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Top 5 Countries That Habour The Most Zimbabwean Migrants

Zimbabweans are all over the world, we are becoming one of the most spread people in the world, well maybe after Nigeria. Zimbabwean diaspora has grown since the early years of 2000 when things started going south. If you’ve been wondering which countries are of most interest to your brothers and sisters, look no further, we got you covered.

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These are the top five countries with the biggest Zimbabwean diaspora.

1. South Africa

There are up to 5 million migrants from Zimbabwe in South Africa making up South Africa’s largest group of foreign migrants.

2. United Kingdom

The UK Zimbabwean community is said to be close to 100,000. They are mainly concentrated in London and other urban areas.

3. Australia

The number of Zimbabweans in Australia is constantly growing. As of 2011 there are over 5,600 Zimbabwean-born in Sydney and the state of New South Wales.

4. Canada

The Zimbabwean community in Canada is concentrated in Toronto, Edmonton, Hamilton and British Columbia. Their numbers have been slowly but steadily increasing since 2000.

5. United States Of America

It was estimated that in 2000 that there were 100,000 in the state of New York alone In contrast, a 2008 estimate from the Association of Zimbabweans Based Abroad put the population of Zimbabweans in the whole US at just 45,000. They make up just a small part of the Zimbabwean diaspora compared to the larger communities in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

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