784,900 British citizens were living abroad in the EU, excluding Ireland, in January 2017

British nationals in the EU, thousands

1

5

10

20

50

100

45,300

Netherlands

22,800

Belgium

152,900

France

96,500

Germany

293,500

Spain

27,200

Italy

24,000

Cyprus

British nationals in the EU, thousands

1

5

10

20

50

100

45,300

Netherlands

22,800

Belgium

96,500

Germany

152,900

France

293,500

Spain

24,000

Cyprus

27,200

Italy

Guardian graphic. Source: Eurostat European labour force survey 2017 (2016 for Greece). German Central Register of Foreigners, Destatis (Germany). Instituto Nacional Estadistica (Spain). 2011 European Census (Malta, Cyprus). Note: Excludes Ireland estimate due to complexities of citizenship rights.