Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship was 1.18 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.18 million Number
Change on year
up 11.6%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
1.18 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
566,079 Number
in 2009
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 1.18 million Number for acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 1.18 million Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 566,079 Number, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 575,354 Number | — |
| 2009 | 566,079 Number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 619,801 Number | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 607,113 Number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 626,942 Number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 771,684 Number | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 762,138 Number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 721,740 Number | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 843,894 Number | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 703,724 Number | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 676,593 Number | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 712,266 Number | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 730,668 Number | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 827,708 Number | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 990,857 Number | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million Number | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.18 million Number | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 570,716 Number | 566,079 Number | 575,354 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 704,590 Number | 607,113 Number | 843,894 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 956,183 Number | 730,668 Number | 1.18 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Germany 288,670 Number compare
- 2 Spain 252,476 Number compare
- 3 Italy 217,448 Number compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 159,348 Number compare
- 4 United Kingdom 159,348 Number compare
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- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,828 Number (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 437.61 Number (2025)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 4.86 million Number (2023)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1.16 million Number (2025)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 4.86 million Number (2023)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 1.05 billion Number (2024)
- Deaths by week, sex and NUTS 2 region 100,021 Number (2025)
- Deaths by week and NUTS 3 region 100,021 Number (2025)
- GERD by sector of performance and NUTS 2 region 403,270 Million euro (2024)
- Road accidents by NUTS 3 region 911,950 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 1.18 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 566,079 Number in 2009.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2024.
- Is acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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