Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
135
Highest
172.9%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.3%
Argentina
Median
4.8%
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
4,065
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 172.9% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.3% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 12.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 629.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands (up 352.1%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 66.7%).
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 172.9% | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 155.8% | 2021 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 3 | Bermuda | 142.8% | 2023 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 4 | Bhutan | 102.5% | 2023 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 5 | San Marino | 69.1% | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Andorra | 65.8% | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 7 | Seychelles | 65.0% | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | 44.9% | 2023 | up 37.1% | flat |
| 9 | Cyprus | 39.9% | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 10 | Monaco | 35.0% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 32.3% | 2023 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 29.1% | 2018 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 25.0% | 2023 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 14 | Montenegro | 24.8% | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 21.3% | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 16 | Slovak Republic | 20.4% | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 17 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 19.2% | 2023 | up 352.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.7% | 2023 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 18.0% | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 20 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.3% | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 21 | Samoa | 16.2% | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 22 | Nepal | 14.3% | 2023 | up 229.4% | rising |
| 23 | Hong Kong, China | 13.6% | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 24 | Albania | 13.0% | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 25 | Lesotho | 12.7% | 2018 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 12.1% | 2021 | up 185.6% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 11.9% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 28 | Oman | 11.5% | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 11.3% | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 30 | Kuwait | 11.0% | 2021 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 10.7% | 2023 | up 129.6% | rising |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 9.5% | 2023 | up 181.0% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 9.2% | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 9.2% | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 8.8% | 2023 | up 174.8% | rising |
| 36 | Aruba | 8.6% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 8.5% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 38 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.7% | 2023 | up 230.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | 7.6% | 2023 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 40 | Ireland | 7.6% | 2022 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 41 | Benin | 7.3% | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 42 | Tunisia | 7.0% | 2023 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 43 | Estonia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 44 | Belarus | 6.8% | 2023 | up 218.9% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 6.8% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 6.7% | 2023 | up 287.7% | rising |
| 47 | Qatar | 6.7% | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 48 | Bahrain | 6.6% | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 49 | Croatia | 6.4% | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 6.2% | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 51 | Belize | 6.2% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 6.2% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 53 | Togo | 6.0% | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 54 | Romania | 6.0% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 55 | Niger | 5.9% | 2019 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 56 | Serbia | 5.8% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 57 | Rwanda | 5.5% | 2023 | down 21.9% | flat |
| 58 | Latvia | 5.5% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 59 | Jordan | 5.4% | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 60 | Georgia | 5.4% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 61 | Burundi | 5.2% | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 62 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.2% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 63 | Senegal | 5.0% | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 65 | Viet Nam | 4.9% | 2022 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 4.9% | 2023 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 67 | Norway | 4.9% | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 68 | Lebanon | 4.8% | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 4.6% | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 70 | Malta | 4.6% | 2023 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 71 | Morocco | 4.4% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 72 | Namibia | 4.3% | 2022 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 73 | Macau, China | 4.3% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.2% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 75 | Botswana | 4.2% | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 76 | Germany | 4.1% | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 77 | France | 4.0% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 78 | Korea | 4.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 79 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 80 | Slovenia | 3.8% | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 81 | Italy | 3.6% | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia | 3.6% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 83 | Malaysia | 3.6% | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 84 | Madagascar | 3.5% | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 85 | Czechia | 3.4% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 3.3% | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 3.2% | 2023 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 88 | Finland | 3.1% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | 3.0% | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 90 | Belgium | 3.0% | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 2.8% | 2020 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 92 | Canada | 2.7% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 93 | Sweden | 2.7% | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7% | 2023 | up 172.3% | rising |
| 95 | Colombia | 2.4% | 2022 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 96 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.4% | 2022 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 97 | Cambodia | 2.3% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 98 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.3% | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 99 | El Salvador | 2.2% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 100 | Ghana | 2.2% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 2.2% | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 103 | Pakistan | 2.2% | 2023 | up 131.7% | rising |
| 104 | Spain | 2.1% | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 105 | Netherlands | 2.0% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 106 | Denmark | 2.0% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 107 | Algeria | 1.9% | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 108 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.9% | 2023 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 109 | Honduras | 1.9% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 110 | Poland | 1.8% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 111 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 112 | India | 1.5% | 2023 | up 275.3% | rising |
| 113 | New Zealand | 1.5% | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 1.5% | 2017 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 1.5% | 2019 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 116 | Chile | 1.4% | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2023 | up 154.7% | rising |
| 118 | Mozambique | 1.2% | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 119 | Cuba | 1.2% | 2023 | up 143.6% | rising |
| 120 | Russian Federation | 1.1% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 122 | Egypt | 1.0% | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 123 | Japan | 1.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 124 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2023 | up 153.4% | rising |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 126 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 127 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 128 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 129 | Australia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 130 | United States | 0.7% | 2023 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 131 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 132 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 133 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 135 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
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) 30.9%
- WB: Other Small States 17.9%
- WB: Small States 16.7%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 14.5%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 12.5%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 11.8%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 11.3%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 11.1%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 11.0%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 10.5%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 9.6%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 8.7%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release