Acquisitions of citizenship in France
103,661 people acquired the citizenship of France in 2024.
France, 2024
103,661
Change from 2023
+6.6%
European Union, 2024
1,177,232 people
Position in 2024
4th of 33
Acquisitions of citizenship in France over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 103,661 people | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | 97,288 people | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | 114,483 people | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | 130,385 people | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 86,483 people | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 109,821 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 110,014 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 114,274 people | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 119,152 people | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 113,608 people | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 105,613 people | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 97,276 people | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 96,051 people | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | 114,569 people | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 143,261 people | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 135,852 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 137,452 people | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 132,002 people | – |
| 2006 | 147,868 people | – |
| 2005 | 154,827 people | – |
| 2004 | 168,826 people | – |
| 2003 | 144,640 people | – |
| 2002 | 128,092 people | – |
| 2001 | 127,548 people | – |
| 2000 | 150,025 people | – |
Flags: be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +6.6% from 97,288 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 105,613 people, the figure has changed by −1.8%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, France has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,177,232 people.
More for France
All statistics for France
Immigration
438,626p (Provisional) immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
263,233p (Provisional) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
116,475 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
3.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
1.4 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
91,737 people
2025 · World Bank