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*Comorian immigrants make up a '''significant part of Mayotte's population'''. In 2011, the number of migrants was estimated at around 40 to 50 thousand people out of a total population of 250,000, and in 2018 this number had risen to at least 130,000 (45% of the island's population). | *Comorian immigrants make up a '''significant part of Mayotte's population'''. In 2011, the number of migrants was estimated at around 40 to 50 thousand people out of a total population of 250,000, and in 2018 this number had risen to at least 130,000 (45% of the island's population). | ||
*The Comorian diaspora in mainland France is equally significant, most notably in '''Marseille'''. Another area with high Comorian populations is Paris.<ref>"Comorians in France," in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comorians_in_France, accessed 9 August 2021.</ref> | *The Comorian diaspora in mainland France is equally significant, most notably in '''Marseille'''. Another area with high Comorian populations is Paris. | ||
*There are between 200,000 and 350,000 Comorians in France.<ref>"Comorians in France," in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comorians_in_France, accessed 9 August 2021.</ref> | |||
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*'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 111,200. Top destination countries: '''France, Madagascar, Libya, Kenya, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, Tanzania, Eritrea, South Africa, the Russian Federation''' <ref>"Comoros", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=5, accessed August 2021</ref> | *'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 111,200. Top destination countries: '''France, Madagascar, Libya, Kenya, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, Tanzania, Eritrea, South Africa, the Russian Federation''' <ref>"Comoros", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=5, accessed August 2021</ref> |
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