* The source does not specify the exact number of respondents.
Angola, Algeria, Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, and South Africa: 1,000-4,999 respondents.
Cameroon: 500-999 respondents.
Benin, Morocco, Nigeria, and Tunisia: 50-499 respondents.
Listed are the countries from which there were more than 100 responses.
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Share of people working abroad or willing to move from Africa 2020, by country
According to a study conducted in 2020, ** percent of Sudan's working population taking part in the survey was already working abroad or willing to move abroad for work. The share was high also in Tunisia and Nigeria - each at ** percent. In South Africa, less than ** percent of the respondents was working abroad or willing to move to a foreign country for employment purposes.
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