Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
194
Highest
1,683.0%
Anguilla
Lowest
0.2%
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Median
6.8%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
12,760

What the numbers show

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 1,683.0% in Anguilla; the lowest is 0.2% in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.8%, and the mean is 33.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,800.

Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Sint Maarten (up 6,165.6%), and the largest decrease in Turks and Caicos Islands (down 99.3%).

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Anguilla 1,683.0% 2008 volatile
2 Montserrat 667.1% 2010 volatile
3 Sint Maarten 376.4% 2023 up 6,165.6% volatile
4 Bermuda 200.7% 2023 down 13.8% volatile
5 Equatorial Guinea 187.2% 2000 volatile
6 Luxembourg 160.9% 2023 up 21.2% volatile
7 Vanuatu 139.4% 2004 volatile
8 Cayman Islands 125.7% 2008 volatile
9 Comoros 119.2% 2014 down 73.0% volatile
10 Djibouti 107.5% 2011 down 88.0% volatile
11 Liechtenstein 104.0% 2021 down 30.2% volatile
12 Turkmenistan 102.6% 2023 down 25.6% volatile
13 Samoa 97.3% 2023 up 25.3% volatile
14 Bhutan 87.0% 2023 up 103.4% volatile
15 Seychelles 81.8% 2023 down 66.9% volatile
16 Antigua and Barbuda 78.4% 2012 volatile
17 Trinidad and Tobago 75.3% 2004 volatile
18 Turks and Caicos Islands 74.0% 2022 down 99.3% volatile
19 Gabon 73.7% 2003 volatile
20 British Virgin Islands 66.6% 2023 up 18.7% volatile
21 Andorra 58.5% 2023 down 78.6% volatile
22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55.1% 2015 volatile
23 Tonga 54.4% 2023 volatile
24 Saint Lucia 51.4% 2023 down 22.2% volatile
25 Cyprus 50.8% 2023 down 43.4% volatile
26 Monaco 49.6% 2023 down 19.2% falling
27 San Marino 49.6% 2023 down 65.9% volatile
28 Malawi 49.0% 2011 down 44.1% volatile
29 Aruba 41.7% 2016 up 84.9% volatile
30 Eswatini 36.7% 2013 down 58.8% volatile
31 Suriname 35.8% 2022 volatile
32 Cape Verde 35.4% 2018 down 70.1% volatile
33 Chad 32.6% 2020 up 40.5% volatile
34 Barbados 32.4% 2011 down 47.1% volatile
35 Kuwait 32.0% 2021 down 12.2% volatile
36 Maldives 31.8% 2019 down 63.9% volatile
37 Marshall Islands 30.4% 2022 down 13.4% volatile
38 Gambia 29.6% 2012 down 68.6% volatile
39 Sao Tome and Principe 29.6% 2015 down 85.4% volatile
40 Mauritania 28.9% 2020 down 27.4% volatile
41 Uzbekistan 28.9% 2021 up 113.0% volatile
42 Guyana 27.9% 2012 down 39.2% volatile
43 Azerbaijan 27.6% 2023 up 32.9% volatile
44 Republic of Moldova 27.5% 2023 up 52.2% volatile
45 Qatar 26.1% 2023 down 37.1% volatile
46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.6% 2015 down 85.8% volatile
47 Congo 25.4% 2023 down 35.4% volatile
48 Montenegro 24.8% 2023 up 26.8% volatile
49 Nepal 24.0% 2023 up 168.5% volatile
50 Palestine, State of 22.4% 2023 up 39.8% volatile
51 Slovakia 22.4% 2023 up 26.8% volatile
52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.9% 2023 up 107.3% volatile
53 Eritrea 21.1% 2016 up 10.2% volatile
54 Kazakhstan 19.9% 2020 up 67.9% volatile
55 Brunei Darussalam 18.5% 2023 down 60.7% volatile
