Germans prefer living in Austria and the UK

The Germany’s Federal Statistics Office released its annual report on the number of German citizens living abroad within the EU. According to the new report, almost 200,000 Germans have moved to neighboring Austria. The biggest surprise is that the UK is the second most popular destination, despite the looming threat of Brexit.

The study found that some 900,000 Germans lived in other EU countries in 2018, with most of them — 187,000 (5,000 more than in 2017) — choosing to relocate to neighboring Austria, where life is made easier by the fact that the countries share a common language.

Despite the never-ending threat of Brexit, the United Kingdom was the second most popular destination for Germans living abroad inside the EU. Of the 156,000 Germans who relocated to the UK, 8,000 of them did so between 2017 and 2018, the largest single-year increase in the report.

Via DW