{"id":183173,"date":"2017-07-03T11:19:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T09:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=183173"},"modified":"2017-07-03T11:19:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T09:19:05","slug":"the-top-countries-people-are-leaving-right-now-including-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/183173\/the-top-countries-people-are-leaving-right-now-including-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The top countries people are leaving right now – including South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

International relocation experts MoveHub has published its annual Global Moving Trends report to see where the most popular countries are for expats to move to for 2017.<\/p>\n

The company analysed search data from over 350,000 moving enquiries between April 2007 – 2017 to see how moving trends have evolved, and find out the most and least popular countries for expats.<\/p>\n

New Zealand pipped Australia to the post in 2017 with interest in moving to the land of the long white cloud soaring by 30% year on year.<\/p>\n

Movehub noted that Australia has long established itself as the favourite destination for expats, however 2017 saw a 5% decrease in searches from the previous financial year.<\/p>\n

New Zealand enjoyed its highest ever levels of immigration on record, particularly from the US and the UK, potentially due to the political unrest in both countries.<\/p>\n

Interest in moving to New Zealand from the US is up a whopping 71% year on year, and from the UK an even more staggering 83%, the report said.<\/p>\n

New Zealand\u2019s strong economy and cheaper cost of living both contributed to the rise in popularity of the new winner.<\/p>\n

In the 24 hours after Trump was announced as president the website of immigration New Zealand received 56,300 visits from the US – 24 times the usual amount, Movehub said.<\/p>\n

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Read: How much UK, US, Australian, New Zealand and other popular visas will cost South Africans in 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cost of living, way of life and general culture are now the key considerations for those looking to move abroad, which have fuelled a dip in interest to the former big three: the UK, the USA and Australia.<\/p>\n

MoveHub found that 22% fewer people are moving to the UK, while the report found that 10% fewer people are moving to the US.<\/p>\n

It noted that the EU Referendum was one of the most controversial political events of 2016 and its outcome has had global repercussions.<\/p>\n

While New Zealand has generated the most interest over the past year,\u00a0 the UK still tops the list for popular destination, with South Africa ranked 16th, down from 2016. <\/a><\/p>\n

The UK however, also tops the list of countries people are leaving, with South Africa ranked 14th.<\/p>\n

Top 30 popular destination countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Top 30 countries people are leaving<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When it comes to the motivations behind moving, more than half of respondents said they had done so for better jobs prospects, while a third relocate in pursuit of a new challenge or adventure.<\/p>\n

And despite the controversial political events of 2016, 62% of people said they have not been put off moving abroad.<\/p>\n

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Read: These are the countries South Africans can visit tomorrow visa-free<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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