Acquisitions of citizenship in Italy
217,448 people acquired the citizenship of Italy in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1998.
Italy, 2024
217,448
Change from 2023
+1.8%
European Union, 2024
1,177,232 people
Position in 2024
3rd of 33
Acquisitions of citizenship in Italy over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 217,448 people | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | 213,567 people | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | 213,716 people | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | 121,457 people | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 131,803 people | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 127,001 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 112,523 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 146,605 people | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 201,591 people | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 178,035 people | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 129,887 people | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 100,712 people | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 65,383 people | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | 56,153 people | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 65,938 people | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 59,369 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 53,696 people | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 45,485 people | – |
| 2006 | 35,266 people | – |
| 2005 | 28,659 people | – |
| 2004 | 19,140 people | – |
| 2003 | 13,406 people | – |
| 2002 | 10,682 people | – |
| 2001 | 10,380 people | – |
| 2000 | 9,555 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 +1.8% from 213,567 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 129,887 people, the figure has changed by +67.4%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,177,232 people.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Immigration
451,583 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
188,903 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
128,655 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.0p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
2.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
75,448 people
2025 · World Bank