Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 1.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.6%
Change on year
up 9.3%
Rank
16th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1.6%
in 2018
All-time low
1.1%
in 2001
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2018

00.511.51998200820181998: 1.2 %1999: 1.2 %2000: 1.2 %2001: 1.1 %2002: 1.3 %2003: 1.3 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 1.2 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 1.2 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 1.4 %2011: 1.4 %2012: 1.3 %2013: 1.3 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.3 %2016: 1.4 %2017: 1.5 %2018: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2001.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in East Asia & Pacific, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 1.2%
1999 1.2% -2.5%
2000 1.2% -3.6%
2001 1.1% -3.0%
2002 1.3% +17.0%
2003 1.3% -1.3%
2004 1.2% -5.2%
2005 1.2% -2.5%
2006 1.2% -2.9%
2007 1.2% +2.6%
2008 1.2% +3.9%
2009 1.3% +8.0%
2010 1.4% +2.4%
2011 1.4% +1.5%
2012 1.3% -6.4%
2013 1.3% -0.8%
2014 1.2% -5.8%
2015 1.3% +5.6%
2016 1.4% +8.7%
2017 1.5% +7.0%
2018 1.6% +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 2
2000s 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 10
2010s 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 9

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 13 Saint Lucia 18.4% compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.3% compare
  3. 15 Switzerland 17.7% compare
  4. 16 Austria 17.5% compare
  5. 17 Hong Kong, China 14.3% compare
  6. 18 Bahrain 14.2% compare
  7. 19 Jordan 14.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific?
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific was 1.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 2,494 data points, 1997–2019
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