WTMG Intelligence
Afghanistan Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Afghanistan's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score20.6023
Global RMOS Rank#170 of 171
Migration Momentum20.8
International Migrant Stock98,110
Migrant Share0.2%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Afghanistan's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS20.6023
Global rank#170
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 99.4%
Migrant-stock rank#120 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#168 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 20.8 | 25% | 5.1997 |
| Migrant Market Size | 30.4 | 20% | 6.0819 |
| Migrant Share | 3.5 | 15% | 0.5294 |
| GDP per Capita | 0.0 | 15% | 0.0000 |
| GDP Growth | 27.7 | 10% | 2.7684 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 42.7 | 10% | 4.2730 |
| Visa Accessibility | 35.0 | 5% | 1.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 20.6023 | ||
Afghanistan migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Afghanistan Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock98,110
2020 migrant stock144,098
2015 migrant stock339,432
2020-2024 change-45,988 (-31.9%)
2015-2024 change-241,322 (-71.1%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Afghanistan
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pakistan | 69,788 | 102,500 | 268,369 | -32,712 (-31.9%) |
| #2 | Tajikistan | 3,011 | 4,422 | 15,031 | -1,411 (-31.9%) |
| #3 | Uzbekistan | 149 | 219 | 751 | -70 (-32.0%) |
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Largest destinations for migrants from Afghanistan
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iran | 3,752,317 | 2,710,601 | 2,621,236 | +1,041,716 (+38.4%) |
| #2 | Pakistan | 1,923,453 | 1,598,223 | 1,710,378 | +325,230 (+20.3%) |
| #3 | Germany | 358,767 | 265,648 | 101,950 | +93,119 (+35.1%) |
| #4 | Türkiye | 332,053 | 271,641 | 101,893 | +60,412 (+22.2%) |
| #5 | USA | 199,252 | 135,452 | 80,014 | +63,800 (+47.1%) |
| #6 | Saudi Arabia | 153,258 | 132,764 | 127,748 | +20,494 (+15.4%) |
| #7 | France | 89,849 | 31,434 | 12,311 | +58,415 (+185.8%) |
| #8 | Australia | 81,506 | 62,531 | 49,616 | +18,975 (+30.3%) |
| #9 | Sweden | 79,353 | 59,971 | 29,853 | +19,382 (+32.3%) |
| #10 | Canada | 70,392 | 60,868 | 51,688 | +9,524 (+15.6%) |
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WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
42.7
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
35.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 35.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Afghanistan against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Afghanistan | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 20.6 | 55.8 | -35.2 |
| Migration Momentum | 20.8 | 60.1 | -39.3 |
| Migrant Market Size | 30.4 | 50.3 | -19.9 |
| Migrant Share | 3.5 | 50.0 | -46.5 |
| GDP per Capita | 0.0 | 51.1 | -51.1 |
| GDP Growth | 27.7 | 50.6 | -22.9 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 42.7 | 67.0 | -24.3 |
| Visa Accessibility | 35.0 | 60.0 | -25.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.