Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
194
Highest
1,455.6%
Anguilla
Lowest
0.1%
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Median
2.8%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
12,764
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 1,455.6% in Anguilla; the lowest is 0.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.8%, and the mean is 21.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28,407.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 679.9%), and the largest decrease in Turks and Caicos Islands (down 99.4%).
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anguilla | 1,455.6% | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Montserrat | 416.3% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 349.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Bermuda | 197.2% | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 159.3% | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Cayman Islands | 121.8% | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 111.2% | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 101.1% | 2021 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.2% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 56.4% | 2022 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Andorra | 56.2% | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Gabon | 54.6% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands | 51.2% | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 14 | San Marino | 49.2% | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cyprus | 49.1% | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Monaco | 48.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Djibouti | 36.5% | 2011 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Suriname | 31.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Seychelles | 28.7% | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 26.9% | 2018 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Comoros | 22.2% | 2014 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Barbados | 21.9% | 2011 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Kuwait | 21.3% | 2021 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 20.3% | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Aruba | 18.8% | 2016 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Qatar | 16.7% | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia | 15.7% | 2012 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.0% | 2015 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 14.3% | 2022 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 13.9% | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.2% | 2015 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Hong Kong, China | 11.4% | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Tunisia | 11.3% | 2023 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 11.2% | 2011 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 10.8% | 2022 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.2% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Congo | 10.1% | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Samoa | 9.5% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 9.4% | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Belize | 9.4% | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Albania | 8.9% | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guyana | 8.8% | 2012 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.8% | 2023 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Tonga | 7.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Nepal | 7.1% | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Palau | 7.0% | 2013 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 6.8% | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Senegal | 6.7% | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Lebanon | 6.3% | 2019 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 6.1% | 2023 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.1% | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Jamaica | 6.0% | 2015 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Cameroon | 6.0% | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritania | 5.8% | 2020 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Austria | 5.7% | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 5.5% | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 5.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 5.3% | 2023 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahrain | 5.2% | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Malta | 5.2% | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2022 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Estonia | 5.1% | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Eritrea | 4.9% | 2016 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Morocco | 4.7% | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 4.5% | 2012 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 4.4% | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 4.4% | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Singapore | 4.2% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 4.2% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Bhutan | 4.1% | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Benin | 4.1% | 2022 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovakia | 4.1% | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.0% | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Eswatini | 3.9% | 2013 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Hungary | 3.7% | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 3.6% | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Montenegro | 3.6% | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Mali | 3.6% | 2015 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 80 | France | 3.6% | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 3.6% | 2020 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Guinea | 3.4% | 2014 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Romania | 3.4% | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 3.4% | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Pakistan | 3.3% | 2023 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Belgium | 3.3% | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 2011 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 3.2% | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 3.2% | 2023 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Grenada | 3.1% | 2018 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Germany | 3.1% | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 3.1% | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Croatia | 3.1% | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 3.1% | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Greece | 3.0% | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Rwanda | 2.9% | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Macau, China | 2.8% | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 2.8% | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Republic of Moldova | 2.8% | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Zambia | 2.7% | 2012 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Palestine, State of | 2.7% | 2023 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Chad | 2.7% | 2020 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Maldives | 2.6% | 2019 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | 2022 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Canada | 2.4% | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Burundi | 2.4% | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 2.4% | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 2.4% | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Sweden | 2.3% | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 2.3% | 2015 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Algeria | 2.3% | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Israel | 2.3% | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Panama | 2.2% | 2022 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Angola | 2.2% | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 2.2% | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Serbia | 2.1% | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Georgia | 2.1% | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Malaysia | 2.1% | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 2.1% | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Czechia | 1.9% | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Mongolia | 1.9% | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Niger | 1.9% | 2019 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Spain | 1.8% | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 1.7% | 2023 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 125 | El Salvador | 1.7% | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 126 | India | 1.7% | 2023 | up 142.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Korea | 1.6% | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Denmark | 1.6% | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 129 | New Zealand | 1.6% | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Netherlands | 1.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Uganda | 1.5% | 2014 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 1.5% | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Viet Nam | 1.5% | 2022 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.5% | 2022 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.4% | 2016 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4% | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2019 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Finland | 1.4% | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Honduras | 1.3% | 2019 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | 1.3% | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Namibia | 1.3% | 2022 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2022 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 1.2% | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Kenya | 1.2% | 2017 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Cambodia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 147 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.1% | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Ukraine | 1.1% | 2023 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Chile | 1.0% | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Libya | 1.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2010 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | 1.0% | 2023 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 0.9% | 2012 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 158 | China | 0.9% | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2023 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.8% | 2020 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2020 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 0.7% | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2011 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2023 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2018 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Lesotho | 0.6% | 2018 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Australia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Fiji | 0.6% | 2019 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2014 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Curaçao | 0.6% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0.6% | 2021 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Belarus | 0.6% | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Peru | 0.6% | 2017 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2022 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Japan | 0.5% | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Iraq | 0.5% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4% | 2023 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2023 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Myanmar | 0.3% | 2018 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 189 | United States of America | 0.3% | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Sudan | 0.2% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2023 | up 679.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2017 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.1% | 2018 | down 69.8% | 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) 22.3%
- WB: Other Small States 13.5%
- WB: Small States 12.7%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 11.4%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 7.7%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 6.8%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 6.7%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 6.1%
- UNESCO: Sids 5.4%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 4.9%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 4.7%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 4.4%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 4.1%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 3.7%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 3.7%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 3.7%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 3.7%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 3.7%
- WB: Ida Blend 3.6%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 3.6%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 3.5%
- GPE: Region 2 3.4%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 3.4%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 3.4%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 3.3%
- WB: Euro Area 3.3%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 3.2%
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 3.2%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3.2%
- WB: European Union 3.2%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 3.1%
- MDG: Caribbean 3.0%
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 2.9%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 2.9%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 2.9%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 2.9%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 2.9%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 2.8%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 2.8%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 2.6%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release