The purpose of the thematic report is to provide insight and statistics on the immigrant population and identify vulnerable groups, such as women and children. Furthermore, this report provides data on the representation of immigrant males and females in various sectors of the economy, highlighting gender-specific economic contributions and challenges. Importantly, the report also examines internal migration within South Africa, offering insights into major migration streams and corridors. The migration report is positioned to provide insightful data that is informative and responsive to user demands. 

Findings from the report indicates that the majority of immigrants revealed Gauteng as their preferred province of usual residence accounting for 28,4% among males and 21,8% among females. Most of the immigrants in South Africa were from the SADC region. The proportion of males from the SADC region accounted for 47,0% meanwhile females accounted for 36,5%. Results on internal migration dynamics shows that the dominant interprovincial streams were Limpopo to Gauteng and Eastern Cape to Western Cape. The migration streams were also male-dominated. In terms of inter-provincial migration corridors in South Africa, the route between Gauteng and Limpopo was prominent. The main reason for movement among males (13,7%) was looking for paid work and the main reason for movement amongst females was moving to live with or be closer to a spouse (marriage) or family or friends at 9,6%.