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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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) 40.1%
- WB: Other Small States 27.9%
- WB: Small States 27.0%
- AIMS: Central Asia 25.9%
- SDG: Central Asia 25.9%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 24.2%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 24.1%
- UIS: Central Asia 23.6%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 21.1%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 20.6%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 17.9%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 16.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release