Increasingly, Americans in search of retirement in a place where they can stretch their (likely meager) retirement savings are looking beyond U.S. borders.

That's according to an Associated Press report, which found that between 2010 and 2015, the number of Americans who retired abroad increased 17 percent—with even more retirees following their lead over the next 10 years as boomers leave the workplace.

The Social Security Administration puts the number of American seniors living abroad at just under 400,000, with the most popular destinations being Canada, Japan, Mexico, Germany and the U.K.

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