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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 7.0%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 5.3%
- WB: Other Small States 4.3%
- WB: Small States 3.3%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 2.7%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 2.7%
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 2.2%
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 2.1%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.9%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 1.7%
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 1.6%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 1.6%
- GPE: Region 2 1.5%
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 1.5%
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 1.5%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 1.5%
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 1.4%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 1.3%
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 1.3%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.2%
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 1.2%
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 1.2%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 1.2%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 1.2%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 1.2%
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 1.2%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.2%
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 1.2%
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 1.1%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 1.1%
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 1.0%
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 1.0%
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 1.0%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 0.9%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 0.9%
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 0.9%
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 0.9%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 0.9%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 0.9%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 0.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release