MigrantoMigration trends in the Comoros
Africa
367.6K people from the Comoros have built lives abroad. That's 42.4% of the country population, spread across 17 different countries
866.6K
Population
11.1K
Immigrants
367.6K
Emigrants
−356.5K
Outflow
Every 3rd person born in the Comoros now lives abroad
The #118 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in the Comoros
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
12.6K immigrants · 32.5K emigrants
1995
- Mayotte replaced France as the main destination for those leaving
2000
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 53%
2010
- The diaspora abroad passed 100K people
2015
- France replaced Mayotte as the main destination for those leaving
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 69%
Today
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 41%
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 335.1K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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