The pie charts show the reasons for immigrants to a European country in 2009 and the reasons for immigrants from a European country in 2009.

The pie charts illustrate the rationale for immigration to and from a European country in 2009.

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, the biggest factor for leaving the country was a definite job,

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the most common reason for immigration to

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European nation was to accompany someone or a family member. Studying, looking for a job, and other reasons represented equal proportions of the reasoning behind moving into the nation in 2009. The highest percentage of the population moving out was for a definite job at 38%, followed by other reasons at 23%. Relatives leaving to accompany their families represented 15%,

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migrants who left to look for employment made up 13% pf the total.

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, the smallest proportion was citizens who left to study, or for no reason, at 7% and 4%, respectively. A quarter of the immigrants came to accompany their family members.

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38% of people left for definite employment, only 23% of the migrants came in for the same objective. Immigrants to the country who came to secure employment, study, and for other unspecified reasons had identical proportions at exactly 15% each.

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studying accounted for 7% of the migrants leaving, the corresponding figure for people coming into the nation is doubled.