Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
192nd
of 218 groups
All-time high
2.1%
in 2019
All-time low
1.4%
in 2006
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997–2023

00.511.521997201020231997: 2 %1998: 1.9 %1999: 1.8 %2000: 1.7 %2001: 1.6 %2002: 1.6 %2003: 1.6 %2004: 1.5 %2005: 1.5 %2006: 1.4 %2007: 1.4 %2008: 1.5 %2009: 1.6 %2010: 1.7 %2011: 1.8 %2012: 1.8 %2013: 1.9 %2014: 1.8 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 1.9 %2017: 2 %2018: 2.1 %2019: 2.1 %2020: 2.1 %2021: 1.8 %2022: 1.8 %2023: 1.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 1.8%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 2.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2006.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 192nd out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 2.0%
1998 1.9% -4.7%
1999 1.8% -7.0%
2000 1.7% -5.2%
2001 1.6% -3.3%
2002 1.6% -0.6%
2003 1.6% -1.7%
2004 1.5% -2.4%
2005 1.5% -2.5%
2006 1.4% -5.7%
2007 1.4% +2.3%
2008 1.5% +5.6%
2009 1.6% +2.3%
2010 1.7% +7.0%
2011 1.8% +6.6%
2012 1.8% +1.3%
2013 1.9% +3.3%
2014 1.8% -4.3%
2015 1.8% +3.4%
2016 1.9% +3.3%
2017 2.0% +3.2%
2018 2.1% +4.3%
2019 2.1% +1.7%
2020 2.1% -1.6%
2021 1.8% -10.5%
2022 1.8% -3.3%
2023 1.8% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.9% 1.8% 2.0% 3
2000s 1.5% 1.4% 1.7% 10
2010s 1.9% 1.7% 2.1% 10
2020s 1.9% 1.8% 2.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2006.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 192nd out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 8,885 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release