Survey: 43% of Moroccans Consider Emigration as Youth Seek Opportunities Abroad

According to the information reported by HuffPost Maroc, this survey was conducted between late 2018 and spring 2019. It turns out that one in five people is determined to emigrate in the various countries surveyed. The case of Morocco is rather worrying. Indeed, in the kingdom, "the percentage exceeds the 40% mark, in constant increase since 2013, as well as in Jordan," supports the same media.

The case of Sudan seems quite alarming because "it is more than half of the population who wishes to leave," according to the same source, which adds that Iraq, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia have also seen an increase in the number of people wishing to emigrate, unlike Sudan, Lebanon and Yemen where the rate has been declining for five years. The rate remains stable in Palestine and Algeria, around 30% or so.

The youth, who nevertheless represent the future of a nation, are especially the group that aspires to emigrate. This undoubtedly poses a real problem for the countries concerned. A small remark concerning the youth layer, indeed, "the number of people aged 18 to 29 wishing to emigrate is up 10% compared to 2016", and "more than half of the young people in the countries studied (52%) now think of emigrating against 42% in 2016," indicates the same source. It should be noted that in Morocco, 70% of this age group are considering leaving.

If Europe has been less favored among the destinations considered by these young people for some time, it remains the predominant choice for North Africans and represents the first destination targeted in Morocco, with 64%. Tired of the socio-economic conditions, (a determining factor), these young people do not rule out emigrating, even illegally.