There were approximately 268 thousand Portuguese nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2021, an increase from the 90 thousand Portuguese nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2008. The highest number of Portuguese nationals residing in the United Kingdom was in 2020 with 271 thousand.
Number of Portuguese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Excluding some residents in communal establishments. Population estimated using the annual population survey (APS).
*Data for 2020 and 2021 is as of June in that year.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 25, 2021). Number of Portuguese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252764/portuguese-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Portuguese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252764/portuguese-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of Portuguese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252764/portuguese-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Portuguese Nationals Resident in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252764/portuguese-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of Portuguese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252764/portuguese-population-in-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of Portuguese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252764/portuguese-population-in-united-kingdom/