Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
7.5%
Sweden
Lowest
0.1%
Lithuania
Median
1.4%
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
647
What the numbers show
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 7.5% in Sweden; the lowest is 0.1% in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4%, and the mean is 1.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 84.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 90.0%).
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 7.5% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 4.3% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 4.1% | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 3.9% | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 3.7% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 3.7% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 3.7% | 2024 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 3.1% | 2024 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 2.9% | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 12 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 2.7% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 2.6% | 2019 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 2.6% | 2019 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 2.4% | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 2.0% | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 1.9% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 1.9% | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 19 | France | 1.7% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 1.6% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 1.4% | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Slovakia | 1.4% | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 1.4% | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 24 | Liechtenstein | 1.3% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 1.2% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 0.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 31 | Malta | 0.7% | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 41 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |