Acquisitions of citizenship in Romania
4,040 people acquired the citizenship of Romania in 2024.
Romania, 2024
4,040
Change from 2023
−67.9%
European Union, 2024
1,177,232 people
Position in 2024
19th of 33
Acquisitions of citizenship in Romania over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,040 people | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | 12,571 people | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | 13,417 people | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | 12,669 people | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 3,627 people | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 11,601 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 10,587 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 9,967 peopleb (break in time series) | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 4,527 peoplee (estimated) | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2,074 peoplee (estimated) | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 1,674 peoplee (estimated) | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 1,526 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | – | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | – | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 9,399 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 5,585 people | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 31 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2006 | 29 people | – |
| 2005 | 767 people | – |
| 2004 | 282 people | – |
| 2003 | 139 people | – |
| 2002 | 242 people | – |
| 2001 | 363 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 −67.9% from 12,571 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,674 people, the figure has changed by +141.3%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,177,232 people.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Immigration
286,538 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
215,191e (Estimated) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,145 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.4ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
-1.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
-29,041 people
2025 · World Bank