The table illustrates the number of people from five European countries—Britain, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain—living in each other’s nations in 2011.
Overall, Germany hosted the highest number of foreign residents, while Poland had the fewest. Notably, Italians formed the largest expatriate group, while Poles residing in other nations were the smallest group.
It is evident from the data that Germany had the highest total population of foreign residents, at 1,198,000. Among them, the largest group comprised Italians, numbering 556,000, followed by 426,000 Poles. In contrast, the smallest group was the British, with 104,000 individuals. Spain ranked second in terms of foreign residents, hosting 861,000 people, the majority of whom were British (391,000). Italians and Germans also represented significant groups, with 188,000 and 196,000 respectively.
In comparison, Poland had the lowest total of expatriates, accommodating only 6,000 individuals. Among these, 4,400 were Germans, while the remaining groups, including British, Italians, and Spanish, were negligible in size. Meanwhile, Britain saw a total of 1,037,000 foreign residents, primarily Poles (550,000), followed by Germans (297,000). Spanish and Italian nationals in the UK were significantly fewer, at 71,000 and 119,000 respectively.