Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 5.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
5.2%
Change on year
up 19.5%
Rank
40th
of 218 groups
All-time high
6.2%
in 1997
All-time low
2.6%
in 2010
Years of data
20
1997–2016

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2016

02461997200620161997: 6.2 %1998: 5.6 %1999: 5.1 %2000: 5 %2001: 4.6 %2002: 4.6 %2003: 4.6 %2004: 4.3 %2005: 3.9 %2006: 3.4 %2007: 3.2 %2008: 3.1 %2009: 3.1 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 3.1 %2012: 3.1 %2013: 3.5 %2014: 3.8 %2015: 4.3 %2016: 5.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 5.2% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2016.

That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 6.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 40th out of 218 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997 to 2016.
Year % Change
1997 6.2%
1998 5.6% -9.7%
1999 5.1% -10.5%
2000 5.0% -1.4%
2001 4.6% -7.2%
2002 4.6% -0.2%
2003 4.6% -0.0%
2004 4.3% -7.1%
2005 3.9% -9.6%
2006 3.4% -11.3%
2007 3.2% -6.3%
2008 3.1% -3.0%
2009 3.1% -2.2%
2010 2.6% -14.4%
2011 3.1% +17.7%
2012 3.1% -0.3%
2013 3.5% +13.8%
2014 3.8% +9.1%
2015 4.3% +13.8%
2016 5.2% +19.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.6% 5.1% 6.2% 3
2000s 4.0% 3.1% 5.0% 10
2010s 3.7% 2.6% 5.2% 7

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 37 Kuwait 19.7% compare
  2. 38 Eritrea 19.7% compare
  3. 39 Guyana 19.0% compare
  4. 40 Nepal 18.7% compare
  5. 41 Azerbaijan 18.2% compare
  6. 42 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% compare
  7. 43 Central African Republic 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 5.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 40th out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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