Acquisitions of citizenship in United Kingdom
159,348 people acquired the citizenship of United Kingdom in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest since 2013.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
United Kingdom, 2019
159,348
Change from 2018
+1.5%
European Union, 2019
712,266 peopleep (Source flag ep)
Acquisitions of citizenship in United Kingdom over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | – | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | – | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | – | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | – | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 159,348 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 157,004 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 123,106 people | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 149,372 people | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 118,000 people | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 125,605 people | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 207,496 people | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 193,884 people | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | 177,565 people | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 194,842 people | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 203,628 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 129,257 people | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 164,541 people | – |
| 2006 | 154,015 people | – |
| 2005 | 161,755 people | – |
| 2004 | 148,275 people | – |
| 2003 | 130,535 people | – |
| 2002 | 120,125 people | – |
| 2001 | 89,785 people | – |
| 2000 | 82,210 people | – |
Flags: be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5% from 157,004 people in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 203,628 people, the figure has changed by −21.7%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 712,266 people.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Immigration
680,906 immigrants
2019 · Eurostat
Emigration
368,385 emigrants
2019 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
44,315 applicants
2019 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
2.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
6.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
389,911 people
2025 · World Bank