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THE dream of living in the Mediterranean is over for almost 90,000 British expats, who have abandoned Spain after the Eurozone crisis hit the country.

Almost 90,000 British expats who were living in Spain have abandoned the country[GETTY]

Tens of thousands flocked from Spain last year, as a shrinking jobs market and a property slump contributed to the exodus of Britons.

It is the second year in a row Spain's population has been reduced by departing British expats, with almost one in four leaving the country.

Jackie Miles, 48, is among the Britons who moved from Spain in 2013, when she left with her two children and husband for Dubai.

A shrinking jobs market and a property slump contributed to the exodus of Britons [GETTY]

We had been in Spain for 13 years and loved it, but like many other British people we had to find work and it just wasn’t possible any longer

Jackie Miles

She said: “We had been in Spain for 13 years and loved it, but like many other British people we had to find work and it just wasn’t possible any longer in our part of Andalusia.”

The figures have been revealed by Spain's National Statistics Institute.

In January 2013 there were 385,179 British expats living in Spain but that slumped to 297,229, a drop of 23 per cent, in December.

The number of Germans living in Spain also dropped by 23.6 per cent, while the amount of French expats fell by 12.7 per cent.

It is the second year in a row Spain's population has been reduced by departing British expats [GETTY]

Maura Hillen is chairman of AUAN, a group that campaigns for British homeowners caught in a property scandal in Spain.

She said: "There is a wider trend of Britons leaving.

"People who retired out here in their 50s and 60s have seen their circumstances change.

"Advancing age, losing a partner and the rise in the cost of living make life here less attractive."