Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Germany
Germany: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
up 36.8%
World rank
15th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2024
All-time low
1.1%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Germany, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Germany stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Germany peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places Germany 15th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.3% | — |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +36.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 2.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 2.7% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 2.6% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 2.6% compare
- 16 Portugal 2.0% compare
- 17 Greece 1.9% compare
- 18 Luxembourg 1.9% compare
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Germany?
- Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Germany was 2.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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