Migration and integration Naturalisations by legal grounds for naturalisation and selected former citizenship

Naturalisations in 2024, by legal grounds for naturalisation and selected former citizenship
CitizenshipTotalNaturalisations, of which due to:
naturalisations
in Germany		of which due to:naturalisations of people who are
ordinarily resident abroad3		Old and restitution cases as per
Article 116 paragraph 2 of GG,
section 15 of StAG
discretionary naturalisations1naturalisations on the grounds of entitlement2

1: This includes naturalisations as per sections 8, 9 and 10 paragraph 2 of StAG.
2: This includes naturalisations as per section 10 paragraph 1 and 3 of StAG, naturalisations of stateless and displaced foreigners as well as transitional provision as per section 40c of the StAG.
3: This includes naturalisations as per section 13and 14 of StAG.
. = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.

Source: Naturalisation statistics.

Total292,020284,25571,595212,6602907,475
Europe107,800106,66016,45590,2051051,040
EU–European Union36,31536,0606,94029,12030225
Bulgaria2,8402,8406302,210. .
Greece2,8002,8004302,370. .
Italy4,2954,2854753,81055
Poland6,2156,1401,0055,135575
Romania8,6758,6402,3306,310. 30
Other Europe71,48570,5959,51561,08075810
Kosovo7,4807,4801,2806,200. .
Russian Federation12,98012,9651,44011,520155
Serbia4,6804,6756354,0405.
Turkey22,52522,5052,10520,4001010
Ukraine8,9208,9151,3257,5905.
Africa22,22522,1304,96517,1652075
Egypt3,6703,6701,1452,525. .
America10,0907,4956906,8051052,490
United Kingdom3,2951,2701451,125751,950
Asia145,700142,01547,46094,555453,640
Afghanistan10,09510,0952,5807,515. .
Iraq13,54513,5454,4309,115. .
Iran8,2458,2401,7256,515. .
Pakistan5,0005,0001,4953,505. .
Syria83,18583,18532,73050,455. .
Australia and Oceania235175151601545
Stateless, unsettled or unknown5,9705,7902,0153,775. 180

As at 04 July 2025

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