Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 9.1%
Rank
36th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2018

00.20.40.60.81998200820181998: 0.489 %1999: 0.453 %2000: 0.425 %2001: 0.465 %2002: 0.48 %2003: 0.538 %2004: 0.524 %2005: 0.55 %2006: 0.558 %2007: 0.632 %2008: 0.641 %2009: 0.669 %2010: 0.658 %2011: 0.642 %2012: 0.629 %2013: 0.632 %2014: 0.629 %2015: 0.646 %2016: 0.657 %2017: 0.743 %2018: 0.675 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.7%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.5% -7.4%
2000 0.4% -6.0%
2001 0.5% +9.4%
2002 0.5% +3.1%
2003 0.5% +12.1%
2004 0.5% -2.5%
2005 0.5% +4.8%
2006 0.6% +1.6%
2007 0.6% +13.2%
2008 0.6% +1.4%
2009 0.7% +4.4%
2010 0.7% -1.7%
2011 0.6% -2.4%
2012 0.6% -1.9%
2013 0.6% +0.5%
2014 0.6% -0.5%
2015 0.6% +2.7%
2016 0.7% +1.7%
2017 0.7% +13.0%
2018 0.7% -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 33 Latvia 9.3% compare
  2. 34 Kyrgyzstan 9.0% compare
  3. 35 France 8.8% compare
  4. 36 Georgia 8.1% compare
  5. 37 Finland 8.1% compare
  6. 38 Slovakia 8.0% compare
  7. 39 Iceland 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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