Equatorial Guinea Emigration and Immigration

Equatorial Guinea Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Equatorial Guinea

 * Some Europeans (largely of Spanish or Portuguese descent, some with partial African ancestry also live in the country, but most ethnic Spaniards left after independence.
 * A growing number of foreigners from neighboring Cameroon, Nigeria, and Gabon have immigrated to the country.
 * Equatorial Guinea received Asians and native Africans from other countries as workers on cocoa and coffee plantations. Most of the Asian population is Chinese, with small numbers of Indians.
 * Other black Africans came from Liberia, Angola, and Mozambique.
 * Equatorial Guinea has also been a destination for fortune-seeking European immigrants from Britain, France and Germany. Israelis and Moroccans also live and work here.

Emigration From Equatorial Guinea

 * After independence, thousands of Equatorial Guineans went to Spain. Another 100,000 Equatorial Guineans went to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria because of the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Some Equatorial Guinean communities are also found in Latin America, the United States, Portugal, and France.
 * KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 126,100.  Top destination countries: Gabon, Spain, Nigeria, Belgium, Cameroon, Kenya, the Republic of Congo, the United States, France, São Tomé and Príncipe