South African diaspora

South African diaspora

The South African diaspora consists of South African emigrants and their descendents living outside of South Africa. The largest concentrations of South African emigrants are to be found in the United Kingdom, followed by the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland.cite news|url=http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/general/will_the_scatterlings_of_south_africa_return_.html|title=Will the 'Scatterlings of South Africa' return?|date=2006-07-03|work=South Africa: The Good News|accessdate=2008-09-09] At the time of the 2001 UK Census, some 141,405 South-African born people were present in the UK.cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls|title=OECD emigration database|publisher=OECD|accessdate=2008-09-09] In Australia, there were 78,444 South African-born people recorded by the 2001 Census. The 2000 United States Census identified 68,290 South African-born people.

According to a survey conducted in 2006, the most common reason for South Africans leaving their home country is for employment and financial opportunities, followed by concerns about crime and safety.

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