Comoros: immigration

How many immigrants live in the Comoros?

About 12,449 people living in the Comoros in 2024 were born abroad, according to UN estimates of the international migrant stock published by the World Bank. That is roughly 1.4% of the population.

The migrant stock counts people born in another country, or citizens of another country where birthplace is not recorded. It is an estimate based mainly on censuses, the latest in the Comoros from 2017. No immigration statistics were found on a Comoros government site that could be read on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: international migrant stock, Comoros

How many Comorians are refugees abroad?

2,338 refugees from the Comoros were recorded worldwide in 2025, almost all of them (2,301) in France, according to the UNHCR population statistics API. A further 401 Comorians were asylum seekers, 151 in France and 159 in the United States.

These figures cover people with refugee status or an asylum claim. Comorians living abroad without refugee status or an asylum claim are not counted here. The money they send home is covered in the central bank's balance of payments.

Official sources: UNHCR population statistics: refugees from the Comoros, 2025

What share of the Comoros' population are immigrants?

1.4%: that is the share of people born abroad in the Comoros for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. That compares with 1.7% in 2015. It is 32nd highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 2.2%. World rank, highest first: 145th of 193.

What is net migration in the Comoros?

According to the UN Population Division, net migration in the Comoros was -2,127 in 2025. The peak was -1,766 in 2020 and the low -3,897 in 2011. It is 16th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is -5,646. Worldwide: 96th of 193.

How many refugees are in the Comoros?

In 2025, the number of refugees in the country in the Comoros was 5, according to UNHCR. In 2002 the figure was 0. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 35,241; the Comoros is 43rd highest of 45. World rank, highest first: 157th of 169.

How many people from the Comoros are refugees?

According to UNHCR, the number of refugees from the country living abroad in the Comoros was 2,338 in 2025. That is the highest since at least 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 12,726; the Comoros is 30th highest of 48. Worldwide: 90th of 189.

How much money do migrants send home to the Comoros?

In 2023, personal remittances received in the Comoros was 20.8% of GDP, according to the World Bank. Since 2005 it has ranged from 8.2% of GDP (2005) to 22.2% of GDP (2021). It is 4th highest of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 2.9% of GDP. World rank, highest first: 13th of 164.