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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
352 places, 4,065 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release