WTMG Intelligence
Sri Lanka Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Sri Lanka's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score35.0607
Global RMOS Rank#152 of 171
Migration Momentum35.9
International Migrant Stock40,698
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
Sri Lanka's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS35.0607
Global rank#152
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 88.9%
Migrant-stock rank#140 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#138 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 35.9 | 25% | 8.9683 |
| Migrant Market Size | 18.7 | 20% | 3.7427 |
| Migrant Share | 2.9 | 15% | 0.4412 |
| GDP per Capita | 32.6 | 15% | 4.8876 |
| GDP Growth | 79.1 | 10% | 7.9096 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 63.6 | 10% | 6.3612 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 35.0607 | ||
Sri Lanka migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Sri Lanka Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock40,698
2020 migrant stock40,254
2015 migrant stock39,706
2020-2024 change+444 (+1.1%)
2015-2024 change+992 (+2.5%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Sri Lanka
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | India | 10,957 | 10,837 | 10,658 | +120 (+1.1%) |
| #2 | Italy | 5,226 | 5,168 | 5,096 | +58 (+1.1%) |
| #3 | China | 2,509 | 2,481 | 2,447 | +28 (+1.1%) |
| #4 | Kuwait | 1,772 | 1,753 | 1,731 | +19 (+1.1%) |
| #5 | UAE | 1,707 | 1,688 | 1,665 | +19 (+1.1%) |
| #6 | Saudi Arabia | 1,432 | 1,416 | 1,397 | +16 (+1.1%) |
| #7 | Maldives | 1,424 | 1,408 | 1,390 | +16 (+1.1%) |
| #8 | Pakistan | 1,095 | 1,083 | 1,085 | +12 (+1.1%) |
| #9 | Malaysia | 935 | 925 | 912 | +10 (+1.1%) |
| #10 | Japan | 857 | 848 | 838 | +9 (+1.1%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Sri Lanka
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | India | 253,869 | 248,065 | 248,749 | +5,804 (+2.3%) |
| #2 | Australia | 156,876 | 140,771 | 119,760 | +16,105 (+11.4%) |
| #3 | Canada | 140,870 | 135,949 | 134,844 | +4,921 (+3.6%) |
| #4 | UAE | 112,759 | 99,309 | 94,817 | +13,450 (+13.5%) |
| #5 | Italy | 95,118 | 93,623 | 80,948 | +1,495 (+1.6%) |
| #6 | Saudi Arabia | 83,297 | 85,194 | 89,042 | -1,897 (-2.2%) |
| #7 | France | 56,880 | 52,623 | 52,041 | +4,257 (+8.1%) |
| #8 | Japan | 49,037 | 30,220 | 12,613 | +18,817 (+62.3%) |
| #9 | Kuwait | 42,384 | 38,654 | 33,299 | +3,730 (+9.6%) |
| #10 | Switzerland | 37,483 | 35,903 | 31,923 | +1,580 (+4.4%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
63.6
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 2 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 2 contributing cities.
Sri Lanka against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Sri Lanka | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 35.1 | 55.8 | -20.7 |
| Migration Momentum | 35.9 | 60.1 | -24.3 |
| Migrant Market Size | 18.7 | 50.3 | -31.6 |
| Migrant Share | 2.9 | 50.0 | -47.1 |
| GDP per Capita | 32.6 | 51.1 | -18.5 |
| GDP Growth | 79.1 | 50.6 | +28.5 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 63.6 | 67.0 | -3.4 |
| 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.