Global Expats - who are they?

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Around 3.2% of the world’s population are expats, but what do we really know about them? Who are they? Where are they living? What are their interests? We've gathered some stats on all of the above - and more. But first, what is an Expat? An expat is a person temporarily or permanently residing, as an immigrant, in a country other than that of their citizenship. Without further ado, here are the numbers:

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Data taken from the KeepCalling Immigrant Study and the HSBC Expat Explorer Survey.


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