Demographics
Half a Million Citizens Left Germany in 2022 π©πͺ
What Weβre Showing
This chart breaks down the number of European Union (EU) emigrants in 2022, by their country of citizenship.
Key Takeaways
- π©πͺ Germany and πͺπΈ Spain had the highest number of emigrants in the EU by, both measuring more than half a million people.
- While Germans prefer moving to Switzerland and Austria, for Spaniards, Germany is a top destination to emigrate to.
- Across the EU, almost 3 million people left their countries of citizenship in 2022. About half of them moved between EU member states.
Dataset
Rank | Country | Emigrants (2022) |
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1 | Germany | 533,485 |
2 | Spain | 531,889 |
3 | France | 249,355 |
4 | Poland | 228,006 |
5 | Romania | 202,311 |
6 | Italy | 150,189 |
7 | Netherlands | 109,616 |
8 | Belgium | 84,627 |
9 | Greece | 80,307 |
10 | Austria | 74,271 |
11 | Denmark | 62,927 |
12 | Ireland | 61,133 |
13 | Hungary | 58,408 |
14 | Sweden | 50,592 |
15 | Croatia | 46,287 |
16 | Czech Republic | 31,764 |
17 | Portugal | 30,954 |
18 | Slovenia | 20,956 |
19 | Cyprus | 17,958 |
20 | Luxembourg | 17,227 |
21 | Latvia | 16,680 |
22 | Finland | 15,635 |
23 | Lithuania | 15,270 |
24 | Bulgaria | 13,175 |
25 | Malta | 13,166 |
26 | Estonia | 9,657 |
27 | Slovakia | 4,468 |
N/A | EU | 2,730,313 |
Data sources
Figures rounded. Emigrants counted by country of citizenship. As of 2022.
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