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Brits Abroad

World overview

Asia

Use the map to find out about those countries most popular with Britons, or choose a country from the full list:

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Country Data

Regional overview

84,000 British citizens live in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

20% more British pensioners live in India than a decade ago.

2 pensioners – although possibly more – are recorded as living in Mongolia. Get in touch.

BRITS IN ASIA
Briton living in Asia
Life in Mumbai is either incredibly easy or incredibly difficult - it's always in the extreme
Heather Saville, India

Afghanistan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN AFGHANISTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
9005,9002n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Bangladesh

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BANGLADESH*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
9,20010,0003,534n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Bhutan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN BHUTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
1-1001-1001n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

India

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN INDIA*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
32,00032,0005,115n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Kazakhstan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN KAZAKHSTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
7707701n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Kyrgyzstan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN KYRGYZSTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
1-1001-10018317
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Maldives

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN MALDIVES*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
1-1001-1001n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Nepal

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN NEPAL*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
2,7002,70028n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Pakistan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN PAKISTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
47,00047,0005,771n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Sri Lanka

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN SRI LANKA*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
4,4004,400652n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Tajikistan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN TAJIKISTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
2002001n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Turkmenistan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN TURKMENISTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
1-1001-1001n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

Uzbekistan

NUMBERS OF BRITONS IN UZBEKISTAN*
TotalInc. part-timePensioners% male% female
1301302n/an/a
*Total and including part-time figures are estimates only. See links below for more information.

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