Sub-Saharan Africa Could Become Next Major Source of Global Migrants, Demographer Says
About 50 percent of the global population growth will be from Sub-Saharan Africa, and so this, I think, will change who applies for visas,' says a demographer.
TL;DR
- Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to be the next major global source of migrants after India.
- Globally, the intention to migrate is very high, with 25-30% of the population keen to move.
- Population decline and aging in Europe and East Asia will intensify competition for skilled migrants.
- Associate Professor Aude Bernard of the University of Queensland made these remarks at a committee inquiry.