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British Citizenship

Volume 496: debated on Wednesday 15 July 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-UK born people have been given British citizenship in each of the last three years; and from which countries such people originated. (285523)

The information requested is not in the public domain in the required format.

Information based upon the previous nationality of those granted British Citizenship is provided in the table.

Grants of British citizenship in the United Kingdom in 2006, 2007 and 2008(P) by previous nationality

Number of persons

Previous nationality

2006

2007

2008

European Economic Area

Austria

25

50

35

Belgium

75

40

35

Bulgaria

625

1,115

795

Cyprus

105

40

30

Czech Republic

95

80

40

Denmark

25

65

30

Estonia

60

65

20

Finland

30

40

30

France

340

480

370

Germany

260

370

300

Greece

150

285

225

Hungary

110

95

55

Ireland

115

140

95

Italy

260

345

240

Latvia

90

85

30

Liechtenstein

5

*

Lithuania

215

170

65

Luxembourg

5

*

Malta

45

30

20

Netherlands

115

200

130

Norway

30

25

15

Poland

580

560

250

Portugal

535

520

405

Romania

600

540

385

Slovakia

155

125

55

Slovenia

10

10

5

Spain

170

185

125

Sweden

55

105

85

Total European Economic Area

3,665

5,785

3,885

Remainder of Europe

Albania

885

1,115

930

Armenia

110

140

70

Azerbaijan

130

215

160

Belarus

170

175

155

Bosnia-Herzegovina

230

195

110

Croatia

605

375

165

Cyprus (Northern part of)

390

130

85

Georgia

175

155

110

Kazakhstan

95

120

80

Kyrgyzstan

45

65

45

Macedonia

135

215

140

Moldova

90

130

100

Russia

1,830

1,885

1,380

Serbia and Montenegro

7,550

3,485

1,865

Switzerland

95

70

45

Tajikistan

10

5

10

Turkey

5,590

4,710

4,640

Turkmenistan

10

25

20

Ukraine

865

1,220

705

Uzbekistan

60

90

60

Total Remainder of Europe

20,305

14,515

10,875

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda

15

20

15

Argentina

120

125

120

Bahamas

15

10

15

Barbados

145

105

85

Belize

15

20

15

Bolivia

70

75

65

Brazil

540

610

605

Canada

1,325

1,140

815

Chile

100

90

90

Colombia

1,580

1,845

1,115

Costa Rica

15

10

10

Cuba

90

90

80

Dominica

50

35

45

Dominican Republic

35

20

35

Ecuador

955

745

580

El Salvador

10

5

15

Grenada

65

70

60

Guatemala

5

20

15

Guyana

240

240

210

Haiti

5

5

5

Honduras

10

5

10

Jamaica

2,525

3,165

2,715

Mexico

145

135

115

Netherlands Antilles

*

Nicaragua

5

5

10

Panama

10

10

25

Paraguay

5

5

Peru

130

220

170

St. Kitts and Nevis

10

10

5

St. Lucia

85

125

140

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

55

130

135

Trinidad and Tobago

490

480

380

United States of America

3,020

2,785

2,205

Uruguay

25

10

10

Venezuela

105

155

120

Total Americas

12,015

12,530

10,050

Africa

Algeria

1,015

1,170

955

Angola

945

1,200

1,070

Benin

15

15

10

Botswana

25

25

20

Burkina Faso

10

5

10

Burundi

425

680

520

Cameroon

395

535

420

Cape Verde

*

Central African Republic

5

*

Chad

50

30

25

Comoros

5

Congo

550

470

280

Congo Democratic Republic

1,910

2,100

1,575

Djibouti

10

10

10

Egypt

595

730

485

Equatorial Guinea

5

10

Eritrea

705

915

660

Ethiopia

670

865

485

Gabon

5

10

5

Gambia

315

410

395

Ghana

2,990

3,375

3,135

Guinea

35

75

95

Guinea-Bissau

5

15

5

Ivory Coast

395

450

370

Kenya

2,380

2,235

1,405

Lesotho

10

15

10

Liberia

170

245

195

Libya

460

405

385

Madagascar

5

5

10

Malawi

130

165

175

Mali

5

5

*

Mauritania

5

15

5

Mauritius

640

905

650

Morocco

495

510

500

Mozambique

20

15

10

Namibia

25

30

20

Niger

15

5

*

Nigeria

5,875

6,030

4,530

Rwanda

565

745

405

Senegal

25

35

30

Seychelles

70

75

55

Sierra Leone

1,660

2,195

1,270

Somalia

9,050

7,450

7,165

South Africa

7,670

8,150

5,265

Sudan

965

735

570

Swaziland

5

20

10

Tanzania

675

530

410

Togo

120

105

60

Tunisia

130

185

150

Uganda

1,100

1,210

910

Western Sahara

*

Zambia

400

555

460

Zimbabwe

2,545

5,590

5,710

Total Africa

46,280

51,255

40,910

Indian sub-continent

Bangladesh

3,725

2,250

3,635

India

15,125

14,490

11,825

Pakistan

10,260

8,140

9,440

Total Indian sub-continent

29,110

24,885

24,900

Middle East

Bahrain

15

15

10

Iran

3,285

4,425

2,200

Iraq

4,125

5,480

8,895

Israel

570

540

350

Jordan

320

310

175

Kuwait

70

25

40

Lebanon

515

625

320

Oman

5

5

5

Palestine

340

425

280

Saudi Arabia

60

75

30

Syria

390

330

230

United Arab Emirates

20

25

10

Yemen

520

400

335

Total Middle East

10,240

12,685

12,880

Remainder of Asia

Afghanistan

3,400

10,555

5,540

Bhutan

20

35

30

Brunei

10

10

5

Cambodia

15

25

15

China

2,785

3,345

2,860

Hong Kong SAR of China (Holder of Certificate of Identity or Document of Identity)

10

10

10

Hong Kong SAR of China (Holder of Special Administrative Region Passport)

85

100

105

Indonesia

170

170

115

Japan

180

135

110

Korea (North)

5

*

Korea (South)

300

575

410

Laos

10

5

10

Malaysia

560

635

590

Maldives

5

5

5

Mongolia

45

65

70

Myanmar (Burma)

145

180

145

Nepal

915

1,045

930

Philippines

8,840

10,840

5,380

Singapore

95

120

120

Sri Lanka

5,720

6,495

3,285

Thailand

785

985

1,070

Vietnam

190

305

290

Total Remainder of Asia

24,295

35,640

21,085

Oceania

American Samoa

*

Australia

3,380

2,835

1,990

Fiji

25

65

80

Nauru

5

*

New Zealand

1,565

1,355

980

Papua New Guinea

5

5

*

Samoa

*

Tonga

10

10

Total Oceania

4,980

4,285

3,060

Other

British overseas territories citizen (1)

470

820

330

British Nationals (Overseas)

545

680

540

British Overseas citizen

1,545

1,100

570

British protected persons

160

100

50

British subjects

190

150

60

Nationality Currently Unknown

10

15

5

Nationality Unknown Officially Designated as Stateless

50

30

20

Stateless—Defined 1954 Convention

100

45

70

Stateless Refugee—Defined 1951 Convention

15

5

5

Stateless refugee—Other

40

15

10

Total Other

3,130

2,965

1,660

Grand Total

154,015

164,540

129,310

1 Excluding Gibraltar BOTCs.

The information has been provided with reference to the published statistics.