Outflow of nationals by country
The outflows of nationals for any given country refer to the number of its legal citizens who changed their country of usual residence to outside of that country during the reference period. A person's country of usual residence is the country in which the person has a place to live where he or she normally spends...
What the numbers show
Outflow of nationals is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 1,752 in Philippines; the lowest is 0.023 in Fiji.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.52, and the mean is 124.76.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 76,178.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 2,139.7%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 99.5%).
Outflow of nationals: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 1,752 | 2023 | up 2,139.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 506 | 2016 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 3 | South Korea | 296.85 | 2018 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 239.24 | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 141.06 | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 137.72 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 85.73 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 8 | Georgia | 85.45 | 2017 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 9 | Hungary | 41.29 | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 39.55 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 39.31 | 2021 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 12 | Samoa | 32.6 | 2022 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 31.61 | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 30.11 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 29.52 | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 28.07 | 2016 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 26.55 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 20.15 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 9.46 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 9.12 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 9.07 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 8.76 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 5.1 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.61 | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 4.41 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 2.3 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 1.22 | 2022 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 1.1 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 29 | Fiji | 0.023 | 2020 | down 99.5% | volatile |
About this data
The outflows of nationals for any given country refer to the number of its legal citizens who changed their country of usual residence to outside of that country during the reference period. A person's country of usual residence is the country in which the person has a place to live where he or she normally spends the daily period of rest. Temporary travel abroad for purposes of recreation, holiday, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage does not entail a change in the country of usual residence. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.