The following table shows the number of people from five European nations living in each other’s countries in 2011.

The table illustrates the movement of people among five European countries—the

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,

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, Italy,

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, and Spain—in 2011.

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,

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had the largest number of citizens living abroad, with the

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and

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being the top destinations.

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hosted the highest number of foreign residents, followed by the

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and Spain.

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,

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, was the least attractive destination for migrants. In 2011, 1.17 million Poles lived abroad, nearly half of whom resided in the

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,

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only 86,000 moved to Spain. Italians were the second largest group living abroad, with 863,670 expatriates, most of whom settled in

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. Both British and German citizens showed similar migration patterns, with approximately 530,000 individuals relocating, predominantly to each other’s countries. Spaniards were the least likely to migrate, with only 202,170 moving abroad, more than half of whom settled in

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. From a receiving perspective,

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attracted the highest number of foreign residents, hosting 1.2 million, followed by the

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with 1.04 million. Spain received 861,000 migrants,

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Italy accommodated 196,000.

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by contrast

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, had only 6,000 foreigners, making it the least popular destination.