Acquisitions of citizenship in Switzerland
39,912 people acquired the citizenship of Switzerland in 2024.
Switzerland, 2024
39,912
Change from 2023
−3.1%
European Union, 2024
1,177,232 people
Position in 2024
8th of 33
Acquisitions of citizenship in Switzerland over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,912 people | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | 41,201 people | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | 41,486 people | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | 36,994 people | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 34,141 people | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 41,127 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 42,493 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 44,949 people | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 42,937 people | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 40,689 people | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 32,836 people | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 34,061 people | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 33,500 people | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | 36,012 people | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 39,314 people | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 43,440 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 44,365 people | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 43,889 people | – |
| 2006 | 46,711 people | – |
| 2005 | 38,437 people | – |
| 2004 | 35,685 people | – |
| 2003 | 35,427 people | – |
| 2002 | 36,515 people | – |
| 2001 | 27,583 people | – |
| 2000 | 28,700 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 −3.1% from 41,201 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32,836 people, the figure has changed by +21.5%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,177,232 people.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Immigration
212,578 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
129,786 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
23,415 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
7.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
5.1 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
37,253 people
2025 · World Bank