Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) was 0.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
up 22.1%
Rank
24th
of 218 groups
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2016

00.10.20.31998200720161998: 0.259 %1999: 0.232 %2000: 0.224 %2001: 0.211 %2002: 0.23 %2003: 0.215 %2004: 0.189 %2005: 0.175 %2006: 0.159 %2007: 0.155 %2008: 0.139 %2009: 0.147 %2010: 0.152 %2011: 0.194 %2012: 0.151 %2013: 0.172 %2014: 0.189 %2015: 0.222 %2016: 0.271 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 0.3% for outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 24th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2016.
Year % Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.2% -10.5%
2000 0.2% -3.5%
2001 0.2% -5.6%
2002 0.2% +9.1%
2003 0.2% -6.5%
2004 0.2% -11.9%
2005 0.2% -7.5%
2006 0.2% -9.3%
2007 0.2% -2.8%
2008 0.1% -9.8%
2009 0.1% +5.2%
2010 0.2% +3.9%
2011 0.2% +27.7%
2012 0.2% -22.6%
2013 0.2% +14.3%
2014 0.2% +9.9%
2015 0.2% +17.5%
2016 0.3% +22.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 21 Lesotho 0.3% compare
  2. 22 Yemen 0.3% compare
  3. 23 Congo 0.3% compare
  4. 24 Albania 0.2% compare
  5. 25 Turkmenistan 0.2%
  6. 26 Uganda 0.2% compare
  7. 27 Botswana 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 0.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis)?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 24th out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
Is outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 9,249 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release