56 Mauritius 17.9% 2022 down 25.8% volatile
57 Oman 16.9% 2023 up 9.6% volatile
58 Lesotho 16.4% 2018 down 84.3% volatile
59 Belize 16.4% 2023 down 2.9% volatile
60 Sri Lanka 16.2% 2023 up 81.5% volatile
61 Iceland 15.4% 2023 down 10.2% volatile
62 Hong Kong, China 15.3% 2023 up 24.8% volatile
63 Central African Republic 14.3% 2012 down 63.6% volatile
64 Tunisia 14.1% 2023 up 78.8% volatile
65 Sierra Leone 13.9% 2002 volatile
66 Mongolia 13.9% 2023 up 136.0% volatile
67 Zimbabwe 13.6% 2015 down 72.5% volatile
68 Jordan 13.5% 2023 up 57.0% volatile
69 Papua New Guinea 12.3% 1999 volatile
70 Tajikistan 11.7% 2017 up 320.3% volatile
71 Albania 11.6% 2023 up 0.2% volatile
72 Niger 11.4% 2019 down 69.3% volatile
73 Bahrain 11.4% 2023 down 40.7% volatile
74 Lebanon 11.0% 2019 down 26.5% volatile
75 Belarus 10.7% 2023 down 15.6% volatile
76 North Macedonia 10.1% 2023 up 44.7% volatile
77 Mali 10.0% 2015 down 61.9% volatile
78 Kyrgyzstan 9.4% 2023 up 172.4% volatile
79 Zambia 9.2% 2012 down 64.2% volatile
80 Palau 9.1% 2013 down 96.1% volatile
81 Paraguay 8.9% 2010 up 187.0% volatile
82 Senegal 8.7% 2023 up 1.0% volatile
83 Cameroon 8.5% 2023 up 17.2% volatile
84 Syrian Arab Republic 8.5% 2016 up 13.8% volatile
85 Benin 8.3% 2022 up 123.5% volatile
86 Singapore 8.2% 2012 volatile
87 Estonia 8.2% 2023 up 31.0% volatile
88 Bulgaria 7.9% 2023 down 4.1% volatile
89 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.5% 2023 up 64.2% volatile
90 Jamaica 7.4% 2015 down 81.2% volatile
91 Afghanistan 7.3% 2020 up 3.5% volatile
92 Yemen 7.3% 2011 up 33.6% volatile
93 Armenia 7.0% 2023 down 29.5% volatile
94 Lithuania 6.9% 2023 down 9.8% volatile
95 Namibia 6.8% 2022 down 52.9% volatile
96 Latvia 6.8% 2023 down 6.3% volatile
97 Timor-Leste 6.8% 2023 down 80.3% volatile
98 Botswana 6.7% 2023 down 10.3% volatile
99 Grenada 6.7% 2018 down 69.9% volatile
100 Togo 6.6% 2020 down 39.6% volatile
101 Guinea 6.6% 2014 down 75.4% volatile
102 Ukraine 6.6% 2023 up 205.2% volatile
103 Rwanda 6.5% 2023 down 35.0% volatile
104 Côte d'Ivoire 6.5% 2023 up 16.5% volatile
105 Israel 6.4% 2023 up 0.8% volatile
106 United Arab Emirates 6.4% 2023 up 28.5% volatile
107 Morocco 6.4% 2023 down 5.1% volatile
108 Nigeria 6.3% 2011 up 10.7% volatile
109 Burundi 6.2% 2023 up 6.8% volatile
110 Austria 6.2% 2023 up 46.1% volatile
111 Pakistan 6.0% 2023 up 89.3% volatile
112 Ireland 6.0% 2022 down 26.1% volatile
113 Serbia 5.8% 2023 up 0.2% volatile
114 Georgia 5.8% 2023 down 23.3% volatile
115 Switzerland 5.7% 2023 up 32.7% volatile
116 Malta 5.7% 2023 down 70.4% volatile
117 Croatia 5.5% 2023 up 18.8% volatile
118 Malaysia 4.8% 2023 down 25.1% volatile
119 Macau (China) 4.6% 2023 down 53.5% volatile
120 Ghana 4.5% 2023 up 30.1% volatile
121 Romania 4.4% 2023 up 5.7% volatile
122 Hungary 4.4% 2023 up 99.0% volatile
123 Fiji 4.4% 2019 down 84.6% volatile
124 Viet Nam 4.4% 2022 down 4.3% volatile
125 Angola 4.3% 2023 down 21.2% volatile
126 Italy 4.3% 2023 up 34.8% volatile
127 Norway 4.3% 2023 down 38.9% volatile
128 Burkina Faso 4.2% 2023 down 31.7% volatile
129 Greece 4.0% 2023 down 23.7% volatile
130 France 4.0% 2023 up 17.3% volatile
