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Brits Abroad

World overview

Africa

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Country Data

Regional overview

212,000 ex-pat Brits in South Africa represent the largest cluster on the continent.

2,700 pensioners in Nigeria represent the largest worldwide jump in ex-pat retirees – up 667% in a decade.

12 African nations have fewer than 100 British residents, possibly none at all.

BRITS IN AFRICA
Briton living in Africa
Within ten minutes of my office I can be climbing Table Mountain, be on a beach or playing golf
Ian Wason, South Africa

Algeria

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ALGERIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
630 630 7 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Angola

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ANGOLA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
650 650 n/a n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Benin

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BENIN*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 4 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Botswana

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BOTSWANA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
5,000 5,000 140 57 43
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Burkina Faso

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BURKINA FASO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 2 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Cameroon

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CAMEROON*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
300 300 12 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Cape Verde

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CAPE VERDE*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 5 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Cent African Rep

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CENT AFRICAN REP*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 2 48 52
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Chad

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CHAD*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 1 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Congo

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN CONGO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 2 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Djibouti

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN DJIBOUTI*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
110 110 112 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

DR Congo

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN DR CONGO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
390 390 1 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Egypt

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN EGYPT*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
14,000 14,000 182 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Ethiopia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ETHIOPIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,300 1,300 35 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Gambia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN GAMBIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,500 1,500 88 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Ghana

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN GHANA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
5,900 5,900 854 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Guinea

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN GUINEA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 3 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Ivory Coast

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN IVORY COAST*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,200 1,200 2 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Kenya

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN KENYA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
29,000 32,000 646 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Lesotho

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN LESOTHO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
350 350 7 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Liberia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN LIBERIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 5 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Libya

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN LIBYA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
3,600 3,600 3 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Madagascar

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MADAGASCAR*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
300 300 7 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Malawi

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MALAWI*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
7,400 7,400 90 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Mauritania

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MAURITANIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,600 1,600 n/a n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Mauritius

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MAURITIUS*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
740 920 490 43 57
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Morocco

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MOROCCO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
2,400 3,000 97 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Mozambique

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MOZAMBIQUE*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,400 1,400 7 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Namibia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN NAMIBIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,700 1,700 50 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Niger

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN NIGER*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 1 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Nigeria

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN NIGERIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
16,000 16,000 2,689 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Rwanda

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN RWANDA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 1 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Senegal

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SENEGAL*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
220 220 10 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Seychelles

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SEYCHELLES*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,800 1,800 100 55 45
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Sierra Leone

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SIERRA LEONE*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
2,000 2,000 120 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Somalia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SOMALIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 93 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

South Africa

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SOUTH AFRICA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
212,000 214,000 38,825 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

St Helena

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ST HELENA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 79 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Sudan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SUDAN*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,300 1,300 5 55 45
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Swaziland

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SWAZILAND*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
2,300 2,300 100 56 44
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Tanzania

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN TANZANIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
5,500 5,500 69 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Togo

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN TOGO*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1-100 1-100 7 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Tunisia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN TUNISIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
1,400 1,400 26 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Uganda

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN UGANDA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
2,500 2,500 72 53 47
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Zambia

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ZAMBIA*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
5,800 5,800 201 52 48
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Zimbabwe

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN ZIMBABWE*
Total Inc. part-time Pensioners % male % female
6,100 6,100 2,921 n/a n/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

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