InterNations, 10 percent of expats surveyed reported their primary motivation for moving abroad was for love or to live in their partner's home country. The leading motivation for expats to move abroad in 2022 was that they have found a job on their own. 14 percent of expats put this as their primary motivation.
According to the survey conducted by Leading motivations of expats for moving abroad in 2022
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Statistics on Foreign workforce in GCC
Global overview
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- Basic Statistic Global population growth due to migration from 2015 to 2100, by regional development
- Premium Statistic Leading remittance receiving countries in share of GDP 2019
- Premium Statistic Leading reasons why expatriates move abroad 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of expats living abroad by age 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of expats living abroad, by educational attainment 2022
GCC workforce overview
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- Premium Statistic Total number of employed population GCC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Gender distribution of national workers GCC Q2 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Distribution of national workers GCC Q2 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of national workers GCC Q2 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Distribution of the GCC workforce 2020, by nationality
Expatriate experience in GCC
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- Premium Statistic Working abroad ranking for expats in GCC by country 2022
- Premium Statistic Quality of life ranking for expats in GCC by country 2022
- Premium Statistic Average age of expats in GCC by selected country 2022
- Premium Statistic Personal finance ranking for expats in GCC by country 2022
- Premium Statistic Ease of settling in ranking for expats in GCC by country 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of male expats in GCC by selected country 2022
GCC Private sector labor force
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- Premium Statistic Share of non-national employees in the private sector in the GCC, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of non-national employed workers in the private sector Saudi Arabia 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Total number of non-national employed workers in the private sector UAE 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of non-national employed workers in the private sector Qatar 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of non-national employed workers in the private sector Oman 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of non-national employed workers in the private sector Bahrain 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of non-national employed workers in the private sector Kuwait 2015-2021
GCC workforce from Asia
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- Premium Statistic Labor migration flow from selected Asian countries to GCC 2020
- Premium Statistic Labor migration flow from selected Asian countries to Saudi Arabia 2020
- Premium Statistic Labor migration flow from selected Asian countries to UAE 2020
- Premium Statistic Labor migration flow from selected Asian countries to Qatar 2020
- Premium Statistic Labor migration flow from selected Asian countries to Oman 2020
- Premium Statistic Labor migration flow from selected Asian countries to Kuwait 2020
- Premium Statistic Labor migration flow from selected Asian countries to Bahrain 2020
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- Share of expats living abroad, by educational attainment 2022
- Share of expats living abroad by age 2022
- Gender distribution of expats living abroad, by country 2018
- Leading destination countries for American expats 2018
- France: leading nationalities of expats 2018
- German expats: leading countries of residence 2018
- Russian expats: leading three countries of residence 2018
- Russia: leading nationalities of expats 2018
- Share of expats living in Spain in 2018, by gender
- United Kingdom: leading nationalities of expats 2018
- Readiness to emigrate for work in Russia 2014-2020
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- Share of expats living abroad by age 2022
- Gender distribution of expats living abroad, by country 2018
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- France: leading nationalities of expats 2018
- German expats: leading countries of residence 2018
- Russian expats: leading three countries of residence 2018
- Russia: leading nationalities of expats 2018
- Share of expats living in Spain in 2018, by gender
- United Kingdom: leading nationalities of expats 2018
- Readiness to emigrate for work in Russia 2014-2020
InterNations. (July 12, 2022). Leading motivations of expats for moving abroad in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946807/expats-primary-reason-moving-abroad/
InterNations. "Leading motivations of expats for moving abroad in 2022." Chart. July 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946807/expats-primary-reason-moving-abroad/
InterNations. (2022). Leading motivations of expats for moving abroad in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946807/expats-primary-reason-moving-abroad/
InterNations. "Leading Motivations of Expats for Moving Abroad in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946807/expats-primary-reason-moving-abroad/
InterNations, Leading motivations of expats for moving abroad in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946807/expats-primary-reason-moving-abroad/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Leading motivations of expats for moving abroad in 2022 [Graph], InterNations, July 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946807/expats-primary-reason-moving-abroad/