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One in 5 Americans say they desire to leave and move permanently to another country, a figure almost twice as high as when Gallup started asking the question in 2008
A new Gallup poll has found that in the past two years, more Americans want to leave their country than at any other time in the past two decades. And young women are more than twice as likely to want to get out than young men, with 40 per cent saying they’d like to go.
Canada remains the preferred destination for younger American women looking to leave, with 11 per cent of those since 2022 naming it as their top destination, ahead of New Zealand, Italy and Japan, all at five per cent.
The Washington, D.C. based pollster notes in its survey that the question asks about desire to migrate, so the findings reflect that rather than intentions. “Still, the data indicate that millions of younger American women are increasingly imagining their futures elsewhere,” it says.
In all, one in five Americans say they would like to leave the U.S. and move permanently to another country, a figure almost twice as high as when Gallup started asking the question in 2008.
But the split between the sexes is widening. Among men aged 45 and older, just eight per cent indicate a desire to leave. Women in that age group are more likely than men to want to go, with 14 per cent saying yes.
The divide among younger Americans is even more stark. Of men aged 15 to 44, just 19 per cent said they wanted to leave their homeland. But for women in that age bracket the number was 40 per cent, down from 44 per cent the year before, but up from just 29 per cent in 2023.
The report noes that the percentage of younger women wanting to move to another country first rose decisively in 2016, the final year of U.S. President Barack Obama’s second term. That year, Gallup surveyed the U.S. in June and July, after both parties’ presumptive nominees were set for the November election, which Donald Trump went on to win.
“Desire to migrate continued to climb afterward, hitting 44 per cent in President Joe Biden’s last year in office and remaining near that level in 2025,” the report notes. “This suggests a broader shift in opinion among younger women, rather than a solely partisan one.”
nationalpost.com
One in 5 Americans say they desire to leave and move permanently to another country, a figure almost twice as high as when Gallup started asking the question in 2008
A new Gallup poll has found that in the past two years, more Americans want to leave their country than at any other time in the past two decades. And young women are more than twice as likely to want to get out than young men, with 40 per cent saying they’d like to go.
Canada remains the preferred destination for younger American women looking to leave, with 11 per cent of those since 2022 naming it as their top destination, ahead of New Zealand, Italy and Japan, all at five per cent.
The Washington, D.C. based pollster notes in its survey that the question asks about desire to migrate, so the findings reflect that rather than intentions. “Still, the data indicate that millions of younger American women are increasingly imagining their futures elsewhere,” it says.
In all, one in five Americans say they would like to leave the U.S. and move permanently to another country, a figure almost twice as high as when Gallup started asking the question in 2008.
But the split between the sexes is widening. Among men aged 45 and older, just eight per cent indicate a desire to leave. Women in that age group are more likely than men to want to go, with 14 per cent saying yes.
The divide among younger Americans is even more stark. Of men aged 15 to 44, just 19 per cent said they wanted to leave their homeland. But for women in that age bracket the number was 40 per cent, down from 44 per cent the year before, but up from just 29 per cent in 2023.
The report noes that the percentage of younger women wanting to move to another country first rose decisively in 2016, the final year of U.S. President Barack Obama’s second term. That year, Gallup surveyed the U.S. in June and July, after both parties’ presumptive nominees were set for the November election, which Donald Trump went on to win.
“Desire to migrate continued to climb afterward, hitting 44 per cent in President Joe Biden’s last year in office and remaining near that level in 2025,” the report notes. “This suggests a broader shift in opinion among younger women, rather than a solely partisan one.”
40% of young women would like to leave the U.S., with Canada the top destination: poll
Canada was the top destination for those who say they want to leave.
nationalpost.com
