America's Pull Fades: Fewer People Want to Move to the U.S. Than Ever
Desire to Move Permanently to U.S. at New Low
Gallup's latest global poll shows the U.S. remains the top desired destination for potential migrants, but only 15% named it in 2025—down from 24% in 2007-2009 and the lowest in nearly two decades. The decline is sharpest in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, while overall global desire to migrate also hit a decade low.
In Honduras, desire to migrate to the U.S. dropped 35 percentage points, from 71% to 36%, the largest decline in any country in 2025.