Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
162
Highest
57.3%
Comoros
Lowest
0.0%
Samoa
Median
0.0%
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
8,361
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 57.3% in Comoros; the lowest is 0.0% in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 1.2%.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 2,025.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 57.3% | 2014 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Djibouti | 25.9% | 2011 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 21.3% | 2020 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Lesotho | 12.9% | 2018 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 5 | Seychelles | 10.7% | 2023 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 9.8% | 2012 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 7 | Congo | 9.4% | 2023 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 9.1% | 2015 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 9 | Mauritania | 4.5% | 2020 | up 176.3% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 4.2% | 2019 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Namibia | 3.0% | 2022 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Benin | 2.4% | 2022 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.2% | 2015 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 2.1% | 2015 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Togo | 2.1% | 2020 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Botswana | 2.0% | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Burundi | 1.8% | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.6% | 2020 | up 105.8% | flat |
| 19 | Rwanda | 1.5% | 2023 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 1.2% | 2018 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 1.1% | 2014 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 1.1% | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 1.0% | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2022 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9% | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 26 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2014 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 27 | Eritrea | 0.6% | 2016 | up 214.9% | rising |
| 28 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Angola | 0.4% | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 31 | Kenya | 0.3% | 2019 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 32 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2018 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Monaco | 0.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 35 | British Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2023 | up 170.2% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2014 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 46 | Macau, China | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 0.0% | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 50 | France | 0.0% | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 0.0% | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 52 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2023 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 57 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2023 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Finland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 61 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2022 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Austria | 0.0% | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2023 | up 58.8% | falling |
| 66 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2023 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 68 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 69 | Israel | 0.0% | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 73 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 74 | Canada | 0.0% | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Oman | 0.0% | 2023 | up 435.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 76 | India | 0.0% | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 78 | Italy | 0.0% | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 79 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2023 | down 58.8% | rising |
| 80 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2017 | up 2,025.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2023 | up 207.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2022 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Spain | 0.0% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 91 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | up 805.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Albania | 0.0% | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 97 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2023 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 99 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2023 | up 201.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Greece | 0.0% | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Australia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 103 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Japan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 111 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2022 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 112 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2020 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 121 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 122 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2023 | up 544.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Romania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 124 | Chile | 0.0% | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Poland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 31.6% | flat |
| 128 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 129 | China | 0.0% | 2023 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 130 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2023 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2022 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Malta | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Panama | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 5.5%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 5.1%
- WB: Other Small States 3.5%
- WB: Small States 2.7%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 2.6%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 2.6%
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 2.2%
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 1.7%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.6%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 1.6%
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 1.5%
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 1.4%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 1.4%
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 1.3%
- GPE: Region 2 1.3%
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 1.3%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 1.2%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 1.2%
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 1.1%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.1%
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 1.1%
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 1.1%
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 1.1%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 1.1%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 1.1%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 1.1%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.1%
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 1.1%
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 1.0%
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 1.0%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 1.0%
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 0.9%
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 0.8%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 0.8%
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 0.8%
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 0.8%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 0.8%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 0.8%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 0.8%
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 0.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release