Migration flows · 2025
South Sudan
Where people move to and from South Sudan in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving South Sudan
2,509,899
Total arriving in South Sudan
605,064
South Sudan & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving South Sudan. Reported movements only.
Where South Sudan’s people go
Top destination countries
- 1 Uganda 1,033,650
- 2 Sudan 634,954
- 3 Ethiopia 482,817
- 4 Kenya 202,863
- 5 Congo, Dem. Rep. 90,012
- 6 Egypt, Arab Rep. 53,332
- 7 Central African Republic 3,354
- 8 Libya 2,100
- 9 France 1,335
- 10 United Kingdom 1,256
- 11 Sweden 914
- 12 Norway 867
- 13 Greece 357
- 14 Morocco 333
- 15 Germany 294
- 16 Switzerland 281
- 17 Netherlands 209
- 18 Italy 193
- 19 Malaysia 139
- 20 Chad 132
- 21 Israel 121
- 22 Belgium 119
- 23 Tunisia 105
- 24 United States 86
- 25 Canada 76
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 Sudan 571,071
- 2 Congo, Dem. Rep. 14,737
- 3 Ethiopia 7,795
- 4 Eritrea 6,276
- 5 Central African Republic 2,898
- 6 Burundi 1,492
- 7 Uganda 465
- 8 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 163
- 9 Rwanda 55
- 10 Chad 30
- 11 Niger 24
- 12 Yemen, Rep. 18
- 13 Liberia 10
- 14 Kenya 5
- 15 Libya 5
- 16 Pakistan 5
- 17 Afghanistan 5
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 5
- 19 Egypt, Arab Rep. 5