Facts & figures
Facts & Figures about Emigration Expo 2012
- Number of visitors: 10,000
- Visitors from The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
- Number of exhibitors: 152
- Participating organisations: 329
- Exhibitors from 24 countries
- Surface area of Emigration Expo: 12.000 m2
- Number of halls: 3
- Number of presentation rooms: 6
- Number of presentations: 80
- Unique visitors to websites: 440.000
Trends & Future of Emigration
- Increase in 2011 of 12,000 emigrants in respect to 2010
- 133,000 departing emigrants in 2011; that is 364 emigrants per day
- Emigration is expected to increase even further in the coming years to 140,000 per year
- Tendency to part-time residence abroad as a result of international mobility and ageing
- Growing quest for a better quality of life (rest, space and natural living environment, less stress and less hectic)
- Self-employed persons looking for a market abroad
- Growing market for international work placements
- Fewer obstacles for setting-up branches abroad
- Borders becoming closer
Visitors’ profile
- Man: 59%
- Woman: 41%
- Married/living together: 50%
- Married/living together with children: 29%
- Single: 23%
- Single with children: 3%
- Average age: 42 jaar
- University or college for higher education: 59%
- Intermediary vocational education: 39%
- Lower vocational education: 2%
- Evaluation of Emigration Expo: 7,3
- Average length of stay: 3 hour
Visitors’ areas of interest
- Information about life in a certain region or country: 93%
- Legal and tax information when emigrating: 89%
- Information about insurance abroad: 82%
- Information about foreign homes (rented and bought): 83%
- Information about job vacancies abroad: 74%
- Information about banking abroad: 75%
- Information about work permits abroad: 63%
- Information about the validity of diplomas: 60%
- Information about visa application: 51%
- Information about quotations from removal companies: 45%
- Information about language courses: 64%
- Information about foreign education and work placement: 62%
- Presentations visited: 38%
Period of time until emigration
- Within 1 to 2 years: 62%
- Within 3 to 4 years: 39%
Exhibitors’ Profile
Main objective for participation:
- Advertising/PR: 55%
- Provision of information: 45%
- Attracting emigrants: 44%
- Filling job vacancies: 19%
- Finding investors: 15%
- Direct sales: 11%
Objective achieved:
- Advertising/PR: 90%
- Provision of information: 93%
- Attracting emigrants: 82%
- Filling job vacancies: 39%
- Finding investors: 47%
- Direct sales: 58%
Evaluation of Emigration Expo: 7,4
Expected participation in the Emigration Expo 2013: 87%