Emigration

/ˌɛmɪɡɹˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ˌɛməˈɡɹeɪʃən/

Emigration

the act of permanently leaving one's own country to go and live in another

Examples

1. Today, the biggest threats to Bulgaria and Moldova’s populations are emigration and a large proportion of elderly residents.

2. Sometimes it's called emigration.

3. Our emigration from the country has always been towards the United States.

4. So by 1852, emigration and starvation had shrunk the population of Ireland from about 6.5 million to 4 million.