Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, female (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
136
Highest
171.5%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.2%
Tajikistan
Median
2.4%
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
4,081
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, female (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 171.5% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.2% in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 8.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,044.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Marshall Islands (up 4,674.6%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 69.8%).
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 171.5% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 154.5% | 2021 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 3 | Bermuda | 141.5% | 2023 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 4 | San Marino | 68.8% | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 5 | Andorra | 62.1% | 2023 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 6 | Cyprus | 38.5% | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 7 | Monaco | 34.2% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | 33.0% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 9 | Seychelles | 23.5% | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 22.4% | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 19.1% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 12 | Marshall Islands | 12.9% | 2022 | up 4,674.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Albania | 11.1% | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 14 | Hong Kong, China | 9.7% | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 9.3% | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 16 | Mauritius | 8.0% | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 7.5% | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.0% | 2023 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 19 | Kuwait | 6.9% | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 20 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 6.6% | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 6.2% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 23 | Bhutan | 5.9% | 2023 | up 240.8% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 5.9% | 2023 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 25 | Tunisia | 5.8% | 2023 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 5.8% | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 5.7% | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 5.7% | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5% | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 4.8% | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 4.7% | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 4.4% | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 4.3% | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 34 | Aruba | 4.3% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Benin | 4.2% | 2022 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 4.2% | 2023 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 37 | Belize | 4.1% | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 4.1% | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 39 | Qatar | 4.0% | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 40 | Hungary | 3.9% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 41 | Oman | 3.7% | 2023 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 3.7% | 2023 | up 159.7% | rising |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.7% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 44 | France | 3.6% | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 3.6% | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 3.6% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 3.5% | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 3.5% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 49 | Norway | 3.5% | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 3.5% | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 51 | Togo | 3.5% | 2020 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 52 | Portugal | 3.4% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 3.4% | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 54 | Lebanon | 3.4% | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 3.4% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 3.3% | 2023 | up 157.2% | rising |
| 57 | Slovenia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 58 | Mauritania | 3.3% | 2020 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 3.2% | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 3.1% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 61 | Bahrain | 3.1% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 62 | Korea | 3.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 63 | Madagascar | 2.9% | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 64 | Belgium | 2.8% | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 2.8% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 66 | Burundi | 2.7% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 67 | Macau, China | 2.5% | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 2.4% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 2.3% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 70 | Finland | 2.3% | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 71 | Canada | 2.3% | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 72 | Ukraine | 2.3% | 2023 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 2.1% | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 2.1% | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 75 | Sweden | 2.0% | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 76 | Netherlands | 1.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 77 | Malaysia | 1.8% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 78 | Spain | 1.8% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 1.7% | 2023 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 80 | Algeria | 1.7% | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 81 | Poland | 1.7% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 82 | Viet Nam | 1.6% | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 83 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 84 | Niger | 1.6% | 2019 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 85 | Denmark | 1.6% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 1.6% | 2023 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 1.5% | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 88 | Jordan | 1.5% | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 89 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.5% | 2022 | up 169.0% | rising |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% | 2022 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 91 | Panama | 1.4% | 2022 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 92 | Israel | 1.4% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 93 | Belarus | 1.4% | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 94 | Pakistan | 1.3% | 2023 | up 208.3% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 1.3% | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 96 | Honduras | 1.2% | 2019 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 97 | Ecuador | 1.2% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 98 | Samoa | 1.2% | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 99 | India | 1.2% | 2023 | up 303.2% | rising |
| 100 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 101 | China | 1.1% | 2023 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 1.1% | 2020 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2019 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 104 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2023 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 106 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 107 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2022 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2023 | up 199.7% | rising |
| 109 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 110 | Chile | 0.7% | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 111 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2023 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 112 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 113 | Japan | 0.7% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 114 | Russian Federation | 0.7% | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2023 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 116 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2023 | up 122.0% | rising |
| 117 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 118 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 119 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2023 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 120 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 0.6% | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 122 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 123 | Lesotho | 0.5% | 2018 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 124 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 125 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 126 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2023 | up 146.5% | rising |
| 127 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 128 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 129 | Australia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 0.4% | 2021 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 131 | United States of America | 0.3% | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3% | 2023 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 133 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2023 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 134 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2023 | up 172.3% | rising |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2017 | down 31.0% | falling |
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) 20.7%
- WB: Other Small States 9.4%
- WB: Small States 9.0%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 8.6%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 7.8%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 7.3%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 5.2%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 5.0%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 4.6%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 4.6%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 4.5%
- UNESCO: Sids 3.7%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 3.5%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 3.5%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 3.4%
- WB: Euro Area 3.4%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 3.4%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 3.3%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 3.3%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3.3%
- WB: European Union 3.3%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 3.2%
- WB: Ida Blend 3.2%
- GPE: Region 2 3.2%
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 3.1%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 3.0%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 2.9%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 2.8%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 2.7%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 2.7%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 2.7%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 2.6%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 2.6%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 2.6%
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 2.5%
- SDG: Europe 2.4%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 2.4%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 2.4%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 2.4%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 2.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release