Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
166
Highest
16.1%
Bhutan
Lowest
0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
0.0%
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
9,249
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.1% in Bhutan; the lowest is 0.0% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.3%.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 8,342.3%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 16.1% | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 2 | Maldives | 4.5% | 2019 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 4.1% | 2020 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 4 | Eritrea | 2.9% | 2016 | up 168.6% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 2.3% | 2023 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Djibouti | 2.1% | 2011 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 7 | Qatar | 1.7% | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Seychelles | 1.5% | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | British Virgin Islands | 0.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7% | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 12 | Bahrain | 0.7% | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Oman | 0.5% | 2023 | up 137.3% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Kuwait | 0.4% | 2021 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 16 | Comoros | 0.4% | 2014 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2022 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 0.3% | 2015 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 20 | Lebanon | 0.3% | 2023 | up 348.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Lesotho | 0.3% | 2018 | up 2,381.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Yemen | 0.3% | 2011 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 23 | Congo | 0.3% | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Albania | 0.2% | 2023 | up 8,342.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2014 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Botswana | 0.2% | 2023 | up 348.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2023 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1% | 2016 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2019 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2018 | up 256.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2015 | up 204.3% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 0.1% | 2020 | up 2,485.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Chad | 0.1% | 2020 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2017 | up 111.4% | falling |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 0.1% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2012 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2022 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2014 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Angola | 0.0% | 2023 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2023 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2005 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 0.0% | 2015 | up 743.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2023 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2023 | up 403.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 58.7% | flat |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 517.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2023 | up 761.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2011 | up 246.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0% | 2020 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Niger | 0.0% | 2019 | up 397.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Canada | 0.0% | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2023 | up 267.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 73 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Malta | 0.0% | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0% | 2022 | down 74.6% | rising |
| 78 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 79 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 80 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2023 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Norway | 0.0% | 2023 | up 664.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2022 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2014 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2020 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2023 | up 229.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2022 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 87 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 88 | Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 89 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1,336.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 91 | India | 0.0% | 2023 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Benin | 0.0% | 2022 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2023 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2023 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 86.9% | falling |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2020 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Japan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 105 | Austria | 0.0% | 2023 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | France | 0.0% | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 0.0% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 114 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2023 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Germany | 0.0% | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 114 | Finland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 117 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 120 | China | 0.0% | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Israel | 0.0% | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 127 | Romania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 287.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2023 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2023 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Italy | 0.0% | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2023 | up 255.6% | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Panama | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Greece | 0.0% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Spain | 0.0% | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 142 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Chile | 0.0% | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Peru | 0.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Belize | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Macau, China | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 0.9%
- WB: Other Small States 0.7%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 0.6%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 0.6%
- WB: Small States 0.5%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 0.5%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.5%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.4%
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 0.4%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 0.4%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 0.4%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 0.4%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 0.4%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 0.4%
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 0.4%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 0.3%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 0.3%
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 0.3%
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 0.3%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 0.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 0.3%
- WB: Ida Only 0.3%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 0.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 0.3%
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 0.3%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 0.3%
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 0.3%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 0.2%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 0.2%
- WB: Ida Total 0.2%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 0.2%
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 0.2%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 0.2%
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 0.2%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 0.2%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 0.2%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 0.2%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 0.1%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 0.1%
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 0.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release