Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
288,670 Number
Germany
Lowest
124 Number
Lithuania
Median
5,819 Number
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,103

What the numbers show

Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 288,670 Number in Germany; the lowest is 124 Number in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,819 Number, and the mean is 38,384 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,328.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 294.7%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 80.1%).

Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 288,670 Number 2024 up 161.0% rising
2 Spain 252,476 Number 2024 up 22.6% volatile
3 Italy 217,448 Number 2024 up 67.4% volatile
4 United Kingdom 159,348 Number 2019 down 21.7% rising
4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 159,348 Number 2019 down 21.7% rising
6 France 103,661 Number 2024 down 1.8% falling
7 Sweden 62,989 Number 2024 up 44.8% rising
8 Belgium 60,108 Number 2024 up 221.0% rising
9 Netherlands 58,999 Number 2024 up 80.6% rising
9 Netherlands 58,999 Number 2024 up 80.6% rising
11 Switzerland 39,912 Number 2024 up 21.5% rising
12 Norway 27,460 Number 2024 up 73.1% volatile
13 Ireland 24,059 Number 2024 up 14.0% volatile
14 Portugal 20,624 Number 2024 down 2.4% volatile
15 Poland 16,075 Number 2024 up 294.7% volatile
15 Poland 16,075 Number 2024 up 294.7% volatile
17 Greece 14,275 Number 2024 down 31.7% volatile
18 Austria 13,036 Number 2024 up 72.2% volatile
19 Finland 11,512 Number 2024 up 39.4% rising
20 Denmark 6,255 Number 2024 up 31.8% volatile
21 Luxembourg 5,892 Number 2024 up 83.8% volatile
22 Czechia 5,819 Number 2024 up 15.0% volatile
23 Türkiye 4,359 Number 2007 volatile
24 Romania 4,040 Number 2024 up 141.3% volatile
25 Cyprus 2,800 Number 2024 up 71.5% volatile
26 Hungary 1,742 Number 2024 down 80.1% volatile
27 North Macedonia 1,713 Number 2007 down 16.4% rising
28 Slovenia 1,654 Number 2024 up 56.5% falling
28 Slovenia 1,654 Number 2024 up 56.5% falling
30 Malta 1,145 Number 2024 up 264.6% volatile
31 Latvia 1,056 Number 2024 down 50.7% volatile
31 Latvia 1,056 Number 2024 down 50.7% volatile
33 Slovakia 879 Number 2024 up 275.6% volatile
33 Slovakia 879 Number 2024 up 275.6% volatile
35 Croatia 793 Number 2024 up 15.6% volatile
35 Croatia 793 Number 2024 up 15.6% volatile
37 Estonia 758 Number 2024 down 53.0% volatile
37 Estonia 758 Number 2024 down 53.0% volatile
39 Iceland 638 Number 2024 up 7.2% rising
40 Bulgaria 343 Number 2024 down 61.9% volatile
41 Liechtenstein 182 Number 2024 up 5.2% volatile
42 Lithuania 124 Number 2024 down 32.2% volatile
42 Lithuania 124 Number 2024 down 32.2% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 1,103 data points, 1998–2024
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