Citizenship grants
Number of people granted British citizenship through naturalisation or registration.
236.2k grants
-12.4% vs 2024
As of 2025
Historical trend
Trend summary
Citizenship grants was 236.2k in 2025, down from 269.8k in 2024.
Trend
- Over the available record (2004–2025), it has ranged from 118.1k in 2015 to 269.8k in 2024.
- The latest reading is above the record average of 171.8k.
Context
- Home Office publishes citizenship statistics annually; they cover naturalisations and registrations combined.
- Eligibility requirements differ for naturalisation (typically 5 years residence) and registration (various routes including children born in the UK).
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- Home Office
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 10 August 2026
- Next update
- 10 August 2027
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 236.2k grants
- Period high
- 269.8k grants
- Period low
- 236.2k grants
- Period average
- 253.0k grants