Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
170
Highest
16.8%
Bhutan
Lowest
0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
0.0%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
13,567
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 16.8% 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 69 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 10,420.7%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 16.8% | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Maldives | 6.5% | 2019 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 3.6% | 2023 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Eritrea | 3.5% | 2016 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Djibouti | 3.5% | 2011 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 3.4% | 2020 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Qatar | 2.8% | 2023 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 1.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Seychelles | 1.3% | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bahrain | 0.8% | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Oman | 0.7% | 2023 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7% | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Lebanon | 0.7% | 2019 | up 298.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Sudan | 0.6% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Kuwait | 0.5% | 2021 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Samoa | 0.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Comoros | 0.5% | 2014 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Lesotho | 0.4% | 2018 | up 1,552.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Yemen | 0.4% | 2011 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Albania | 0.4% | 2023 | up 10,420.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Mauritius | 0.4% | 2022 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 0.3% | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Botswana | 0.2% | 2023 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2% | 2016 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2014 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 0.2% | 2018 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2022 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Fiji | 0.1% | 2019 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2017 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2023 | up 149.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1,996.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2015 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2018 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Chad | 0.1% | 2020 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2017 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Angola | 0.1% | 2023 | up 176.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2023 | up 409.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Tonga | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2014 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2012 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2023 | up 588.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Mali | 0.0% | 2015 | up 414.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2011 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2023 | up 677.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 960.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 0.0% | 2019 | up 355.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Malta | 0.0% | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Canada | 0.0% | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0% | 2020 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 78 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2023 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2023 | up 356.3% | volatile |
| 80 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2014 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0% | 2022 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2023 | up 326.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2022 | up 427.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Norway | 0.0% | 2023 | up 224.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Liberia | 0.0% | 2012 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2023 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2020 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0% | 2018 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 94 | India | 0.0% | 2023 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2022 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Benin | 0.0% | 2022 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2023 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Austria | 0.0% | 2023 | up 149.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2023 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Japan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 111 | France | 0.0% | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2023 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | 0.0% | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 117 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 118 | China | 0.0% | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2022 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Germany | 0.0% | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2023 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2023 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Romania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Greece | 0.0% | 2023 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2023 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Italy | 0.0% | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Spain | 0.0% | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Chile | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Peru | 0.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Belize | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Macau, China | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Panama | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | 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) 1.1%
- WB: Other Small States 0.9%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 0.8%
- WB: Small States 0.7%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 0.7%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 0.6%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 0.6%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 0.6%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.5%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.5%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 0.5%
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 0.5%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 0.5%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 0.5%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 0.4%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 0.4%
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 0.4%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 0.4%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 0.4%
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 0.4%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 0.4%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 0.4%
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 0.4%
- WB: Ida Only 0.4%
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 0.3%
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 0.3%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 0.3%
- WB: Ida Total 0.3%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 0.3%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 0.3%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 0.2%
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 0.2%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 0.2%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 0.2%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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%
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 0.2%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 0.2%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release