compatriots.net finds 10,477,384 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in United Kingdom, from 243 countries of origin; 4,127,924 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, India, France.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,175,852 |
| India | 916,738 |
| France | 506,910 |
| Australia | 428,119 |
| Italy | 362,304 |
| Ireland | 359,193 |
| Germany | 345,706 |
| China | 296,232 |
| Canada | 290,572 |
| Poland | 282,519 |
| Spain | 279,818 |
| Romania | 273,342 |
| Other | 4,438,011 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Wholesale and retail trade | 269,981 |
| Information and communication | 168,728 |
| Professional and scientific | 166,607 |
| Construction | 117,243 |
| Administrative and support | 111,952 |
| Real estate | 97,704 |
| Manufacturing | 88,162 |
| Other services | 83,883 |
| Accommodation and food | 76,532 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 76,103 |
| Transport and storage | 68,352 |
| Health and social work | 66,023 |
| Other | 220,055 |
Abroad, 4,168,510 people from United Kingdom are documented in 246 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,046,904 |
| Australia | 527,957 |
| France | 307,997 |
| Canada | 263,369 |
| Germany | 249,893 |
| Switzerland | 188,009 |
| Netherlands | 180,700 |
| Spain | 141,355 |
| India | 140,088 |
| Ireland | 134,943 |
| New Zealand | 93,434 |
| United Arab Emirates | 90,086 |
| Other | 1,348,709 |
United Kingdom's company register lists 45,158,396 officer rows, 40,993,798 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.83; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.