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equal to one in five Americans say they want to leave America, A new survey shows that young women are driving this trend.
polling by gallup It turns out that 40 percent of women aged 15 to 44 said that if possible, they would like to leave the country and go abroad permanently. This figure is four times higher than 10 years ago.
A large increase in those expressing a desire to move out of the US was first reported by pollsters in 2016, the last year. Barack Obama’s presidency And before Donald Trump’s first term in office.
That year, Gallup surveyed the U.S. in June and July. Probable candidates from both parties for the November elections were decided, On which Trump won over Hillary Clinton.
However, the pollster noted that the desire to move was not entirely partisan, as the desire to move continued to increase even after Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
Under Biden, willingness to immigrate rose to 44 percent, where it is likely to remain due to seismic political events, including the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.
According to Gallup, Canada continues to be the destination of choice for these young women dreaming of a change of scenery, and Canada remains the top choice. Eleven percent of those who expressed a desire to migrate by 2022 named their neighbor to the north as their ideal destination.
Other contenders were New Zealand, Italy and Japan, all of which received 5 percent of the vote.
Gallup also said that the sharp increase in young women looking to leave the US has created a larger gender gap between them and their male counterparts.
While 40 percent of young women said they would like to leave the country, only 19 percent of young men said the same – a difference of 21 percentage points, the largest gap ever recorded by Gallup.
According to the pollster, before the US in 2025, no country had recorded a gap of 20 points or more between young men and women.
While the desire to move for good has currently increased among both genders under the age of 45, it remains relatively stable at a low level among those aged 45 and older.