Our network of overseas posts has in the past been asked to provide an estimate of the number of British nationals resident in their consular area. The latest figures available are for 2006-07. Figures are also available for 1990 and 2000, but not 1980. The results of each of these surveys are shown in the following table.
Country 2006-07 2000 1990 Austria 7,369 7,000 5,100 Belgium 39,867 30,200 28,500 Bulgaria 1,700 325 55 Cyprus 60,000 54,000 18,000 Czech Republic 3,183 0 83 Denmark 13,183 12,630 10,474 Estonia 220 200 — Finland 4,350 3,200 1,300 France 381,000 156,050 43,000 Germany 115,554 164,324 92,445 Greece 31,470 144,085 21,300 Hungary 2,640 3,000 275 Ireland 112,548 0 50,000 Italy 71,990 61,000 35,000 Latvia 400 200 — Lithuania 250 160 — Luxembourg 4,480 5,000 2,894 Malta 6,000 6,000 3,000 Netherlands 73,600 40,000 50,000 Poland 2,531 10,000 881 Portugal 34,624 31,597 16,300 Romania 6,000 3,000 36 Slovakia 1,000 750 — Slovenia 157 350 — Spain 840,989 949,550 121,500 Sweden 15,000 17,500 14,000 Non-EU 10,283,651 11,000,718 5,500,000 Total 12,113,756 12,700,839 6,014,143 Note: Based on overseas posts’ estimates of the number of British nationals within their consular area.