The table compares the number of
residents
from five European nations—Britain, Use synonyms
Germany
, Italy, Use synonyms
Poland
, and Spain—who were living in each other's countries in the year 2011.
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Overall
, Linking Words
Germany
and Britain were the most popular destinations for immigrants among the countries listed, Use synonyms
while
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Poland
hosted the fewest foreign Use synonyms
residents
.
In terms of nationality, Polish and Italian Use synonyms
citizens
constituted the largest numbers of expatriates living abroad within these five nations, Use synonyms
whereas
Spanish Linking Words
citizens
were the least likely to live overseas.In 2011, Use synonyms
Germany
welcomed the highest total number of foreign Use synonyms
residents
at nearly 1.2 million, closely followed by Britain with just over 1 million. Use synonyms
Poland
was the top country of origin for immigrants in Britain, with 550,000 Polish Use synonyms
citizens
living there. Use synonyms
Similarly
, Linking Words
Germany
was highly attractive to Italians and Polish people, hosting 556,000 and 426,000 Use synonyms
residents
from these nations Use synonyms
respectively
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, respectively
In contrast
, British and Spanish populations in Linking Words
Germany
were much lower, at around 104,000 and 112,000.Spain Use synonyms
also
served as a major host country, with a total of 861,000 foreign Linking Words
residents
, the largest group being British expatriates at 391,000. Use synonyms
On the other hand
, Italy hosted a significantly smaller immigrant population of 196,000. Linking Words
Poland
stood out as the least common destination, housing only 6,000 foreign Use synonyms
residents
in total, with all individual national groups numbering fewer than 5,000. Looking at the totals by nationality, Polish people were the most migratory group with over 1.16 million individuals living abroad, Use synonyms
while
Spanish Linking Words
citizens
recorded the lowest expatriate total at 202,170Use synonyms