The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region hosted at least 6.8 million international migrants as of 2022, up from 4.1 million in 2013, according to IGAD's 2025 Population Migration report.
The report, which covers the period from 2010 to 2022, analyses migration and displacement trends across the eight-member bloc.
It also shows the region's population grew to 283.5 million during the same period. "This growth is observed across both sexes," the report noted. "Male migrants rose from 2.1 million in 2013 to 3.4 million in 2022, a 63.6 percent increase at an annual growth rate of 4.9 percent.
Female migrants increased from two million to 3.4 million, representing a 68.9 percent rise at a growth rate of 5.2 percent." Asylum seekers By 2022, the region hosted some 165,773 asylum seekers, 53 percent being male.
