Latin Americans Acquiring British Citizenship
The table below shows the number of Latin Americans who acquired citizenship of the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2008; sorted alphabetically.
| Previous nationality | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 22 | 38 | 45 | 62 | 45 | 105 | 120 | 115 | 145 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 1,062 |
| Bolivia | 11 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 75 | 65 | 481 |
| Brazil | 119 | 196 | 178 | 331 | 340 | 330 | 435 | 485 | 565 | 540 | 610 | 605 | 4,734 |
| Chile | 39 | 61 | 79 | 92 | 125 | 110 | 145 | 130 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 1,171 |
| Colombia | 185 | 272 | 296 | 381 | 375 | 945 | 1,000 | 1,290 | 1,500 | 1,580 | 1,845 | 1,115 | 10,784 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 106 |
| Cuba | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 60 | 65 | 90 | 115 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 668 |
| Dominican Republic | 12 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 30 | 55 | 50 | 65 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 406 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 80 | 200 | 325 | 655 | 955 | 745 | 580 | 3,730 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 143 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 124 |
| Honduras | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 117 |
| Mexico | 26 | 52 | 74 | 116 | 100 | 105 | 145 | 160 | 175 | 145 | 135 | 115 | 1,348 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 71 |
| Panama | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 123 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 42 |
| Peru | 65 | 78 | 80 | 117 | 105 | 185 | 175 | 180 | 230 | 130 | 220 | 170 | 1,735 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 131 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 85 | 95 | 120 | 105 | 155 | 120 | 963 |
| Total | 27,939 |
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