Inbound mobility rate, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Inbound mobility rate, male was 3.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3.1%
Change on year
up 6.1%
Rank
14th
of 38 groups
All-time high
3.1%
in 2018
All-time low
2.2%
in 2007
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Inbound mobility rate, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2002–2018

01232002201020182002: 2.6 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 2.2 %2006: 2.2 %2007: 2.2 %2008: 2.2 %2009: 2.3 %2010: 2.3 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 2.4 %2013: 2.5 %2014: 2.5 %2015: 2.7 %2016: 2.9 %2017: 2.9 %2018: 3.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 3.1% for inbound mobility rate, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 3.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2007.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Inbound mobility rate, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, male (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2002 to 2018.
Year % Change
2002 2.6%
2003 2.5% -2.7%
2004 2.3% -7.9%
2005 2.2% -4.8%
2006 2.2% +1.3%
2007 2.2% -3.5%
2008 2.2% +1.4%
2009 2.3% +4.7%
2010 2.3% +0.2%
2011 2.4% +2.8%
2012 2.4% -0.6%
2013 2.5% +6.3%
2014 2.5% +1.6%
2015 2.7% +6.8%
2016 2.9% +7.8%
2017 2.9% -1.7%
2018 3.1% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.3% 2.2% 2.6% 8
2010s 2.6% 2.3% 3.1% 9

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 11 Singapore 20.7% compare
  2. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.5% compare
  3. 13 Jordan 19.4% compare
  4. 14 Switzerland 17.7% compare
  5. 15 Austria 17.3% compare
  6. 16 Canada 16.9% compare
  7. 17 Bahrain 16.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Inbound mobility rate, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for inbound mobility rate, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th out of 38 groups with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Inbound mobility rate, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 1,903 data points, 1997–2019
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