Americans Living Abroad
With an estimated 340,110,988 people, the United States is the third most populous country in the world. But while there are over 340 million people living in the country—there are millions of Americans living outside the country. But where? There are over 150,000 living in Germany, but four other countries around the world have more than that.
Did you know that there are more American expats in the Philippines than in Ireland? Would it shock you to learn that the American expat community is larger in the United Arab Emirates than it is in Costa Rica? Or what about the fact that Turkey has more expats than Norway, but not more than Sweden?
Well, what we have here is a ranking of the 80 countries around the world with the most American expats (we'll also break it down by the number of male and female expats in each country as well). Can you guess which countries land in the top 10? A few of them will definitely surprise you.
80: Albania
Total Expats: 2,225
Female Expats: 826
Male Expats: 1,399
% of US Expats: 0.07%
Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
79: American Samoa
Total Expats: 2,557
Female Expats: 1,285
Male Expats: 1,272
% of US Expats: 0.08%
Tavita Togia, Wikimedia Commons
78: Iceland
Total Expats: 2,604
Female Expats: 1,222
Male Expats: 1,382
% of US Expats: 0.09%
Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
77: Jordan
Total Expats: 2,633
Female Expats: 1,161
Male Expats: 1,472
% of US Expats: 0.09%
Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
76: Slovakia
Total Expats: 2,646
Female Expats: 1,202
Male Expats: 1,444
% of US Expats: 0.09%
75: Antigua And Barbuda
Total Expats: 2,747
Female Expats: 1,373
Male Expats: 1,374
% of US Expats: 0.09%
Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
74: Ukraine
Total Expats: 2,782
Female Expats: 1,270
Male Expats: 1,512
% of US Expats: 0.09%
Rbrechko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
73: Luxembourg
Total Expats: 2,972
Female Expats: 1,438
Male Expats: 1,534
% of US Expats: 0.1%
Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
72: Cyprus
Total Expats: 3,161
Female Expats: 1,658
Male Expats: 1,503
% of US Expats: 0.11%
71: Cayman Islands
Total Expats: 3,212
Female Expats: 1,588
Male Expats: 1,624
% of US Expats: 0.11%
Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
70: Vietnam
Total Expats: 3,335
Female Expats: 1,398
Male Expats: 1,937
% of US Expats: 0.11%
69: Bulgaria
Total Expats: 3,454
Female Expats: 1,573
Male Expats: 1,881
% of US Expats: 0.11%
Deensel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
68: Bermuda
Total Expats: 3,606
Female Expats: 2,080
Male Expats: 1,526
% of US Expats: 0.12%
David Broad, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
67: Malta
Total Expats: 3,632
Female Expats: 1,512
Male Expats: 2,120
% of US Expats: 0.12%
Anton Zelenov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
66: Nicaragua
Total Expats: 3,775
Female Expats: 1,757
Male Expats: 2,018
% of US Expats: 0.13%
65: Thailand
Total Expats: 4,211
Female Expats: 1,192
Male Expats: 3,019
% of US Expats: 0.14%
64: Qatar
Total Expats: 4,317
Female Expats: 856
Male Expats: 3,461
% of US Expats: 0.14%
Sebbe xy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
63: Russia
Total Expats: 4,583
Female Expats: 2,081
Male Expats: 2,502
% of US Expats: 0.15%
62: Belize
Total Expats: 4,647
Female Expats: 2,217
Male Expats: 2,430
% of US Expats: 0.15%
Mindaugas Dulinskas, Adobe Stock
61: Kuwait
Total Expats: 5,167
Female Expats: 2,047
Male Expats: 3,120
% of US Expats: 0.17%
Zairon, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
60: Argentina
Total Expats: 5,184
Female Expats: 2,345
Male Expats: 2,839
% of US Expats: 0.17%
59: Finland
Total Expats: 5,445
Female Expats: 2,293
Male Expats: 3,152
% of US Expats: 0.18%
58: Bolivia
Total Expats: 5,453
Female Expats: 2,616
Male Expats: 2,837
% of US Expats: 0.18%
57: El Salvador
Total Expats: 5,488
Female Expats: 2,766
Male Expats: 2,722
