The given illustrations delineate information about UK citizenship, while the first graph shows the number of citizens in thousands, and the second compares the numbers of newcomers according to their origins in 1996 and 2002. The first set of information is categorized by a forty-year period, from 1962 to 2002, with 10-year time spans.
Overall, UK citizenship increased dramatically by the end of the given period, experiencing a considerable decline between 1990 and 2000. Notably, Asia dominated over the course of the period in terms of the origins of new citizens, while Australia and others showed the lowest numbers, which witnessed a slight decline in 2002, unlike Asia, Africa, Europe, and America.
In 1962, the number of UK dwellers was significantly low, at around 30 thousand, increasing constantly to nearly 70 thousand by 1988. In the following years, there was a pronounced drop in numbers by approximately 30 thousand, to 40 thousand, before rising dramatically by the end of the period, reaching 100 thousand.
With respect to the origins of new citizens, in 1996, the figure for Asia registered the highest numbers with 19 thousand, compared with 9 thousand in Africa, Europe, and America.
In the next time span, 2002, all figures increased significantly, reaching 50 thousand, 39 thousand, and 27 thousand, respectively. In contrast, the figure for Australia and others experienced a modest decline from 5 thousand to 4 thousand.