The charts depict the reasons why people immigrated to and from a particular nation in 2009. Overall, the majority of people who immigrated to and from this country were in search of a permanent job, while a significant percentage of immigrants to this nation gave the reason of accompanying family. In addition, looking for a job, studying, other reasons, and giving no reason were less popular.
About 38% of people immigrating from this country had the reason to find a definite job, while the percentage of those immigrating to this nation for the same reason was lower, at 23%. Regarding the reason of accompanying family, a quarter of immigrants traveled to this country for this reason, while the figure for those traveling out of this nation was lower, at 15%. Other reasons were given by 15% of people immigrating to and 23% of those leaving this country.
The reason of looking for a job saw similar percentages in both immigration and emigration, at about 15%. About 15% of people immigrated to this country for study pursuits, while the figure for those leaving with the same reason only halved. People giving no reason for traveling to and leaving this country accounted for negligible percentages, at under 10%.
