The most popular destinations for British expatriates
easyexpat
09 November, 2009 09:40
Following last year survey from HSBC on expat existence, Halifax International has published a report on British expatriates. Their research shows that 4% of Britons already own a home abroad and a further 27% of
Britons have said that they are considering the option of moving or
buying property abroad in the future. Almost one third (32%) of Britons considering a move abroad are below 35 years of age and additional data have also shown that over two-fifths (41%) of those
that have moved abroad have no intention of ever returning.
Most Popular Destinations for British Expatriates
Forget New Zealand or Australia: when it comes to leaving the UK to settle somewhere else, France as the most popular destination for Brits moving abroad, according to Halifax.
| Rank |
Country |
Share of total (%) |
| 1st |
France |
16 |
| 2nd |
Spain |
10 |
| 3rd |
USA |
8 |
| 4th |
Australia |
4 |
| 4th |
Switzerland |
4 |
| 4th |
Germany |
4 |
16% of British expatriates currently live in France, with Spain in
second place with 10% of the total. The most popular overseas
destination for people to move to outside of Europe was the USA at 8%.
Australia, Switzerland and Germany came in joint 4th place at 4% of the
total each.
Differences in the answers according to age
However those figures need to be considered overall. Indeed, when broken down by age category, it shows that almost one third (33%) of respondents in the
survey, aged between 16 to 35 years of age, ranked Australia as being
their favourite place in the world to live. When
it came to Europe, the younger generation would most like to live in
either France or Spain, with 6% of under 25 year olds opting for France
and 6% of those aged between 25 to 35 years olds preferring Spain.
Italy was voted the ideal European destination for those aged between
35 and 45 years of age. (More)
