According to a recent analysis from the South African community survey which was conducted in 2016, Nigerians account for less than 2% of the total immigrant population in South Africa. This is in contrast to immigrants from Zimbabwe who account for about 40% of the entire immigrant population. According to this analysis, citizens of countries in the Southern African region account for more than 75% of the total immigrant population.

This analysis is one of the latest in view of the recent attacks on migrants in South Africa. In addition to statistics for international migration, the analysis also examines internal migration flows within South Africa across the nine provinces.

Details of the analysis is available here: https://twitter.com/eolamijuwon/status/1171385100954677255