Forty percent of adults in Armenia desire to migrate to another country permanently, says the survey conducted by Gallup between 2010 and 2012. It is the highest indicator among 12 former Soviet states.

In general, 15 percent of adults across 12 former Soviet Union countries desire to migrate. Armenia is followed by Moldova where 32 percent of respondents want to leave the country, Ukraine (21 percent) and Belarus (17 percent). Adults in Central Asian countries are generally less likely to want to migrate than those living in other areas.

Fifty-two percent of potential migrants in former Soviet countries say they want to improve their standard of living or live in a country with a better standard of living. Another 10% say they want to get a good job or cannot find a job in their own country. More than one in eight (13%) are thinking not of their own futures, but those of their children.

But 12% said they did not have an opinion on the reason they desire to move. Four percent or fewer potential migrants mentioned other reasons such as social benefits (namely retirement and medical benefits).