WTMG Intelligence
Saudi Arabia Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Saudi Arabia's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score74.8586
Global RMOS Rank#12 of 171
Migration Momentum58.8
International Migrant Stock13,683,841
Migrant Share38.8%
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
Saudi Arabia's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS74.8586
Global rank#12
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 7.0%
Migrant-stock rank#3 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#90 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 58.8 | 25% | 14.6930 |
| Migrant Market Size | 98.8 | 20% | 19.7661 |
| Migrant Share | 93.5 | 15% | 14.0294 |
| GDP per Capita | 81.5 | 15% | 12.2191 |
| GDP Growth | 39.0 | 10% | 3.8983 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 70.0 | 10% | 7.0027 |
| Visa Accessibility | 65.0 | 5% | 3.2500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 74.8586 | ||
Saudi Arabia migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Saudi Arabia Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock13,683,841
2020 migrant stock13,071,258
2015 migrant stock13,251,622
2020-2024 change+612,583 (+4.7%)
2015-2024 change+432,219 (+3.3%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Saudi Arabia
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bangladesh | 2,362,680 | 2,120,004 | 2,080,864 | +242,676 (+11.4%) |
| #2 | Yemen | 1,999,619 | 1,809,639 | 1,779,422 | +189,980 (+10.5%) |
| #3 | India | 1,953,496 | 1,888,090 | 1,920,159 | +65,406 (+3.5%) |
| #4 | Pakistan | 1,937,044 | 1,818,172 | 1,824,586 | +118,872 (+6.5%) |
| #5 | Egypt | 1,498,313 | 1,475,593 | 1,509,854 | +22,720 (+1.5%) |
| #6 | Philippines | 755,432 | 730,715 | 738,497 | +24,717 (+3.4%) |
| #7 | Syria | 496,044 | 456,607 | 446,037 | +39,437 (+8.6%) |
| #8 | Nepal | 297,561 | 297,930 | 280,894 | -369 (-0.1%) |
| #9 | Jordan | 209,093 | 205,283 | 209,149 | +3,810 (+1.9%) |
| #10 | Ethiopia | 180,746 | 160,421 | 155,294 | +20,325 (+12.7%) |
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Largest destinations for migrants from Saudi Arabia
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Türkiye | 61,221 | 51,517 | 13,612 | +9,704 (+18.8%) |
| #2 | Libya | 40,027 | 37,866 | 35,352 | +2,161 (+5.7%) |
| #3 | Canada | 35,996 | 29,531 | 28,250 | +6,465 (+21.9%) |
| #4 | Australia | 14,397 | 14,974 | 14,386 | -577 (-3.9%) |
| #5 | India | 10,381 | 10,823 | 11,604 | -442 (-4.1%) |
| #6 | Indonesia | 8,877 | 7,822 | 4,916 | +1,055 (+13.5%) |
| #7 | Sweden | 8,610 | 6,795 | 3,340 | +1,815 (+26.7%) |
| #8 | UAE | 6,157 | 5,422 | 5,178 | +735 (+13.6%) |
| #9 | Algeria | 3,992 | 3,852 | 3,706 | +140 (+3.6%) |
| #10 | Egypt | 3,490 | 4,757 | 0 | -1,267 (-26.6%) |
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WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
70.0
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
65.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 65.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Saudi Arabia against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Saudi Arabia | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 74.9 | 55.8 | +19.1 |
| Migration Momentum | 58.8 | 60.1 | -1.4 |
| Migrant Market Size | 98.8 | 50.3 | +48.5 |
| Migrant Share | 93.5 | 50.0 | +43.5 |
| GDP per Capita | 81.5 | 51.1 | +30.3 |
| GDP Growth | 39.0 | 50.6 | -11.6 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 70.0 | 67.0 | +3.0 |
| Visa Accessibility | 65.0 | 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.