The graphs illustrate the reasons for entering and leaving European countries in the year 2009.
Overall, a definite job, accompany and family, and other reasons were always popular reasons with both people moving to live permanently in Europe and emigrating from Europe. By contrast, people with no reason for immigrating and emigrating from Europe were always the smallest.
Regarding the reasons for immigrants to European countries in the year 2009, the primary motivation for moving to live in this nation was accompany and family, accounting for 25 per cent, followed at 2 per cent less by a definite job. By contrast, people immigrating to Europe without reason was the least, making up around 5 per cent. The purposes for looking for a job, studying and other reasons were the same, with less than a fifth.
Turning to the reasons for emigrants from Europe in 2009, a definite job was the leading factor for moving out of Europe, with more than a third, with other reasons following with 23 per cent. Immigrants with no reason accounted for the lowest percentage, at 4 per cent, whereas the aim for education was less high at 7 percent. The percentage of people immigrating from a European country with accompany and family and job-seeking was around 14 per cent.