The table illustrates how many citizens from five different European countries—Britain, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain— lived in each other’s nations in 2011.
Overall, Germany had the largest expatriate population, while Poland hosted the smallest number of foreign nationals. In addition, the figures for British living abroad were always the highest, whereas Polish citizens were the least mobile group.
Germany accommodated the most significant numbers of expatriates, including 556,000 Italians and 426,000 Poles. Britain was also another popular host country, housing 550,000 individuals from Poland and 297,000 from Germany. Spain also attracted substantial numbers of immigrants, most notably British citizens (391,000) and Germans (196,000).
Conversely, Poland hosted only 6,000 foreigners in total, making it the least preferred destination. This included 760 British and 4,400 German nationals. Moreover, Italy and Spain saw moderate levels of immigration, with 196,000 and 861,000 foreign residents, respectively. In Spain, British residents formed the largest group at 391,000, while Italians and Polish residents were notably fewer.
