Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 1.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.6%
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
22nd
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.6%
in 2018
All-time low
1.2%
in 2005
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2002–2018

00.511.52002201020182002: 1.3 %2003: 1.2 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 1.2 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 1.2 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 1.3 %2011: 1.3 %2012: 1.2 %2013: 1.2 %2014: 1.3 %2015: 1.4 %2016: 1.5 %2017: 1.5 %2018: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 1.6% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2002 to 2018.
Year % Change
2002 1.3%
2003 1.2% -6.8%
2004 1.2% +4.5%
2005 1.2% -7.1%
2006 1.2% +2.6%
2007 1.2% +0.1%
2008 1.2% +1.9%
2009 1.3% +6.0%
2010 1.3% +2.5%
2011 1.3% +0.4%
2012 1.2% -7.8%
2013 1.2% +1.0%
2014 1.3% +3.2%
2015 1.4% +7.1%
2016 1.5% +7.2%
2017 1.5% +0.2%
2018 1.6% +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 8
2010s 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 9

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 19 Jordan 14.0% compare
  2. 20 Canada 13.8% compare
  3. 21 Barbados 13.8% compare
  4. 22 Czechia 13.6% compare
  5. 23 Netherlands 11.7% compare
  6. 24 Hungary 11.4% compare
  7. 25 Denmark 10.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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