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Leading reasons why expatriates move abroad 2018
Leading motivations of expats for moving abroad in 2018
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Nov 29, 2018
This statistic shows the leading motivations for moving abroad for expats in 2018. According to the survey conducted by InterNations, 12 percent of expats surveyed reported their primary motivation for moving abroad was for love or to live in their partner's home country.
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Nov 29, 2018
This statistic shows the leading motivations for moving abroad for expats in 2018. According to the survey conducted by InterNations, 12 percent of expats surveyed reported their primary motivation for moving abroad was for love or to live in their partner's home country.
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- September 2018
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- February 15 to March 7, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 18,135*
- Special properties
- expatriates
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- *The source adds the following information: "A total of 18,135 expatriates took part, representing 178 nationalities and living in 187 countries or territories. For a country to be listed in any of the indices and in the overall ranking, a sample size of at least 75 survey participants per destination was necessary."
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- February 15 to March 7, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 18,135*
- Special properties
- expatriates
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- *The source adds the following information: "A total of 18,135 expatriates took part, representing 178 nationalities and living in 187 countries or territories. For a country to be listed in any of the indices and in the overall ranking, a sample size of at least 75 survey participants per destination was necessary."
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