Top 10 European cities to live for migrants in 2024

Why migrate to Europe?

• 92 million Migrated to Europe in 2023
• Affordable transport
• Work-life balance
• High-degree economic benefits

 

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Quality of life in Europe

As revealed by the report, the quality of life in European cities is the best place to reside. Cardiff in the UK is considered the best place to live for immigrants in European countries, with a score of 95 per cent.

 

More than 95 per cent of residents said that a British city is a good place for residing for immigrants, LGBTIQ people, older people, and families with children. However, Lisbon in Portugal has secured the second position with a score of five per cent less than Cardiff.

 

The report further justified that non-capital cities are often considered better living places. Foreign-born people suffer from the quality of local-level policies and are most likely to be unemployed and live in overcrowded facilities. On average, the report further reveals that three out of four residencies, equivalent to 73 per cent, have agreed that European cities are best. Northern cities are best for immigrants-79% whereas eastern countries scored less, 67%.

 

Spanish and Portuguese cities are most favourable as 84 per cent of residents considered the city the best place to reside.

 

Gdansk in Poland, Barcelona in Spain, Tyneside conurbation in the United Kingdom, and Hamburg in Germany were ranked fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively, with a percentage score of 87 per cent each.

 

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List of ranking in Quality of Life:

According to the research these cities have been regarded as highest number of citizen were they are satisfied with their stay:

City	Score
Cardiff (United Kingdom)	95 per cent
Lisbon (Portugal)	90 per cent
Braga (Poland)	89 per cent
Groningen (Netherlands)	88 per cent
Gdansk (Poland)	87 per cent
Barcelona (Spain)	87 per cent
Tyneside conurbation (United Kingdom)	87 per cent
Hamburg (Germany)	87 per cent
Helsinki (Finland)	86 per cent
Glasgow (United Kingdom)	86 per cent

 

Some countries in Croatia have higher rates than the national levels, such as Zagreb, which has 66 per cent of respondents believe Croatia is the best place to reside for immigrants than the national level 42 per cent.

 

Same works for Poland 87 - per cent for Gdańsk versus 65 per cent, Slovakia (71 per cent for Bratislava versus 50 per cent), and Türkiye (75 per cent for Antalya versus 52 per cent).

 

 On the other hand, 75% claimed that Paris, the country, is referred to as a positive place for immigrants to reside, whereas 54% preferred it less.

 

The cities that have lower scores regarding the people's satisfaction with life in their towns:

 

• Palermo (Italy)
• Athens (Greece)
• Istanbul (Türkiye)
• Tirana (Albania)
• Naples (Italy)
• Belgrade (Serbia)
• Rome (Italy)
• Skopje (North Macedonia)
• Miskolc (Hungary)
• Podgorica (Montenegro)

 

The report also included 83 other countries associated with European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.

 

Even in a report that was published in 2020, nine out of ten people in Europe were happy with their city life, and residents felt safer in smaller cities back then, too.

 

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