You asked

​Can you give me the numbers of immigrants for the years 2012 to 2019 gaining British citizenship who were over the age of 60?

We said

Thank you for your enquiry.

We produce estimates of long-term international migration (immigration, emigration and net migration) to the UK on a quarterly basis. These estimates are available by current citizenship in table 1; immigration flows are labelled "inflow". These data are available back to 2009.

Long term international migration estimates to the UK by age and sex are available in table 2.07 and are provided back to 1991.

To understand who applies for British Citizenship you will need to use data supplied by the Home Office. These tables, which summarise citizenship applications and grants, may be of use to you.

For more assistance with the British Citizenship grants and applications data, you can contact the Home Office: MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

When accessing any of our files please read the 'notes, terms and conditions' contained within them.

Please do not hesitate to contact us directly on pop.info@ons.gov.uk if you require anything further.