13 Sep 2006 : Column 2422W—continued
| Applications for naturalisation from Northern Ireland( 1) |
| | 2001 (percentage) | 2002 (percentage) | 2003 (percentage) | 2004 (percentage) | YTD 2005 (percentage) | Total 2001-05 | Percentage 2001-05 |
|
Afghanistan
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
0.0
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Albania
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.8
|
|
Algeria
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
5
|
0.7
|
|
Argentina
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Australia
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
2.6
|
1.8
|
2.0
|
15
|
1.6
|
|
Austria
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Bahrain
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Bangladesh
|
2.1
|
3.6
|
5.8
|
1.2
|
3.2
|
30
|
3.3
|
|
Belarus
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Bolivia
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Brazil
|
2.1
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
0.8
|
10
|
0.9
|
|
British Citizen
|
2.1
|
0.0
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
5
|
0.5
|
|
British Dependant Territories Citizen (Territory not known)
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
British National (Overseas)
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1.1
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
British Overseas Citizen
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Bulgaria
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
2.1
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
10
|
0.9
|
|
Cambodia (Kampuchea)
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Canada
|
2.1
|
4.2
|
2.6
|
3.6
|
2.0
|
25
|
2.9
|
|
China (Peoples Republic of China)
|
16.5
|
14.5
|
14.2
|
10.8
|
6.0
|
100
|
11.5
|
|
Colombia
|
4.1
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
10
|
1.2
|
|
Croatia
|
1.0
|
1.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
5
|
0.5
|
|
Cuba
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
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|
Czech Republic
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Ecuador
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Egypt
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
1.2
|
0.4
|
10
|
0.9
|
|
Ethiopia
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
2.4
|
10
|
0.9
|
|
France
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Georgia
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Germany
|
5.2
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
10
|
1.2
|
|
Ghana
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Greece
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Guyana
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Honduras
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Hong Kong SAR of China (Holder of Certificate of Identity or Document of Identity)
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Hong Kong SAR of China (Holder of Special Administrative Region Passport)
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Hungary
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
India
|
2.1
|
7.9
|
7.4
|
11.4
|
11.2
|
75
|
8.8
|
|
Indonesia
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2.1
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.6
|
|
Iran
|
3.1
|
4.2
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
1.2
|
25
|
2.8
|
|
Iraq
|
4.1
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
0.0
|
10
|
1.0
|
|
Ireland
|
1.0
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
15
|
1.6
|
|
Israel
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Italy
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Ivory Coast (Cote D Ivoire)
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Jamaica
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.5
|
|
Jordan
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.7
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Kenya
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.6
|
|
Korea (South)
|
1.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
3.6
|
15
|
1.6
|
|
Kosovo
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Latvia
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Lebanon
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Libya (Arab Republic)
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.6
|
|
Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of)
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Malawi
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Malaysia
|
4.1
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
1.2
|
20
|
2.3
|
|
Malta
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Mauritius
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Mexico
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Moldova
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Morocco
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
0.6
|
2.0
|
10
|
1.4
|
|
Myanmar (Burma)
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Nepal
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.5
|
|
Netherlands
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
New Zealand
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
2.1
|
0.6
|
1.2
|
10
|
1.2
|
|
Nigeria
|
1.0
|
1.8
|
2.6
|
1.8
|
1.2
|
15
|
1.7
|
|
Norway
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Pakistan
|
7.2
|
5.5
|
3.7
|
6.0
|
2.4
|
40
|
4.5
|
|
Palestine
|
1.0
|
0.6
|
1.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
5
|
0.6
|
|
Peru
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Philippines
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.1
|
3.0
|
9.2
|
40
|
4.4
|
|
Poland
|
0.0
|
1.8
|
1.1
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.8
|
|
Portugal
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1.8
|
1.2
|
5
|
0.7
|
|
Romania
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
1.6
|
1.8
|
0.8
|
15
|
1.8
|
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13 Sep 2006 : Column 2426W
|
Russia
|
5.2
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
3.0
|
3.6
|
20
|
2.4
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Singapore
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.2
|
|
Somalia
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
South Africa
|
3.1
|
6.7
|
7.9
|
4.2
|
5.2
|
50
|
5.6
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
2.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.6
|
|
Sudan
|
1.0
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
2.4
|
0.8
|
10
|
1.3
|
|
Switzerland
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Syria
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Taiwan
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.5
|
|
Tanzania
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Thailand
|
1.0
|
2.4
|
1.6
|
3.6
|
4.4
|
25
|
2.9
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Tunisia
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
Turkey
|
2.1
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
4.2
|
3.2
|
30
|
3.2
|
|
Ukraine
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.3
|
|
United States of America
|
5.2
|
4.2
|
3.2
|
2.4
|
4.4
|
35
|
3.8
|
|
Vietnam
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
5
|
0.7
|
|
Yemen
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
(2)—
|
0.1
|
|
Zambia
|
2.1
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
5
|
0.5
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
1.0
|
1.8
|
1.1
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
15
|
1.8
|
|
Total
|
100
|
165
|
190
|
170
|
250
|
875
| |
(1) This information is based on the postcodes from which applications were made, and so does not necessarily show current Northern Ireland residents (2) Indicates ‘1-2’
|
