Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
175
Highest
280.5%
Anguilla
Lowest
0.3%
Argentina
Median
5.8%
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
8,885
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 280.5% in Anguilla; the lowest is 0.3% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.8%, and the mean is 16.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 842.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Sint Maarten (up 1,710.7%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 87.6%).
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anguilla | 280.5% | 2008 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 167.2% | 2023 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 3 | Bermuda | 166.7% | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 124.5% | 2021 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 5 | Comoros | 102.3% | 2014 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bhutan | 94.6% | 2023 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 89.1% | 2004 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 8 | Sint Maarten | 85.0% | 2023 | up 1,710.7% | rising |
| 9 | Seychelles | 71.4% | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Djibouti | 64.6% | 2011 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 64.5% | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 12 | Andorra | 62.3% | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 13 | San Marino | 58.3% | 2023 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 14 | British Virgin Islands | 53.1% | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Cyprus | 44.5% | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 16 | Monaco | 40.8% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 17 | Samoa | 39.3% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | 39.1% | 2008 | up 587.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 38.6% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 20 | Eswatini | 34.9% | 2013 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.6% | 2004 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 22 | Cape Verde | 31.7% | 2018 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 29.8% | 2011 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 24 | Chad | 29.3% | 2020 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.5% | 2015 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Tonga | 26.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 25.5% | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 28 | Gambia | 25.1% | 2012 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 24.8% | 2020 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 24.8% | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 23.9% | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 32 | Maldives | 22.3% | 2019 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 21.3% | 2021 | up 155.1% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 21.2% | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 35 | Aruba | 20.1% | 2016 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.0% | 2023 | up 108.8% | falling |
| 37 | Kuwait | 19.7% | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 38 | Eritrea | 19.7% | 2016 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 39 | Guyana | 19.0% | 2012 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 18.7% | 2023 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 18.2% | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 42 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.2% | 2023 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 16.7% | 2012 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 44 | Mauritius | 14.5% | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 45 | Hong Kong, China | 14.4% | 2023 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 46 | Palestine, State of | 14.2% | 2023 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 47 | Lesotho | 14.2% | 2018 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Oman | 13.8% | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Qatar | 13.0% | 2023 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 50 | Iceland | 12.7% | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 12.7% | 2015 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 52 | Albania | 12.4% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 11.9% | 2023 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 11.6% | 2023 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 55 | Lebanon | 11.3% | 2023 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 10.8% | 2020 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 57 | Mali | 10.6% | 2015 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 58 | Barbados | 10.0% | 2011 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 59 | Belize | 9.9% | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 9.6% | 2023 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 61 | Tunisia | 9.6% | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 62 | Niger | 9.3% | 2019 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 8.9% | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 8.7% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 65 | Singapore | 8.6% | 2012 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 66 | Bahrain | 8.6% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 8.2% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 8.1% | 2023 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 69 | Benin | 7.9% | 2022 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 7.7% | 2020 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.6% | 2023 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 7.4% | 2017 | up 296.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 7.4% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 74 | Ireland | 6.9% | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 75 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 6.8% | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 6.6% | 2023 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea | 6.5% | 2014 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Togo | 6.4% | 2020 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.3% | 2016 | up 57.9% | falling |
| 81 | Austria | 6.2% | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 82 | Croatia | 6.1% | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 83 | Latvia | 6.1% | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 84 | Rwanda | 6.1% | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Switzerland | 5.9% | 2023 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.9% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 87 | Serbia | 5.8% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 88 | Burundi | 5.8% | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 5.7% | 2015 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.7% | 2023 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 5.7% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 92 | Georgia | 5.6% | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 93 | Grenada | 5.4% | 2018 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 5.3% | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 95 | Romania | 5.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 5.2% | 2022 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Botswana | 5.1% | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Yemen | 5.1% | 2011 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 99 | Armenia | 5.1% | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 100 | Malta | 5.0% | 2023 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 101 | Hungary | 4.7% | 2023 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 102 | Viet Nam | 4.6% | 2022 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Norway | 4.6% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 104 | Israel | 4.6% | 2023 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 105 | Macau, China | 4.4% | 2023 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 106 | Greece | 4.3% | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Pakistan | 4.2% | 2023 | up 99.1% | falling |
| 108 | Malaysia | 4.1% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 109 | France | 4.0% | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 110 | Italy | 3.9% | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 111 | Portugal | 3.9% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 112 | Germany | 3.8% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 3.8% | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Nigeria | 3.8% | 2011 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 3.8% | 2010 | up 181.5% | rising |
| 116 | Slovenia | 3.6% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 117 | Angola | 3.6% | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Ghana | 3.4% | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 119 | Ecuador | 3.3% | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 120 | Uganda | 3.3% | 2014 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 121 | Czechia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 122 | Republic of Korea | 3.2% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 123 | Belgium | 3.2% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 124 | Madagascar | 3.2% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 125 | Kenya | 3.1% | 2019 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Cambodia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 59.5% | falling |
| 127 | Sweden | 3.0% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 128 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.9% | 2020 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 2.8% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 2.8% | 2022 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 131 | Uruguay | 2.8% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 132 | Panama | 2.7% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 133 | Finland | 2.6% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 134 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.6% | 2022 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 135 | El Salvador | 2.5% | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 136 | Colombia | 2.5% | 2022 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 137 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.5% | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Algeria | 2.3% | 2023 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 139 | Spain | 2.1% | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 140 | Honduras | 2.1% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 141 | Denmark | 2.0% | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 142 | India | 1.9% | 2023 | up 181.3% | rising |
| 143 | Netherlands | 1.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 1.9% | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 145 | New Zealand | 1.9% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 146 | Sudan | 1.9% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 147 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2023 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 148 | China | 1.8% | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 1.7% | 2019 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 150 | Poland | 1.7% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 151 | Peru | 1.7% | 2017 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 152 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 153 | Chile | 1.5% | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 154 | Cuba | 1.5% | 2023 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Mozambique | 1.5% | 2018 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 156 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.3% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 157 | Iraq | 1.3% | 2005 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 158 | Myanmar | 1.2% | 2018 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 159 | South Africa | 1.1% | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 160 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 161 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 162 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 163 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2023 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 164 | Japan | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 165 | Ethiopia | 0.8% | 2014 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2009 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 167 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 168 | Australia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 169 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 170 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 171 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 172 | Libya | 0.7% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 173 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2023 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 174 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 175 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2023 | up 23.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 34.9%
- WB: Other Small States 22.0%
- WB: Small States 21.0%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 17.9%
- AIMS: Central Asia 16.0%
- SDG: Central Asia 16.0%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 15.8%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 15.7%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 15.4%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 15.1%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 15.0%
- UIS: Central Asia 14.9%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 13.6%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 13.2%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 11.3%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 10.6%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 10.6%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 10.4%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 9.5%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 8.4%
- UNESCO: Sids 8.0%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 7.7%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 7.7%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 7.4%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 7.2%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 7.2%
- WB: Ida Blend 7.2%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 6.9%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 6.7%
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 6.3%
- GPE: Region 2 6.2%
- WB: Ida Total 5.9%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 5.8%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 5.7%
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 5.6%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 5.5%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 5.4%
- WB: Ida Only 5.3%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 5.2%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 5.2%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release