Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8%
Change on year
down 4.8%
Rank
184th
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.1%
in 1997
All-time low
0.7%
in 2008
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997–2023

00.250.50.7511997201020231997: 1.1 %1998: 1 %1999: 0.944 %2000: 0.863 %2001: 0.83 %2002: 0.796 %2003: 0.805 %2004: 0.818 %2005: 0.797 %2006: 0.728 %2007: 0.732 %2008: 0.718 %2009: 0.735 %2010: 0.785 %2011: 0.856 %2012: 0.922 %2013: 0.954 %2014: 0.925 %2015: 0.968 %2016: 0.988 %2017: 1 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1 %2020: 1.1 %2021: 0.917 %2022: 0.873 %2023: 0.832 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 0.8% for outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 1.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 184th out of 218 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 1.1%
1998 1.0% -4.7%
1999 0.9% -8.0%
2000 0.9% -8.6%
2001 0.8% -3.9%
2002 0.8% -4.0%
2003 0.8% +1.1%
2004 0.8% +1.6%
2005 0.8% -2.5%
2006 0.7% -8.7%
2007 0.7% +0.5%
2008 0.7% -1.9%
2009 0.7% +2.5%
2010 0.8% +6.8%
2011 0.9% +9.0%
2012 0.9% +7.7%
2013 1.0% +3.5%
2014 0.9% -3.0%
2015 1.0% +4.6%
2016 1.0% +2.1%
2017 1.0% +3.4%
2018 1.1% +2.9%
2019 1.0% -0.8%
2020 1.1% +0.9%
2021 0.9% -12.8%
2022 0.9% -4.8%
2023 0.8% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 1.1% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.8% 1.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1997.
What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 184th out of 218 groups with data for 2023.
Is outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 8,903 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release