emigration
Example Sentences
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In Turkey, the number of Christians has declined to a historic low, while in Lebanon, where the pope arrived Sunday for a three-day trip, emigration is reducing a larger population.
ONS figures for immigration and emigration are update twice per year.
From BBC
Like most of the countries where Christianity first took hold, wars and economic lethargy — not to mention a relatively easier path to emigration — have dwindled Lebanon’s Christian population over the decades.
From Los Angeles Times
Syria's Christian community has shrunk from around one million people before the war to fewer than 300,000 due to waves of displacement and emigration, experts say.
From Barron's
"What's happening right now is the seed for forced emigration," he says.
From BBC
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