% of US Expats: 0.18%
JMRAFFi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
56: Egypt
Total Expats: 6,075
Female Expats: 2,780
Male Expats: 3,295
% of US Expats: 0.2%
Mahan84848, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
55: Romania
Total Expats: 6,235
Female Expats: 2,943
Male Expats: 3,292
% of US Expats: 0.21%
seisdeagosto, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
54: Jamaica
Total Expats: 6,349
Female Expats: 3,092
Male Expats: 3,257
% of US Expats: 0.21%
Maritime Art Blog, Shutterstock
53: Trinidad And Tobago
Total Expats: 6,439
Female Expats: 2,615
Male Expats: 3,824
% of US Expats: 0.21%
Christianwelsh, Wikimedia Commons
52: Honduras
Total Expats: 6,954
Female Expats: 3,117
Male Expats: 3,837
% of US Expats: 0.23%
Luis Alfredo Romero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
51: South Africa
Total Expats: 7,429
Female Expats: 3,469
Male Expats: 3,960
% of US Expats: 0.25%
Evan Bench, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
50: Portugal
Total Expats: 7,980
Female Expats: 4,155
Male Expats: 3,825
% of US Expats: 0.27%
TravelPhotosNL, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
49: Palestine
Total Expats: 8,179
Female Expats: 4,131
Male Expats: 4,048
% of US Expats: 0.27%
48: Guatemala
Total Expats: 9,299
Female Expats: 4,139
Male Expats: 5,160
% of US Expats: 0.31%
Rene Hernandez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
47: Hungary
Total Expats: 9,362
Female Expats: 4,372
Male Expats: 4,990
% of US Expats: 0.31%
Thomas Depenbusch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
46: Bahamas
Total Expats: 10,359
Female Expats: 5,326
Male Expats: 5,033
% of US Expats: 0.34%
Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
45: Libya
Total Expats: 10,550
Female Expats: 3,345
Male Expats: 7,205
% of US Expats: 0.35%
44: Venezuela
Total Expats: 10,598
Female Expats: 5,376
Male Expats: 5,222
% of US Expats: 0.35%
43: Austria
Total Expats: 11,648
Female Expats: 5,927
Male Expats: 5,721
% of US Expats: 0.39%
Ekaterina Pokrovsky, Adobe Stock
42: Indonesia
Total Expats: 12,697
Female Expats: 5,340
Male Expats: 7,357
% of US Expats: 0.42%
Jakartadunia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
41: Hong Kong
Total Expats: 13,827
Female Expats: 6,569
Male Expats: 7,258
% of US Expats: 0.46%
WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
40: Denmark
Total Expats: 14,528
Female Expats: 7,301
Male Expats: 7,227
% of US Expats: 0.48%
Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
39: Dominican Republic
Total Expats: 14,626
Female Expats: 6,942
Male Expats: 7,684
% of US Expats: 0.49%
Jose Juan C, Wikimedia Commons
38: Costa Rica
Total Expats: 15,209
Female Expats: 6,225
Male Expats: 8,984
% of US Expats: 0.51%
Spicypepper999, Wikimedia Commons
37: United Arab Emirates
Total Expats: 15,620
Female Expats: 4,869
Male Expats: 10,751
% of US Expats: 0.52%
36: Belgium
Total Expats: 16,382
Female Expats: 8,121
Male Expats: 8,261
% of US Expats: 0.54%
Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
35: Singapore
Total Expats: 16,721
Female Expats: 8,075
Male Expats: 8,646
% of US Expats: 0.56%
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
34: Panama
Total Expats: 16,867
Female Expats: 6,575
Male Expats: 10,292
% of US Expats: 0.56%
Matthew Straubmuller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
33: United States Virgin Islands
Total Expats: 16,886
Female Expats: 8,690
Male Expats: 8,196
% of US Expats: 0.56%
Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
32: Chile
Total Expats: 17,015
Female Expats: 8,586
Male Expats: 8,429
% of US Expats: 0.57%
Omnespsx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
31: Poland
Total Expats: 18,035
Female Expats: 8,099
Male Expats: 9,936
% of US Expats: 0.6%
30: Norway
Total Expats: 18,657
Female Expats: 9,541
Male Expats: 9,116
% of US Expats: 0.62%
29: Turkey
Total Expats: 18,675
Female Expats: 9,637
Male Expats: 9,038
% of US Expats: 0.62%
