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Brits Abroad

World overview

Europe

Use the map to find out about those countries most popular with Britons, or choose a country from the full list:

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Country Data

Regional overview

9 European nations have 20,000 or more British residents – Spain has the most.

29 Brits live in Spain for every one found in Italy. Spain is the second most popular destination in the world for emigrating British citizens.

190 People in Albania represent the smallest European cluster.

BRITS IN EUROPE
Briton living in Europe
I love Dublin. I miss my family and British things like toasted teacakes, but I don't miss the rushed pace of life
Liz Cecil, Ireland

Albania

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ALBANIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
190 190 10 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Andorra

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ANDORRA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
210 210 211 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Armenia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ARMENIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 2 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Austria

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN AUSTRIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
8,500 9,300 4,937 54 46
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Azerbaijan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN AZERBAIJAN*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
2,400 2,400 4 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Belarus

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BELARUS*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 21 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Belgium

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BELGIUM*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
28,000 31,000 4,660 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Bosnia-Herceg

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BOSNIA-HERCEG*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
540 540 27 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Bulgaria

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BULGARIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
800 10,000 73 77 23
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Croatia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CROATIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
890 980 324 49 51
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Cyprus

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CYPRUS*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
59,000 65,000 11,742 46 54
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Czech Republic

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CZECH REPUBLIC*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
6,800 7,500 195 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Denmark

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN DENMARK*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
11,000 12,000 1,694 64 36
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
2.5 4.4 40.6 40.3 12.2
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Estonia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ESTONIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
750 830 51 66 34
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
7.3 5.5 63.6 18.2 5.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS %
Employed Unemployed Inactive
UK born/ nationals 73.3 4.4 22.2
Locally born 50.2 6.9 42.9
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Faroe Islands

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN FAROE ISLANDS*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 10 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Finland

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN FINLAND*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
2,800 3,000 621 79 21
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

France

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN FRANCE*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
200,000 261,000 33,869 n/a n/a
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
8.1 10.1 33.8 35.4 12.5
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Georgia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN GEORGIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
200 200 1 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Germany

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN GERMANY*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
115,000 126,600 33,034 60 40
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Gibraltar

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN GIBRALTAR*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
3,600 3,600 990 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Greece

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN GREECE*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
18,000 24,000 3,182 40 60
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
12.6 9.0 41.2 28.3 8.8
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Hungary

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN HUNGARY*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
5,200 5,800 678 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Iceland

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ICELAND*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
940 940 62 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Ireland

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN IRELAND*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
291,000 320,000 104,650 n/a n/a
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
15.0 8.6 44.3 23.3 8.7
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Italy

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ITALY*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
26,000 34,000 33,989 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Latvia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN LATVIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
370 370 129 74 26
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Liechtenstein

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN LIECHTENSTEIN*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 32 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Lithuania

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN LITHUANIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
290 320 51 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Luxembourg

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN LUXEMBOURG*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
5,500 6,000 253 55 45
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Macedonia FYR

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MACEDONIA FYR*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
950 950 54 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Malta

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MALTA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
9,000 12,000 3,597 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Moldova

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MOLDOVA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 3 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Monaco

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MONACO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
320 320 321 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Netherlands

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN NETHERLANDS*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
44,000 48,000 7,811 55 45
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
7.6 6.6 42.8 35.7 7.2
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Norway

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN NORWAY*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
15,000 16,000 1,546 57 43
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Poland

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN POLAND*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
5,600 6,200 1,602 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Portugal

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN PORTUGAL*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
38,000 49,000 6,257 53 47
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
12.4 7.2 26.2 37.8 16.5
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Romania

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ROMANIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
4,500 5,000 29 68 32
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Russia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN RUSSIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
6,100 6,100 118 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

San Marino

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SAN MARINO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 1 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Serbia/ Mont.

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SERBIA/ MONT.*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,600 1,600 467 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Slovakia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SLOVAKIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
740 810 26 68 32
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Slovenia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SLOVENIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
330 360 111 61 39
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Spain

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SPAIN*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
761,000 990,000 74,636 42 41
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
9.5 4.9 24.7 39.4 21.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS %
Employed Unemployed Inactive
UK born/ nationals 30.4 6.3 63.4
Locally born 47.5 7.7 44.7
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Sweden

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SWEDEN*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
18,000 19,000 2,052 66 34
BREAKDOWN BY AGE %
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 64+
9.2 5.8 44.5 31.5 9.0
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Switzerland

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SWITZERLAND*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
45,000 49,000 5,449 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Turkey

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN TURKEY*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
34,000 38,000 904 47 53
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Ukraine

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN UKRAINE*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
900 900 270 71 29
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

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