Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
172
Highest
67.5%
Comoros
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
0.0%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
13,681

What the numbers show

Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 67.5% in Comoros; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 1.8%.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 402.7%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).

Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Comoros 67.5% 2014 volatile
2 Djibouti 43.1% 2011 volatile
3 Eswatini 30.9% 2013 volatile
4 Malawi 30.4% 2011 volatile
5 Chad 23.4% 2020 up 63.6% volatile
6 Seychelles 17.1% 2023 down 65.4% volatile
7 Lesotho 14.7% 2018 volatile
8 Zimbabwe 9.9% 2015 down 74.8% volatile
9 Congo 8.7% 2023 down 58.4% volatile
10 Central African Republic 7.9% 2012 volatile
11 Niger 5.7% 2019 down 72.1% volatile
12 Mauritania 5.5% 2020 up 142.5% volatile
13 Gambia 4.1% 2012 volatile
14 Zambia 3.9% 2012 volatile
15 Namibia 3.7% 2022 down 63.8% volatile
16 Sao Tome and Principe 2.8% 2015 down 90.5% volatile
17 Botswana 2.5% 2023 down 29.3% volatile
18 Benin 2.4% 2022 up 85.9% volatile
19 Cape Verde 2.2% 2018 down 37.9% volatile
20 Togo 2.1% 2020 down 55.5% volatile
21 Mali 2.0% 2015 volatile
22 Burundi 1.9% 2023 down 4.9% volatile
23 Nigeria 1.8% 2011 down 46.3% volatile
24 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.7% 2020 up 75.0% volatile
25 Mauritius 1.7% 2022 down 66.5% volatile
26 Rwanda 1.4% 2023 down 74.9% volatile
27 Guinea 1.1% 2014 volatile
28 Côte d'Ivoire 1.0% 2023 down 47.9% volatile
29 Burkina Faso 1.0% 2023 down 51.0% volatile
30 Cameroon 1.0% 2023 down 18.5% volatile
31 Uganda 0.9% 2014 volatile
32 Eritrea 0.7% 2016 volatile
33 Liberia 0.6% 2012 volatile
34 Angola 0.5% 2023 down 73.9% volatile
35 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% 2023 down 7.0% volatile
36 Madagascar 0.3% 2023 down 9.9% volatile
37 Mozambique 0.3% 2018 down 86.4% volatile
38 Ghana 0.3% 2023 down 55.0% volatile
39 Kenya 0.2% 2017 up 17.9% volatile
40 South Africa 0.2% 2023 up 402.7% volatile
41 Senegal 0.2% 2023 down 12.9% volatile
42 Sudan 0.1% 2015 volatile
43 Suriname 0.1% 2022 volatile
44 Morocco 0.1% 2023 down 50.3% volatile
45 Tunisia 0.1% 2023 down 14.3% volatile
46 Timor-Leste 0.1% 2023 volatile
47 Lebanon 0.1% 2019 up 69.8% volatile
48 Ethiopia 0.1% 2014 down 39.4% volatile
49 Macau, China 0.0% 2023 volatile
50 Andorra 0.0% 2023 down 98.6% volatile
51 Montenegro 0.0% 2023 volatile
52 Switzerland 0.0% 2023 up 42.7% volatile
53 Tonga 0.0% 2023 volatile
54 France 0.0% 2023 down 17.8% volatile
55 Afghanistan 0.0% 2020 down 69.6% volatile
56 Portugal 0.0% 2023 down 52.4% volatile
57 Norway 0.0% 2023 down 66.8% volatile
58 Qatar 0.0% 2023 up 50.1% volatile
59 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% 2023 volatile
60 Germany 0.0% 2023 down 32.1% volatile
61 Netherlands 0.0% 2023 down 56.5% volatile
62 Sweden 0.0% 2023 down 7.2% volatile
63 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2023 up 29.0% volatile
64 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2023 down 20.6% volatile
65 Belgium 0.0% 2023 down 45.7% volatile
66 Jordan 0.0% 2023 up 99.2% volatile
67 Cuba 0.0% 2023 up 52.0% volatile
68 Singapore 0.0% 2012 volatile
69 Ireland 0.0% 2022 down 61.8% volatile
70 Israel 0.0% 2023 down 16.8% volatile
71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2023 down 56.0% volatile
72 Finland 0.0% 2023 down 16.6% volatile
73 Jamaica 0.0% 2015 volatile
74 Denmark 0.0% 2023 down 26.0% volatile
75 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2023 up 3.7% volatile
76 Austria 0.0% 2023 up 70.8% volatile
77 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 volatile
78 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0% 2018 volatile
79 Estonia 0.0% 2023 volatile
80 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 down 15.2% volatile
81 Bulgaria 0.0% 2023 down 17.4% volatile
82 Canada 0.0% 2023 down 53.9% volatile
83 Algeria 0.0% 2023 down 52.9% volatile
84 Pakistan 0.0% 2023 down 29.5% volatile
85 India 0.0% 2023 up 36.8% volatile
