WTMG Intelligence
Ethiopia Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Ethiopia's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score59.1917
Global RMOS Rank#74 of 171
Migration Momentum90.8
International Migrant Stock1,168,455
Migrant Share0.9%
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
Ethiopia's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS59.1917
Global rank#74
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 43.3%
Migrant-stock rank#50 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#18 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 90.8 | 25% | 22.6974 |
| Migrant Market Size | 71.3 | 20% | 14.2690 |
| Migrant Share | 17.1 | 15% | 2.5588 |
| GDP per Capita | 9.6 | 15% | 1.4326 |
| GDP Growth | 96.6 | 10% | 9.6610 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 58.2 | 10% | 5.8229 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 59.1917 | ||
Ethiopia migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Ethiopia Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock1,168,455
2020 migrant stock875,170
2015 migrant stock797,374
2020-2024 change+293,285 (+33.5%)
2015-2024 change+371,081 (+46.5%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Ethiopia
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Sudan | 443,743 | 365,470 | 281,162 | +78,273 (+21.4%) |
| #2 | China | 26,824 | 38,672 | 54,628 | -11,848 (-30.6%) |
| #3 | Kenya | 5,564 | 5,372 | 4,422 | +192 (+3.6%) |
| #4 | Yemen | 2,503 | 2,110 | 734 | +393 (+18.6%) |
| #5 | Syria | 679 | 420 | 16 | +259 (+61.7%) |
| #6 | Uganda | 18 | 18 | 24 | 0 (0.0%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Ethiopia
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 363,811 | 285,055 | 237,172 | +78,756 (+27.6%) |
| #2 | Saudi Arabia | 180,746 | 160,421 | 155,294 | +20,325 (+12.7%) |
| #3 | South Africa | 104,402 | 117,442 | 72,207 | -13,040 (-11.1%) |
| #4 | Israel | 101,417 | 95,201 | 87,563 | +6,216 (+6.5%) |
| #5 | Lebanon | 50,432 | 62,822 | 57,241 | -12,390 (-19.7%) |
| #6 | Canada | 46,425 | 40,363 | 32,619 | +6,062 (+15.0%) |
| #7 | Kenya | 30,353 | 32,115 | 36,889 | -1,762 (-5.5%) |
| #8 | Italy | 25,419 | 27,383 | 26,441 | -1,964 (-7.2%) |
| #9 | Sweden | 24,644 | 21,922 | 16,406 | +2,722 (+12.4%) |
| #10 | Netherlands | 22,584 | 19,412 | 11,212 | +3,172 (+16.3%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
58.2
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
55.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 55.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Ethiopia against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Ethiopia | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 59.2 | 55.8 | +3.4 |
| Migration Momentum | 90.8 | 60.1 | +30.7 |
| Migrant Market Size | 71.3 | 50.3 | +21.1 |
| Migrant Share | 17.1 | 50.0 | -32.9 |
| GDP per Capita | 9.6 | 51.1 | -41.6 |
| GDP Growth | 96.6 | 50.6 | +46.0 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 58.2 | 67.0 | -8.8 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 60.0 | -5.0 |
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.