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40% of American Women Seek to Relocate Abroad

11/15/2025

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A Gallup poll finds that 40% of American women and girls aged 15 to 45 want to permanently relocate abroad, compared with 19% of men.
The share has remained largely unchanged since 2008, with 45% of single women and 41% of married women expressing a desire to move abroad.
Since 2016, the share has risen, and 14% of Americans aged 45 and older show the same interest.

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Story summary

A Gallup poll finds that 40% of American women and girls aged 15 to 45 want to permanently relocate abroad, compared with 19% of men.
The share has remained largely unchanged since 2008, with 45% of single women and 41% of married women expressing a desire to move abroad.
Since 2016, the share has risen, and 14% of Americans aged 45 and older show the same interest.