Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador

El Salvador: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
up 45.5%
World rank
103rd
of 124 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador, 1998–2018

00.20.40.61998200820181998: 0.475 %2000: 0.49 %2001: 0.49 %2002: 0.442 %2003: 0.451 %2004: 0.451 %2005: 0.436 %2006: 0.497 %2007: 0.581 %2008: 0.628 %2009: 0.524 %2010: 0.509 %2011: 0.489 %2012: 0.405 %2013: 0.429 %2014: 0.4 %2015: 0.384 %2016: 0.393 %2017: 0.354 %2018: 0.514 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018.

The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 103rd out of 124 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.5%
2000 0.5% +3.1%
2001 0.5% +0.0%
2002 0.4% -9.9%
2003 0.5% +2.0%
2004 0.5% +0.0%
2005 0.4% -3.2%
2006 0.5% +13.9%
2007 0.6% +16.9%
2008 0.6% +8.1%
2009 0.5% -16.5%
2010 0.5% -2.8%
2011 0.5% -4.0%
2012 0.4% -17.1%
2013 0.4% +5.9%
2014 0.4% -6.7%
2015 0.4% -4.0%
2016 0.4% +2.3%
2017 0.4% -10.0%
2018 0.5% +45.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador?
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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