There are around 56.8 million expatriates currently living all over the world, and growth is expected to continue over the next few years. Over the past five years, there has been a compound annual growth rate of 4.7 percent. But if you are an aspiring expat, where should you be looking to move to?

The study looked at a number of factors such as personal happiness, health & well-being, safety & security, digital life, quality of the environment, ease of settling in, feeling at home, local friendliness, finding friends, personal finance, career prospects & satisfaction, work & leisure, economy & job security, quality of life, better salary, better work-life balance, and to search for a more meaningful career to determine which foreign countries are the most advantageous for expatriates.

According to the study, most global expats – 71% – are individual workers. International students, retired expats, corporate transferees, and any remaining expat groups round out the ranking at 8%, 4%, 3% and 14%, respectively. Even though international students (8%) are not yet the top group, the study estimated that the category will have the most rapid growth between 2021 and 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 6.8 percent. Individual expatriates are predicted to have the second-strongest growth rate at 4.1%, followed by retired expats (3.2%) and corporate transferees (3.1 percent). The U.S. State Dept. estimates that 10 million Americans are living outside the U.S.

Best Countries for Expats, 2022

1. Canada
2. United Arab Emirates
3. Taiwan
4. Mexico
5. Vietnam
6. Portugal
7. Malaysia
8. Thailand
9. Costa Rica
10. Ecuador
11. Colombia
12. Czech Republic
13. Spain
14. Bahrain
15. Singapore
16. France
17. Philippines
18. Ukraine
19. Ireland
20. Switzerland
21. Indonesia
22. Kenya
23. China
24. New Zealand
25. Panama
26. Australia
27. Estonia
28. Luxembourg
29. Qatar
30. Austria
31. Romania
32. Netherlands
33. Brazil
34. Germany
35. Denmark
36. Norway
37. Finland
38. Chile
39. Greece
40. Poland
41. Belgium
42. Saudi Arabia
43. South Korea
44. Sweden
45. Hungary
46. Turkey
47. Kuwait

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