{"id":126773,"date":"2016-06-13T20:08:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=126773"},"modified":"2016-06-14T15:31:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T13:31:37","slug":"these-are-the-top-countries-people-are-leaving-including-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/126773\/these-are-the-top-countries-people-are-leaving-including-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the top countries people are leaving – including South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

New data from MoveHub, an international relocations expert, reveals the most popular countries for professional migrants.<\/p>\n

MoveHub<\/a> analysed the data of over 180,000 move enquiries from April 2015 to March 2016 in compiling its Global Moving Trends Report.<\/p>\n

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The data found that career opportunities, along with an ‘appealing lifestyle’ are the major reasons why people are moving to cities including New York, Amsterdam, Sydney, Dubai, and Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Top 10 countries people are moving to<\/strong><\/p>\n

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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPercentage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n22.52%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n16.44%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n6.85%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n6.38%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n3.69%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n3.30%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n2.98%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\n2.47%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nUAE<\/td>\n2.42%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n2.04%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n1.08%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

South Africa is 14th on the list, ahead of countries including Sweden, Singapore, the Netherlands, and China.<\/p>\n

The report noted that more people are moving to Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland than there are people who are leaving. A boost in their economies has renewed interest in these countries and has helped attract a new set of professional migrants.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 countries people are leaving<\/strong><\/p>\n

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#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPercentage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n32.79%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n27.64%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n7.52%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n7.38%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\n2.02%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n1.99%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n1.80%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nUAE<\/td>\n1.45%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n1.44%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n1.13%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n1.09%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

South Africa is above the likes of India, Spain, Brazil, and China when it comes to people wanting to leave their country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Upon surveying MoveHub users, the migrant specialist said that three categories of global migrants stand out:<\/p>\n