Boubacar Amadou Cisse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
28: Guam
Total Expats: 19,572
Female Expats: 9,476
Male Expats: 10,096
% of US Expats: 0.65%
27: China
Total Expats: 20,762
Female Expats: 6,880
Male Expats: 13,882
% of US Expats: 0.69%
N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
26: Colombia
Total Expats: 20,810
Female Expats: 9,467
Male Expats: 11,343
% of US Expats: 0.69%
KEVIN CASTAÑEDA VILLAMIL, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
25: Brazil
Total Expats: 22,410
Female Expats: 11,911
Male Expats: 10,499
% of US Expats: 0.74%
24: Sweden
Total Expats: 22,503
Female Expats: 10,761
Male Expats: 11,742
% of US Expats: 0.75%
JZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
23: Micronesia
Total Expats: 22,822
Female Expats: 10,902
Male Expats: 11,920
% of US Expats: 0.76%
Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
22: Greece
Total Expats: 23,297
Female Expats: 12,899
Male Expats: 10,398
% of US Expats: 0.77%
dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
21: Ecuador
Total Expats: 28,026
Female Expats: 11,885
Male Expats: 16,141
% of US Expats: 0.93%
Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
20: India
Total Expats: 32,867
Female Expats: 16,592
Male Expats: 16,275
% of US Expats: 1.09%
19: Ireland
Total Expats: 35,190
Female Expats: 19,638
Male Expats: 15,552
% of US Expats: 1.17%
18: Netherlands
Total Expats: 35,242
Female Expats: 18,465
Male Expats: 16,777
% of US Expats: 1.17%
17: New Zealand
Total Expats: 35,989
Female Expats: 18,585
Male Expats: 17,404
% of US Expats: 1.2%
Takeshi Aida, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
16: Philippines
Total Expats: 37,857
Female Expats: 18,359
Male Expats: 19,498
% of US Expats: 1.26%
Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
15: Switzerland
Total Expats: 38,779
Female Expats: 20,084
Male Expats: 18,695
% of US Expats: 1.29%
14: Peru
Total Expats: 41,292
Female Expats: 14,422
Male Expats: 26,870
% of US Expats: 1.37%
Joshuary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
13: Bangladesh
Total Expats: 45,115
Female Expats: 31,180
Male Expats: 13,935
% of US Expats: 1.5%
ASaber91, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
12: Italy
Total Expats: 54,011
Female Expats: 30,439
Male Expats: 23,572
% of US Expats: 1.79%
Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
11: Spain
Total Expats: 57,112
Female Expats: 30,138
Male Expats: 26,974
% of US Expats: 1.9%
10: Japan
Total Expats: 58,340
Female Expats: 32,317
Male Expats: 26,023
% of US Expats: 1.94%
Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
9: France
Total Expats: 61,668
Female Expats: 36,934
Male Expats: 24,734
% of US Expats: 2.05%
Yann Caradec, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
8: South Korea
Total Expats: 68,050
Female Expats: 14,205
Male Expats: 53,845
% of US Expats: 2.26%
라성민, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
7: Israel
Total Expats: 76,794
Female Expats: 40,110
Male Expats: 36,684
% of US Expats: 2.55%
Ynhockey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
6: Australia
Total Expats: 116,620
Female Expats: 58,814
Male Expats: 57,806
% of US Expats: 3.87%
Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
5: Germany
Total Expats: 152,639
Female Expats: 67,256
Male Expats: 85,383
% of US Expats: 5.07%
Georgfotoart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
4: Puerto Rico
Total Expats: 159,515
Female Expats: 85,416
Male Expats: 74,099
% of US Expats: 5.3%
Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
3: United Kingdom
Total Expats: 170,771
Female Expats: 95,001
Male Expats: 75,770
% of US Expats: 5.67%
Dronepicr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
2: Canada
Total Expats: 273,226
Female Expats: 151,065
Male Expats: 122,161
% of US Expats: 9.08%
Taxiarchos228, Wikimedia Commons
1: Mexico
Total Expats: 799,248
Female Expats: 394,960
Male Expats: 404,288
% of US Expats: 26.55%
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