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I don't know what the actual numbers say. But IMO the differences from country to country are really going to stick out in this modern, highly-connected age.
The cultural things that made someone Dutch, Belgian, German, etc. are dropping. This should have a pretty big impact over the space of a generation or so.
And the things that draw people to a place are just what tolerance and freedoms they can find. About two-thirds of my friends have moved to California. Some because they liked the atmosphere, the people. A few went for fortune. These are all highly intelligent, mostly high-tech people. Nobody has regretted it and moved back!
The same things are going to draw people only now more than ever. If family was a driving factor in keeping someone in place, it's less than it used to be when airfares are so low and international telecommunications is so cheap.
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