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American Expats:

The US State Department estimates some 9 million Americans living abroad in total, but says this number could be in error as Americans are not required to register as being abroad, thus even the November 2023 estimate American Citizens living abroad at 5.1 million was not verifiable. There is an estimate of 1.2 million abroad as service members and other government-affiliated employees.

The US State Department's estimates for 2021, the countries with the highest numbers of U.S. citizen expats are:

Mexico - 1.5 million

Canada - 660,000

United Kingdom - 215,000

Germany - 120,000

Israel - 90,000

Some Notes:

The exact number of American expatriates living abroad is difficult to determine, as the numbers constantly change due to people moving, returning to the United States, or becoming expats. However, it is estimated that there are around 9 million U.S. citizens living abroad as of September 2021.

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The US State Department estimates 9 million American citizens living outside of the USA.

Countries with more than 100,000 American expats:

Australia
Canada
China
Dominican Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Israel & West Bank
Italy
Mexico
Philippines
Spain
United Kingdom

Health

Is Alzheimers fueled by poor sleep? Article at Ygeiamou [in Greek, use a translator tool to view in English] says that research is showing deep sleep is a cleaning period for the brain, and without it toxins build up.

Expat: Women's True Tales of Life Abroad (Adventura Books)