Migranto
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Where Comorans move

367.6K Comorans live abroad — #118 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#118 worldwide#32 in Africa

Considering a move from Comoros?See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 97% of all emigrants

Largest destination
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231.8K

63.1% of all emigrants

2🇾🇹Mayotte29%111.5K30.3%
3🇲🇬Madagascar13.2K3.6%
4🇱🇾Libya4.8K1.3%
5🇷🇪Reunion2.4K0.6%
6🇪🇬Egypt2.2K0.6%
7🇬🇳Guinea7060.2%
8🇹🇿Tanzania5780.2%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
France231788
Mayotte111502
Madagascar13199
Libya4846
Reunion2360
Egypt2218
Guinea706
Tanzania578
Eritrea149
South Africa108
Greece79
Luxembourg18
Denmark15
Norway4
Hungary2
Finland2
Slovenia0

By destination region

Europe is the leading destination region at 63%

Europe63.1%

231.9K

Africa36.9%

135.7K

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Comoros.

France is the primary destination for emigrants

France attracts 63% of all emigrants from Comoros, while the second-largest destination receives just 30%.

France is the fastest-growing major destination

Emigration to France has increased by 118% since 2015, rising from 106.3K to 231.8K in 9 years.

A significant share of the population lives abroad

1 in 2 residents of Comoros has emigrated — 367.6K out of 866.6K, representing 42.4% of the population.

Emigration has accelerated notably since 2020

The emigrant population grew 41% from 260.8K to 367.6K, indicating an acceleration in emigration flows following COVID and recent geopolitical shifts.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
199032522
199548072
200073404
200597008
2010111510
2015188715
2020260848
2024367574

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇫🇷 France🇾🇹 Mayotte🇲🇬 Madagascar🇱🇾 Libya🇷🇪 Reunion
YearFranceMayotteMadagascarLibyaReunion
1990117951028881791230441
1995167012015472422178952
20002330836203805031621509
20053116149545891034851878
20103716756520987638242143
2015106284632251095342812215
2020151438866521215345842294
20242317881115021319948462360

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇫🇷France+53%
🇾🇹Mayotte+29%
🇱🇺Luxembourg+13%
🇪🇷Eritrea-10%
🇲🇬Madagascar+9%
🇹🇿Tanzania+8%
🇪🇬Egypt+7%
🇬🇷Greece+7%

Comoros as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Comoros

🇾🇹Mayotte79%111.5K
🇲🇬Madagascar47%13.2K
🇫🇷France3%231.8K
🇷🇪Reunion2%2.4K
🇱🇾Libya1%4.8K
🇬🇳Guinea1%706