Those in minor cities are driven but less profit-oriented
December 29, 2011
Although small shares of Saudi Arabia's adult population own businesses or plan to open them soon, Gallup surveys in 2011 reveal these shares are even smaller outside its three major cities. The differences may lie in the diverse challenges they face and their attitudes.
Residents of Qatar and Oman are the most optimistic about their economies of 16 countries Gallup surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa in early 2011. Residents of Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, the Palestinian Territories, and Bahrain are among the least optimistic.
Worldwide desire to migrate abated between 2007 and 2010, but Gallup finds 14% of the world's adults -- or about 630 million people -- would still like to migrate to another country if they had the chance.
Preference for large families highlights Gulf region's need for job growth
May 24, 2011
Nationals in five Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries rate their lives more positively than residents in other Arab states. They also put the ideal number of children in a family at about four, on average, highlighting the ongoing need for job growth to accommodate the region's large youth population.
Potential migrants in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria particularly drawn to France
April 29, 2011
Twenty-six percent of North African adults said they would choose to move to another country permanently if they could, even before unrest in North Africa prompted thousands to flee to other countries. Fourteen percent who want to migrate said they planned to move in the next year.
Last fall, 41% of respondents said they had trouble affording shelter in the past year
March 31, 2011
As anti-government protests continue in Bahrain, recent surveys reveal the country's housing shortage is among the public's most pressing economic concerns. In October 2010, 41% of adults surveyed in Bahrain said there were times in the past year when they did not have enough money to pay for adequate shelter.
U.S. also remains top desired destination for potential migrants
March 24, 2011
Global approval of U.S. leadership in 2010 topped that of China, Russia, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany -- continuing a shift first seen in 2009 after President Barack Obama took office.
Many young Arabs less likely to say leaders harness their talents
February 9, 2011
Young people in several Arab countries became less likely in 2010 to believe their leadership fully uses their human capital. Young Egyptians' perceptions experienced one of the largest declines: fewer than 3 in 10 say Egypt's leadership maximizes youth potential, down from almost 4 in 10 in 2009.
Those planning to start a business in the next 12 months more likely to be employed
November 17, 2010
Young people in the Arab League are nearly four times as likely as those in North America or Europe to plan to start businesses in the next year, according to 2010 findings from The Silatech Index: Voices of Young Arabs.
Some poor nations could see adult populations reduced by half
August 20, 2010
Gallup's Potential Net Migration Index shows the adult populations in Singapore, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, and Kuwait would double or even triple if all adults worldwide who desire to migrate actually moved where they wanted today.
