Expats around the World in Numbers

We have written that the numbers of professional expats going abroad might increase during 2013, with over 70% of employers expecting to increase overseas business assignments this year. So, we thought we'd look at the number of expats around the world for this week's blog entry.

According to the infographic below, expatriates now make 3.1% of global population. There currently is 230 million expats worldwide, as opposed to 73 million expatriates back in 1960. This would make up the fifth most populous country in the world, if all of expats were to form a new country.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the countries that attract the biggest share of expats in total population are oil countries, ie, Qatar, Kuwait, and UAE. As we have mentioned in previous posts, these countries tend to use professional expat labour to cover for a skillset gap in their national workforce. These countries and some others are now introducing new changes in their healthcare regulation, which can affect expats in a negative way. Expats are advised to discuss this matter with a health specialist broker.

Some more numbers, there are 6.32 millions of Americans and 4.7 millions of British people living and working abroad. Women make 49% of the expat population around the world.

We hope that you find the infographic useful. Thanks for reading, and hope your visit soon!

Source Feedbacq.com blog.