Nearly 50% of Jordanians want to immigrate — report

Nearly 50% of Jordanians want to immigrate — report

AMMAN — A recent Arab Barometer report shows that nearly 50 per cent of Jordanians wish to immigrate, 93 per cent of whom are motivated by economic reasons.

Arab Barometer is a nonpartisan research network that provides insight into the social, political, and economic attitudes and values of ordinary citizens across the Arab world, according to its website.

The report, which surveys people across 14 Arab countries, is based on a number of interviews.

Men are more willing to immigrate at 59 per cent, compared with 39 per cent of women, according to the report, and most of the interviewed individuals said they wanted to immigrate to North America.

Across the entire region, young people are the most likely group to think about leaving their countries, as 65 per cent of Jordanians who expressed their wish to immigrate are between the ages of 18 and 29, the report states.

The highest rates of people wishing to immigrate were recorded in Jordan followed by Sudan and Tunisia, where as the lowest rates were recorded in Egypt and Mauritania.

Fifty-six per cent of Jordanians who wish to immigrate hold a bachelor's degree or above, according to the Arab Barometer report.

The report added that the US is the preferred