In 2018 there were approximately 905 thousand Polish nationals living in the United Kingdom, the most of any European Union member state. Additionally, there were 415 thousand Romanians, and 331 thousand Irish living in the UK in 2018. Luxembourg was the EU member state with the fewest citizens living in the UK, at just 680. In terms of British nationals living in the EU, Spain was the most popular destination, at almost 285 thousand, followed by France and Germany, which had British populations numbering 145 and 110 thousand respectively.
Estimated number of European Union nationals resident in the United Kingdom in 2018, by member state
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & Eurostat. (May 24, 2019). Estimated number of European Union nationals resident in the United Kingdom in 2018, by member state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061707/eu-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), und Eurostat. "Estimated number of European Union nationals resident in the United Kingdom in 2018, by member state (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061707/eu-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Eurostat. (2019). Estimated number of European Union nationals resident in the United Kingdom in 2018, by member state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061707/eu-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), and Eurostat. "Estimated Number of European Union Nationals Resident in The United Kingdom in 2018, by Member State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061707/eu-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK) & Eurostat, Estimated number of European Union nationals resident in the United Kingdom in 2018, by member state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061707/eu-population-in-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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