Pensions
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As at November 2007, the date of the most recent numbers available, the total numbers of overseas pensioners receiving pensions are:

Frozen

525,260

102 countries (many with less than 1,000 pensioners)
Unfrozen

538,300

43 countries    (some with less than 1,000 pensioners)

Total           

1063,560

  

Numbers were rounded to the nearest 10 by DWP

DWP for Frozen Pensioner Countries as at November 2007

State Pension in Frozen Rate Countries

 

State Pension

Country

Number of Customers

Total Amount to be Paid 2007/08
Australia

243,560

£399,010,799.86
Canada

155,450

£222,754,577.88
New Zealand

48,050

£79,116,254.46
South Africa

37,300

£72,745,597.74
Pakistan

4,870

£9,482,115.48
India

4,540

£7,666,903.49
Nigeria

2,890

£3,138,543.60
Republic Of Yemen

2,780

£5,221,943.11
Bangladesh

2,560

£4,497,529.57
Zimbabwe

2,330

£4,328,347.83
Grenada

1,510

£4,516,401.07
Thailand

1,410

£4,789,763.34
Trinidad & Tobago

1,400

£2,667,419.31
St Lucia

1,390

£4,024,268.87
Hong Kong

1,240

£2,875,326.40
Dominican Commonwealth (Dominica)

1,100

£3,146,543.52
St Vincent & Grenadines

830

£2,303,766.67
Ghana

820

£1,277,194.84
Sri Lanka

690

£1,216,239.92
Japan

680

£787,268.19
Kenya

650

£1,520,920.39
Brazil

550

£1,217,499.55
Malaysia

550

£1,536,442.00
Nevis, St Kitts-Nevis

490

£1,391,410.05
Guyana

430

£896,471.40
Antigua

440

£1,182,411.62
Arab Emirates (United)

360

£862,739.56
Singapore

340

£873,733.14
Mexico

340

£680,746.19
Monaco

310

£957,059.74
Bahamas

250

£594,986.75
Argentina

250

£431,799.17
Chile

210

£416,412.90
Egypt

200

£429,097.39
Andorra

200

£616,635.87
Zambia

190

£452,569.63
Ukraine

180

£530,518.52
Anguilla

150

£348,121.64
Botswana

140

£359,087.82
Saudi Arabia

150

£439,078.19
China Peoples Republic

140

£348,314.50
Cayman Islands

120

£323,386.26
Montserrat

130

£353,804.66
Indonesia

110

£325,628.40
Seychelles

110

£234,668.25
Swaziland

100

£240,713.51
Virgin Islands (USA)

100

£241,510.26
Colombia

100

£241,416.44
Peru

100

£200,880.31
Morocco

90

£224,120.04
Djibouti

90

£97,668.75
Fiji

90

£216,328.77
Venezuela

80

£171,889.88
Sierra Leone

80

£234,305.55
The Russian Federation

90

£154,476.62
Gambia

80

£235,252.14
Malawi

80

£279,845.44
Bahrain

80

£251,315.29
St Helena & Deps

80

£255,916.17
Oman

70

£203,571.72
Sark (State Pension payments to Sark are uprated under domestic legislation)

70

£281,415.61
Belize

70

£133,056.44
Uganda

70

£213,303.07
Jordan

60

£127,145.07
Tanzania

60

£165,469.10
Lebanon

60

£157,580.82
Namibia

50

£86,948.64
Somalia

50

£53,264.29
Costa Rica

50

£114,051.32
Falkland Islands + Deps

50

£131,560.13
Virgin Islands (British)

50

£133,654.10
Ecuador

50

£99,739.50
Kuwait

40

£167,926.28
Uruguay

40

£79,544.34
Dominican Republic

40

£122,287.63
Qatar

40

£106,509.84
Antilles (Netherlands)

40

£66,011.00
Tours

40

£137,723.51
Tunisia

30

£65,844.96
Bolivia

30

£62,761.84
Panama

30

£62,603.63
Nepal

30

£70,900.49
Syria

30

£45,241.34
Ethiopia

20

£67,650.67
Taiwan

20

£61,836.80
Brunei

20

£49,132.89
Vanuatu

20

£74,852.48
Turks & Caicos Islands

20

£59,266.28
Paraguay

20

£49,098.58
Republic Of Belarus

20

£29,475.61
Vietnam

20

£41,526.49
French Overseas Departments

20

£34,259.40
Iran

20

£22,121.37
South Korea

20

£44,206.71
Macau

10

£33,084.71
Guatemala

10

£20,046.70
El Salvador

10

£15,590.14
Honduras

10

£27,000.14
Faroe Islands

10

£21,019.30
Tonga

10

£32,391.67
Papua New Guinea

10

£42,331.98
Cook Islands

10

£10,187.55
Puerto Rico

10

£20,410.80
Cameroon

10

£30,846.45
Nicaragua

10

£14,547.14
Lesotho

10

£13,329.27
Solomon Islands

10

£23,816.83
Norfolk Island

10

£16,501.35
Cambodia (Kampuchea)

10

£21,307.72
Senegal

10

£18,743.70
Albania

10

£27,373.37
Algeria

10

£8,383.29
Madagascar (Malagasy Republic)

10

£14,699.67
Togo

10

£25,637.83
Western Samoa

10

£20,021.69
Mozambique

10

£12,106.09
Cape Verde Islands

10

£9,090.62
Laos

10

£1,611.92
Republic Of Azerbaijan

10

£22,644.27
St Martins

10

£7,665.12
Barbuda Fewer than 10

£12,141.43
Cuba

Fewer than 10

£16,169.14
New Caledonia

Fewer than 10

£4,867.93
Rwanda

Fewer than 10

£4,623.09
Guam

Fewer than 10

£9,501.03
Iraq

Fewer than 10

£7,919.87
Liberia

Fewer than 10

£4,269.74
Benin

Fewer than 10

£14,822.96
Sarawak

Fewer than 10

£9,464.29
Sudan

Fewer than 10

£6,148.78
Republic Of Armenia

Fewer than 10

£6,128.94
Kiribati

Fewer than 10

£10,920.23
Greenland

Fewer than 10

£6,518.66
Ascension Island

Fewer than 10

£14,850.88
Burma

Fewer than 10

£13,544.19
Rebublic Of Georgia

Fewer than 10

£1,852.59
Afghanistan

Fewer than 10

£4,759.56
Congo, Democratic Republic (Zaire)

Fewer than 10

£4,857.42
Haiti

Fewer than 10

£7,792.90
Guinea

Fewer than 10

£3,236.82
Surinam

Fewer than 10

£5,903.81
Sharjah

Fewer than 10

£4,004.83
Tahiti

Fewer than 10

£2,661.21
Maldive Islands

Fewer than 10

£5,090.95
Bhutan

Fewer than 10

£1,346.65
Libya

Fewer than 10

£5,148.31
Republic Of Kyrgyzstan

Fewer than 10

£7,424.82
Republic Of Moldovia

Fewer than 10

£5,456.28
Central African Republic

Fewer than 10

£6,969.61
Niger

Fewer than 10

£2,044.87
Burkina Faso

Fewer than 10

£2,780.16
Republic Of Uzbekistan

Fewer than 10

£9,537.74
Republic Of Turkmenistan

Fewer than 10

£7,752.76
Republic Of Kazakhstan

Fewer than 10

£4,133.45
San Marino

Fewer than 10

£256.39
Total

525,260

£860,102,821.47