emigration

With an economy in a downward spiral, unemployment at world-worst rates and facing security threats, South Africans are again packing their bags to emigrate.

Amid the uproar about refugees and migrants trying to make their way to the UK, it’s easy to forget that the British Isles also have a long history of outward migration.

An unscrupulous businessman seems to have cashed in on China’s desire to emigrate.

The scientists estimate 40 million people moved to different countries between 2005–2010, just 0.6 percent of the world’s population. Most people stay put.

The drain does not stop, Italy is packing, and depopulating. More and more people take the decision to leave behind the country, and embrace a new residence abroad. The number is almost double compared to new arrivals.

Chinese authorities are resorting to confiscating passports to prevent provincial officials from defecting.