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<p /> <p>Information on the resident population of the UK by nationality and country
of birth is published by Office for National Statistics at: <br>http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=International+Migration
<br><br>Information on the total number of British citizens who have obtained their
nationality by naturalisation or by registration is not available.<br><br>Data is
published on the annual number of grants of British citizenship based on naturalisation
and registration made in each year from 1962 to 2013 in table cz 03 of Immigration
Statistics, available in the library of the House and at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a><br><br>The
latest edition of table cz 03 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283703/citizenship-q4-2013-tabs.ods"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283703/citizenship-q4-2013-tabs.ods</a><br><br>From
1962 to 2013 there were 2.9 million grants of British citizenship based on naturalisation
and 0.9 million grants based on registration. It is not possible to determine from
the administrative data how many of the persons granted British citizenship since
1962 have subsequently died or changed citizenship.</p><p />
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