Figures show a five-fold increase in people born in the UK holding both British and EU passports.
The number of people with multiple passports in England and Wales has doubled in a decade, with the rise thought to be partly down to Brexit.
The majority – 84.4% or 50.3 million – of usual residents across the two nations held only one passport in 2021. “This change has been partly driven by migration over the decade, with an increase in people moving here from the EU. As people who have settled in England and Wales go on to have children, we can see an increase in dual citizenship among the younger ages.
Non-EU dual citizens had a median age of 22, and UK/Irish dual citizens were older, with a median age of 47.A rise in UK/Irish dual citizens across the decade was most apparent in those aged 50 to 70-years-old, the ONS said, adding that this suggested many only took up their dual nationality more recently despite moving to England and Wales years ago.
The five most common non-EU passports for UK-born dual citizens showed a wider variety of average ages, with UK-Australian having a median age of 39, UK-US being 21, UK-Nigerian was 19, UK-Canadian was 36, and UK-New Zealand was 28. It was a similar picture for UK-born holders of UK and non-EU passports, with just over a third based in London and a fifth in the South East , while only 1.9% were in the North East.
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