Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 51.3%
World rank
110th
of 124 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
17
1999–2019

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Vietnam, 1999–2019

0.10.20.30.41999200920191999: 0.063 %2000: 0.085 %2001: 0.088 %2002: 0.119 %2003: 0.126 %2005: 0.152 %2007: 0.203 %2008: 0.203 %2009: 0.237 %2010: 0.161 %2011: 0.167 %2012: 0.177 %2013: 0.16 %2014: 0.094 %2015: 0.117 %2016: 0.244 %2019: 0.369 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Vietnam is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 51.3% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Vietnam peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

Vietnam ranks 110th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Vietnam, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 0.1% —
2000 0.1% +35.2%
2001 0.1% +3.8%
2002 0.1% +35.2%
2003 0.1% +5.9%
2005 0.2% +20.0%
2007 0.2% +34.2%
2008 0.2% -0.1%
2009 0.2% +16.7%
2010 0.2% -31.9%
2011 0.2% +3.3%
2012 0.2% +6.0%
2013 0.2% -9.3%
2014 0.1% -41.2%
2015 0.1% +23.5%
2016 0.2% +109.2%
2019 0.4% +51.3%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 16% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 12% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 107 Chile 0.5% compare
  2. 108 China 0.4% compare
  3. 109 Guyana 0.4% compare
  4. 111 Mozambique 0.4% compare
  5. 112 Lesotho 0.4% compare
  6. 113 Brazil 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Vietnam?
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Vietnam was 0.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does Vietnam rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
Vietnam ranks 110th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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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