Inbound mobility rate, female in North America

North America: Inbound mobility rate, female was 4.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
10th
of 38 groups
All-time high
4.6%
in 2018
All-time low
2.4%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Inbound mobility rate, female in North America, 1998–2018

0123451998200820181998: 2.4 %1999: 2.4 %2000: 2.7 %2001: 2.6 %2002: 2.9 %2003: 2.8 %2004: 2.7 %2005: 2.8 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 2.8 %2008: 2.9 %2009: 2.9 %2010: 2.9 %2011: 2.9 %2012: 3.1 %2013: 3.5 %2014: 3.8 %2015: 4 %2016: 4.4 %2017: 4.6 %2018: 4.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

North America recorded 4.6% for inbound mobility rate, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female in North America peaked at 4.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.

That places North America 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2
2000s 2.8% 2.6% 2.9% 10
2010s 3.8% 2.9% 4.6% 9

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 7 Qatar 30.6% compare
  2. 8 Aruba 28.3% compare
  3. 9 Switzerland 17.7% compare
  4. 10 Austria 17.6% compare
  5. 12 United Kingdom 17.4% compare
  6. 13 New Zealand 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, female in North America?
Inbound mobility rate, female in North America was 4.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
How does North America rank for inbound mobility rate, female?
North America ranks 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, female rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Inbound mobility rate, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 1,905 data points, 1997–2019
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