Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 20.5%
Rank
211th
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.5%
in 1997
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1997–2016

Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2016

0.50.7511.21.51997200620161997: 1.5 %1998: 1.3 %1999: 1.2 %2000: 1.2 %2001: 1.1 %2002: 1.1 %2003: 1.1 %2004: 0.998 %2005: 0.861 %2006: 0.798 %2007: 0.759 %2008: 0.666 %2009: 0.636 %2010: 0.605 %2011: 0.612 %2012: 0.562 %2013: 0.476 %2014: 0.448 %2015: 0.472 %2016: 0.569 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 211th out of 218 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997 to 2016.
Year % Change
1997 1.5%
1998 1.3% -9.7%
1999 1.2% -10.0%
2000 1.2% -0.1%
2001 1.1% -8.3%
2002 1.1% -4.6%
2003 1.1% +4.1%
2004 1.0% -9.2%
2005 0.9% -13.8%
2006 0.8% -7.3%
2007 0.8% -4.9%
2008 0.7% -12.2%
2009 0.6% -4.5%
2010 0.6% -4.9%
2011 0.6% +1.1%
2012 0.6% -8.2%
2013 0.5% -15.2%
2014 0.4% -5.8%
2015 0.5% +5.2%
2016 0.6% +20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.6% 1.2% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 0.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1997.
What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 211th out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
Is outbound mobility ratio to north america and western europe, both rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
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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