The number of non-UK nationals of each nationality serving in each unit cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost. Data by service as at 1 April 2008 are provided in the following table:
All services Army Navy RAF Total 168,620 93,830 34,530 40,260 British 161,040 87,270 33,750 40,260 Commonwealth3 6,580 6,000 530 40 Antiguan — — — — Australian 80 60 20 — Bahamian — — — — Bangladeshi 10 10 — — Barbadian 10 10 — — Belizean — — — — Botswanan 10 10 — — Bruneian — — — — Cameroonian 30 30 — — Canadian 70 50 20 — Citizen of Fiji 2,040 1,950 80 10 Citizen of Sri Lanka 10 10 — — Citizen of St. Kitts — — — — Cypriot — — — — Dominican 20 20 — — Gambian 120 110 10 — Ghanian 660 650 10 — Grenadian 50 50 — — Guyanese 20 20 — — Indian 60 60 10 — Jamaican 740 700 30 10 Kenyan 120 110 10 — Malawian 130 130 — — Malaysian 10 — — — Maltese 10 — — — Mauritian 30 30 — — Namibian — — — — New Zealander 80 60 10 — Nigerian 80 80 — — Other Commonwealth 10 10 — — Other West Indian — — — — Pakistani 10 10 — — Papua New Guinean — — — — Saint Helenian — — — — Saint Lucian 200 200 10 — Seychellois 10 10 — — Sierra Leonean 40 40 — — Singaporean — — — — South African 770 710 60 — Swazi 10 10 — — Tanzanian — — — — Tongan 10 10 — — Trinidadian 100 70 30 — Ugandan 50 50 — — Vincentian 430 240 190 — Zambian 20 20 — — Zimbabwean 480 460 20 — Other 360 280 60 20 Afghan — — — — American — — — — Austrian — — — — Danish — — — — Dutch — — — — Egyptian — — — — Foreign 10 10 — — French — — — — German — — — — Hong Kong/Chinese — — — — Irish 280 200 50 20 Iranian — — — — Iraqi — — — — Libyan — — — — Mauritanian — — — — Nepalese 60 60 — — Norwegian — — — — Pacific Islander — — — — Saudi Arabian — — — — Sudanese — — — — Swedish — — — — Swiss — — — — Ukrainian — — — — Unknown4 640 279 200 170 “—“ denotes zero or rounded to zero. 1Trained UK regular forces exclude Gurkhas, full-time reserve personnel and mobilised reservists. 2 Provisional. 3 Includes Zimbabwean and Fijian citizens, who continue to retain Commonwealth status under the British Nationality Act 1981. 4 Those with an unrecorded nationality. Note: Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, all services strength statistics for 1 April 2008 are provisional and subject to review.
The following table shows the strength of trained UK Regular Forces as at 1 April 2007 and 2008 by nationality. Nationality data for all three services are only available since April 2007 post introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System.
April 2007 April 2008 Total 172,910 168,620 British 165,780 161,460 Commonwealth3 6,500 6,580 Antiguan — — Australian 90 80 Bahamian — — Bangladeshi 10 10 Barbadian 20 10 Belizean — — Botswanan 10 10 Bruneian — — Cameroonian 20 30 Canadian 80 70 Citizen of Fiji 1,990 2,040 Citizen of Sri Lanka 10 10 Citizen of St. Kitts — — Cypriot — — Dominican 10 20 Gambian 80 120 Ghanian 610 660 Grenadian 50 50 Guyanese 20 20 Indian 50 60 Jamaican 920 740 Kenyan 100 120 Malawian 100 130 Malaysian 10 10 Maltese 10 10 Mauritian 20 30 Namibian — — New Zealander 70 80 Nigerian 70 80 Other Commonwealth 10 10 Other West Indian — — Pakistani 10 10 Papua New Guinean — — St. Helenian — — St. Lucian 220 200 Seychellois 10 10 Sierra Leonean 40 40 Singaporean — — South African 740 770 Swazi 10 10 Tanzanian — — Tongan 10 10 Trinidadian 90 100 Ugandan 40 50 Vincentian 420 430 Zambian 20 20 Zimbabwean 530 480 Other 310 360 Afghan — — American — — Austrian — — Danish — — Dutch — — Egyptian — — Foreign — 10 French — — German — — Hong Kong/Chinese — — Irish 260 280 Iranian — — Iraqi — — Libyan — — Mauritanian — — Nepalese 30 60 Norwegian — — Pacific Islander — — Saudi Arabian 10 — Sudanese — — Swedish — — Swiss — — Ukrainian — — Unknown4 310 640 “—” Denotes zero or rounded to zero. 1 Trained UK Regular Forces exclude Gurkhas, full-time reserve personnel and mobilised reservists. 2 Denotes provisional. 3 Includes Zimbabwean and Fijian citizens, who continue to retain Commonwealth status under the British Nationality Act 1981. 4 Those with an unrecorded nationality.
Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, all services strength statistics for 1 April 2007 and 1 April 2008 are provisional and subject to review.