The charts below illustrate the number of UK citizenships given to immigrants and origins of them in between 1996 and 2002. Measurements are thousand people per units.
Overall, the figures increased throughout the period, despite the sharp downfall in 1987.In addition, in both years most UK citizenships were given to Asian people, while Australasia and others received the least number of citizenships.
Delving into details, in the year 1962, 20,000 citizenships given to individuals. The figure increased until 1970 (30,000) before experiencing slight decrease which brought the figure to 25,000. After that, the figure witnessed a growth, which lifted it to 67,000. Then, it decreased sharply stopping at 45,000. Then it experienced a sharp rise which brought it to 120,000.
In terms of original nations of new citizens, most citizenships were given to Asian people in both 1996 and 2002, 19,000 and 50,000, respectively. In 1996, African, European and American immigrants received an identical number of UK citizenships. But in 2002, the figures African, European and American immigrants were 39,000 and 27,000, respectively. Lastly, Australasia and others, received the least number of citizenships, which was 5,000 in 1996 and 4,000 in 2002.