131 Cambodia 3.8% 2023 up 25.1% volatile
132 Portugal 3.8% 2023 up 2.1% volatile
133 Ecuador 3.7% 2023 up 40.6% volatile
134 Germany 3.6% 2023 down 6.3% volatile
135 Belgium 3.5% 2023 up 19.8% volatile
136 Uganda 3.5% 2014 down 38.6% volatile
137 Panama 3.4% 2022 down 2.7% volatile
138 Saudi Arabia 3.4% 2022 down 58.8% volatile
139 Slovenia 3.3% 2023 up 26.3% volatile
140 Sweden 3.3% 2023 down 29.7% volatile
141 Czechia 3.1% 2023 up 24.7% volatile
142 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.1% 2020 up 90.2% volatile
143 Madagascar 3.0% 2023 down 25.9% volatile
144 Canada 3.0% 2023 down 14.4% volatile
145 Algeria 2.9% 2023 up 22.0% volatile
146 El Salvador 2.9% 2023 up 25.2% volatile
147 Uruguay 2.8% 2023 volatile
148 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.8% 2022 up 100.3% volatile
149 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.7% 2023 down 23.6% volatile
150 Sudan 2.6% 2015 volatile
151 Republic of Korea 2.6% 2023 down 8.7% volatile
152 Egypt 2.6% 2023 up 173.2% volatile
153 Colombia 2.6% 2022 up 51.5% volatile
154 New Zealand 2.5% 2023 down 6.5% volatile
155 Bangladesh 2.5% 2023 up 57.0% volatile
156 Kenya 2.5% 2017 down 87.5% volatile
157 Nicaragua 2.4% 2023 volatile
158 India 2.3% 2023 up 151.0% volatile
159 Honduras 2.3% 2019 down 62.2% volatile
160 Spain 2.2% 2023 up 36.1% volatile
161 Liberia 2.1% 2012 down 7.0% volatile
162 Denmark 2.1% 2023 up 3.4% volatile
163 Finland 2.0% 2023 down 3.8% volatile
164 Cuba 2.0% 2023 up 179.7% volatile
165 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.0% 2008 volatile
166 Costa Rica 2.0% 2019 down 34.8% volatile
167 Iraq 2.0% 2005 volatile
168 Netherlands 1.8% 2023 up 0.8% volatile
169 Curaçao 1.8% 2013 volatile
170 China 1.7% 2023 down 17.7% volatile
171 Chile 1.7% 2023 up 42.9% volatile
172 Mozambique 1.7% 2018 down 60.8% volatile
173 South Africa 1.6% 2023 up 76.7% volatile
174 Peru 1.6% 2017 down 56.3% volatile
175 Thailand 1.6% 2023 up 28.4% volatile
176 Myanmar 1.5% 2018 down 12.6% volatile
177 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.5% 2023 up 1.6% volatile
178 Poland 1.5% 2023 up 54.9% volatile
179 Libya 1.5% 2003 volatile
180 Dominican Republic 1.4% 2023 up 17.8% volatile
181 Guatemala 0.9% 2023 down 11.5% volatile
182 Australia 0.9% 2023 up 20.2% volatile
183 Brazil 0.9% 2023 up 51.7% volatile
184 Ethiopia 0.9% 2014 down 64.2% volatile
185 Indonesia 0.9% 2023 up 18.4% volatile
186 Türkiye 0.8% 2022 down 34.3% volatile
187 Mexico 0.8% 2023 down 10.2% volatile
188 Philippines 0.8% 2023 up 127.3% volatile
189 Russian Federation 0.7% 2023 up 43.8% volatile
190 Japan 0.7% 2023 down 4.4% volatile
191 United States of America 0.7% 2023 up 65.1% volatile
192 Puerto Rico 0.5% 2023 up 57.8% volatile
193 Argentina 0.4% 2023 up 33.4% volatile
194 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.2% 2018 down 64.7% volatile

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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, male (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
445 places, 12,760 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release