Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
182
Highest
59.0%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0.0%
Vanuatu
Median
0.2%
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
9,278
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 59.0% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 1.6%.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 5,324.2%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 100.0%).
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 59.0% | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 2 | Montenegro | 21.0% | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 20.3% | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 16.9% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 14.9% | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.0% | 2023 | up 142.5% | falling |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 9.2% | 2020 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 9.2% | 2021 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Belarus | 7.6% | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Cook Islands | 7.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 6.1% | 2023 | up 110.0% | falling |
| 12 | Seychelles | 6.0% | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 6.0% | 2017 | up 628.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Ukraine | 4.9% | 2023 | up 317.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% | 2023 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Serbia | 3.5% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 2.9% | 2023 | up 727.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 2.7% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 19 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2023 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 20 | Chad | 2.6% | 2020 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Armenia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 2.4% | 2023 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 2.3% | 2023 | up 125.9% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 2.2% | 2020 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 2.0% | 2020 | up 4,327.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 2.0% | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 27 | Georgia | 1.9% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 28 | Lebanon | 1.8% | 2023 | up 293.8% | rising |
| 29 | Albania | 1.8% | 2023 | up 138.0% | falling |
| 30 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.7% | 2016 | up 100.4% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 1.6% | 2023 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Cyprus | 1.4% | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Tunisia | 1.2% | 2023 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 1.2% | 2021 | up 305.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2019 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Rwanda | 1.2% | 2023 | up 1,445.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 1.1% | 2023 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2023 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 1.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2023 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 0.9% | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2023 | up 232.7% | rising |
| 48 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8% | 2022 | up 739.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 0.8% | 2023 | up 371.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2023 | up 5,324.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Cameroon | 0.7% | 2023 | up 426.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Djibouti | 0.7% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2022 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Burundi | 0.6% | 2023 | up 254.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 0.6% | 2023 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Comoros | 0.6% | 2014 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 1,182.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2022 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2011 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Eritrea | 0.5% | 2016 | up 463.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 0.4% | 2015 | up 1,827.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Qatar | 0.4% | 2023 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Germany | 0.4% | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 69 | Benin | 0.4% | 2022 | up 393.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2023 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Italy | 0.4% | 2023 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 0.3% | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Monaco | 0.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2023 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 0.3% | 2023 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Angola | 0.3% | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 0.3% | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Niger | 0.3% | 2019 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.3% | 2023 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Andorra | 0.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2023 | up 218.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Austria | 0.3% | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2023 | up 750.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Algeria | 0.3% | 2023 | up 1,104.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2014 | up 268.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 88 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 0.2% | 2023 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2015 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 91 | Yemen | 0.2% | 2011 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 92 | Kenya | 0.2% | 2019 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2023 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2023 | up 672.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% | 2015 | up 35.6% | flat |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 98 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.2% | 2020 | up 708.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2022 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 0.2% | 2021 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Bhutan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 538.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Bermuda | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2023 | up 287.0% | volatile |
| 105 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% | 2023 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 0.2% | 2018 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2022 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 110 | Grenada | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2014 | up 408.7% | volatile |
| 112 | India | 0.1% | 2023 | up 398.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2012 | up 456.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Togo | 0.1% | 2020 | up 431.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2023 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 117 | China | 0.1% | 2023 | up 150.8% | rising |
| 118 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2023 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Poland | 0.1% | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | 0.1% | 2023 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Cuba | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,088.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 123 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2011 | up 244.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Spain | 0.1% | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Sudan | 0.1% | 2015 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 128 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2023 | up 550.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 0.1% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2005 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 132 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Canada | 0.1% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 134 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2023 | up 585.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 606.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2018 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Libya | 0.1% | 2003 | — | falling |
| 142 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2023 | up 887.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2018 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2018 | up 1,166.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2015 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2014 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Panama | 0.0% | 2022 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2023 | up 499.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Japan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2023 | up 319.4% | volatile |
| 154 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 155 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2023 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2019 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 157 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | up 331.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 | up 179.6% | rising |
| 159 | Australia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 160 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2012 | up 205.5% | rising |
| 161 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2023 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Chile | 0.0% | 2023 | up 260.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2010 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 168 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Peru | 0.0% | 2017 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 171 | Macau, China | 0.0% | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | up 285.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2009 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 174 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 175 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 175 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- AIMS: Central Asia 10.9%
- SDG: Central Asia 10.9%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 10.4%
- UIS: Central Asia 10.0%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 7.5%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 6.4%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 5.6%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 4.9%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 4.6%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 3.4%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 3.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 3.1%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 3.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 3.0%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 2.9%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 2.1%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 2.1%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2.1%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 2.0%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 2.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 2.0%
- WB: Other Small States 1.9%
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 1.8%
- WB: Small States 1.5%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 1.5%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 1.4%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 1.4%
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 1.4%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 1.4%
- ALECSO: Member Countries 1.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 1.3%
- WB: Arab World 1.3%
- UIS: Arab States 1.3%
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 1.3%
- SDG: Western Asia 1.3%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.2%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 1.2%
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 1.2%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 1.2%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release