21 Afghanistan 5
- 22 Central African Republic 5
- 23 Chad 5
- 24 Cameroon 5
- 25 Cuba 5