Inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Inbound mobility rate, female was 4.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
55th
of 102 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 1999
Years of data
17
1999–2019

Inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia, 1999–2019

12341999200920191999: 0.76 %2004: 1.1 %2005: 1.2 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 1.9 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 2.2 %2011: 2.8 %2012: 3.3 %2013: 4.2 %2014: 4.3 %2015: 4.2 %2016: 4.4 %2017: 4.3 %2018: 4 %2019: 4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia is 4.0%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.

That places Saudi Arabia 55th out of 102 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, female (%) in Saudi Arabia, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 0.8%
2004 1.1% +47.5%
2005 1.2% +8.2%
2006 1.2% +0.4%
2007 1.9% +53.2%
2008 1.9% +0.0%
2009 1.9% +0.0%
2010 2.2% +20.6%
2011 2.8% +24.1%
2012 3.3% +18.7%
2013 4.2% +28.2%
2014 4.3% +1.5%
2015 4.2% -1.9%
2016 4.4% +3.7%
2017 4.3% -1.7%
2018 4.0% -7.0%
2019 4.0% -1.0%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.9%, 50% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 4.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.4%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +53.2% 1.2% 1.9%
2004 +47.5% 0.8% 1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 1.5% 1.1% 1.9% 6
2010s 3.8% 2.2% 4.4% 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 52 Serbia 4.2% compare
  2. 53 Moldova 4.1% compare
  3. 54 United States 4.1% compare
  4. 56 North Macedonia 3.7% compare
  5. 57 Norway 3.7% compare
  6. 58 Malaysia 3.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia?
Inbound mobility rate, female in Saudi Arabia was 4.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound mobility rate, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 55th out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Is inbound mobility rate, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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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