86 Oman 0.0% 2023 up 91.5% volatile
87 Mongolia 0.0% 2023 volatile
88 United States of America 0.0% 2023 down 41.4% volatile
89 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2022 up 30.6% volatile
90 Italy 0.0% 2023 down 47.8% volatile
91 Croatia 0.0% 2023 up 114.3% volatile
92 Nepal 0.0% 2023 down 42.7% volatile
93 Slovenia 0.0% 2023 up 22.8% volatile
94 Tajikistan 0.0% 2017 volatile
95 Spain 0.0% 2023 up 3.3% volatile
96 Slovakia 0.0% 2023 down 10.5% volatile
97 New Zealand 0.0% 2023 down 68.0% volatile
98 Czechia 0.0% 2023 up 51.5% volatile
99 Greece 0.0% 2023 down 50.6% volatile
100 Belarus 0.0% 2023 up 390.2% volatile
101 Australia 0.0% 2023 down 50.4% volatile
102 Kuwait 0.0% 2021 volatile
103 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0% 2022 up 0.6% volatile
104 Egypt 0.0% 2023 down 19.5% volatile
105 Brazil 0.0% 2023 down 0.6% volatile
106 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2023 volatile
107 Hong Kong, China 0.0% 2023 up 107.1% volatile
108 Türkiye 0.0% 2022 down 34.6% volatile
109 Bangladesh 0.0% 2023 down 38.2% volatile
110 Myanmar 0.0% 2018 volatile
111 Japan 0.0% 2023 up 162.2% volatile
111 Serbia 0.0% 2023 down 79.5% volatile
113 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2020 up 33.8% volatile
114 Chile 0.0% 2023 down 34.7% volatile
115 Hungary 0.0% 2023 volatile
116 Cambodia 0.0% 2023 volatile
117 Philippines 0.0% 2023 up 151.9% volatile
118 Thailand 0.0% 2023 up 210.0% volatile
119 Ecuador 0.0% 2023 volatile
120 Peru 0.0% 2017 volatile
121 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2023 down 53.4% volatile
122 China 0.0% 2023 down 65.9% volatile
122 Romania 0.0% 2023 down 80.1% volatile
124 Malaysia 0.0% 2023 down 85.0% volatile
124 Ukraine 0.0% 2023 down 31.0% volatile
126 Poland 0.0% 2023 down 70.7% volatile
127 Russian Federation 0.0% 2023 down 70.3% volatile
128 Mexico 0.0% 2023 up 20.8% volatile
129 Colombia 0.0% 2022 down 79.7% volatile
130 Viet Nam 0.0% 2022 down 85.6% volatile
131 Argentina 0.0% 2023 down 73.2% volatile
132 Indonesia 0.0% 2023 up 7.7% volatile
133 Aruba 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
133 Albania 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Armenia 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Bahrain 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Belize 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Bermuda 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Bhutan 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
133 Costa Rica 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
133 Cyprus 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
133 Fiji 0.0% 2022 volatile
133 Gabon 0.0% 2007 volatile
133 Georgia 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Grenada 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Guatemala 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Guyana 0.0% 2013 volatile
133 Honduras 0.0% 2019 volatile
133 Iraq 0.0% 2006 volatile
133 Iceland 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Libya 0.0% 2007 volatile
133 Saint Lucia 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Liechtenstein 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Lithuania 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Luxembourg 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
133 Latvia 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Monaco 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Maldives 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
133 North Macedonia 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
133 Malta 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Panama 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Paraguay 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
133 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2007 volatile
133 El Salvador 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
133 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
133 British Virgin Islands 0.0% 2023 volatile
133 Yemen 0.0% 2014 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
452 places, 13,681 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release