Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 2.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in United Kingdom, 2009–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in United Kingdom stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in United Kingdom peaked at 4.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.8% | — |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -40.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in United Kingdom?
- Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in United Kingdom was 2.6% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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