Assistance usually does not come from both sources
December 12, 2011
Households worldwide are three times more likely get financial help from individuals within the same country (9%) than from outside the country (3%), according to Gallup's surveys in 135 countries between 2009 and 2010.
They are also likely to recommend their communities to others
October 3, 2011
Residents worldwide are less likely to relocate from communities where more of the workforce is employed full time for employers. They are also more likely to be satisfied with these communities and more likely to recommend them to others.
Nearly two-thirds who want to migrate would like to go somewhere other than their home country
July 19, 2011
First-generation migrants are more likely to want to permanently switch countries -- and typically to somewhere other than home -- than native-born residents.
Those who benefit from remittances more likely to want to move
July 12, 2011
Adults who can rely on help from friends and family in other countries when they need it are nearly three times more likely to say they would like to migrate (30%) than those who do not have these types of networks (11%), according to Gallup data on international migration desires collected in 146 countries.
Gallup finds that the world's roughly 630 million potential migrants are most likely to be young, single, educated, and relatively financially well-off. But they are also most likely to be underemployed.
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.
In 35 countries, 10% or more report this type of help
May 6, 2011
Gallup surveys in 135 countries reveal about 3% of adults worldwide live in households that receive remittances -- either in the form of money or goods -- from someone in another country. In 35 countries, 10% or more report their households get this type of help.
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.
Those dissatisfied with their local communities are most likely to desire to migrate
December 14, 2010
Although the United Kingdom is one of the top desired destinations for would-be migrants around the world, Britons are among the most likely in the European Union to say they would like to move permanently to another country if given the chance.
While headlines often focus on Hispanics' desire to migrate to the U.S., Gallup's study finds more than one in seven U.S. Hispanics -- or an estimated 4 million adults -- would leave the U.S. permanently if they had the opportunity. Only half say they would like to move to a Latin American country.
