HSBC International has today released the results from its Expat Explorer survey. This is probably the largest ever worldwide survey of expatriates and it contains some interesting information, and some surprises. Some highlights:

Lowest-rated expatriate destinations for lifestyle include the UK and France
Singapore rated highly for quality of accommodation
Brazilian, Irish and Australian expats are the [...]

The Telegraph is reporting on new figures coming out of the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). The headline figure is a new estimate that 2 Million British citizens have emigrated in the last 10 years. Over the same period, the figures show 1.58 million foreign nationals left the UK. In 2006, it is estimated [...]

The Telegraph is reporting on a new survey which predicts 1.8 million Britons retiring abroad by 2025 and 3.3 million by 2050. Apart from the obvious risk of trying to predict so far in the future (especially as no-one really has any accurate figures for population flows for last year), the article makes interesting reading. The [...]

According to a new poll by comparis.ch, 43% of German workers can imagine moving abroad. Among young Germans up to 30 years old, this percentage even rises to 73%.
One of the most attractive destinations for German expatriates is Switzerland. The main reasons for moving to Switzerland are higher salaries (79%), lower taxes (78%), the beauty [...]

Almost 80% of people who emigrated from the UK are happy with their decision to move overseas, according to the UKForex Happiness Survey among 1,122 British expatriates. This compares with just 51.77% of respondents who were happy with their previous life in the UK.
The happiest people surveyed live in Spain, with 91% of emigrants saying [...]

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the UK has released figures which estimate that 207,000 native British citizens emigrated in 2006. This is the highest number since records began. The top destinations were Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain and the USA.
At the same time 591,000 people arrived in the UK. As some non-nationals left [...]

The dream of a life abroad ends in disappointment for many German expatriates: According to a poll on our site, 68% of all German-speaking expatriates find their start abroad “more difficult than expected”, 71% want to go back to their home country one day.
The number of German expatriates continually increases: According to the statistical office [...]