Half a Million Citizens Left Germany in 2022 🇩🇪

What We’re Showing

This chart breaks down the number of European Union (EU) emigrants in 2022, by their country of citizenship.

Key Takeaways

• 🇩🇪 Germany and 🇪🇸 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.