26/06/2020 (Agence Europe) – On 1 January 2019, some 21.8 million non-Member State nationals were living in the EU, almost 5% of the European population, according to a press release published on Thursday 25 June by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union. On the same date of 1 January, the Office notes that 13.3 million people living in one Member State were citizens of another Member State, representing almost 3% of the European population. Luxembourg, with 39% of non-Luxembourg residents, is the country most affected by the phenomenon, followed by Cyprus (18%), Malta (17%) and Austria (16%). Germany reportedly accounts for 12%, followed by Spain (11%). Italy is reportedly at 9%, and France at 7%. On the other hand, Romania and Poland, with a rate below 1%, apparently have the fewest foreign residents. (PH)