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

Naturalisations in 2023, 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.

Total200,095193,60558,695134,9103106,180
Europe58,16556,8208,62548,1951051,235
EU–European Union31,31031,1755,76525,41030105
Bulgaria2,3152,3155351,785. .
Greece2,5852,5853002,285. .
Italy4,0003,9904203,57055
Poland5,4405,4058954,510. 30
Romania7,5757,5602,0205,545. 15
Other Europe26,85525,6452,86022,785751,130
Kosovo2,7402,7403452,395. .
Russian Federation1,9951,9752901,6851010
Serbia1,4201,4151851,2305.
Turkey10,73510,6858209,865545
Ukraine5,9105,9107855,125. .
Unidet Kingdom1,31022535195251,060
Africa13,23513,1652,80510,3601060
Morocco2,5202,5203552,165. .
America6,3053,9604303,5301652,180
Asia117,145114,49044,80569,685102,645
Afghanistan6,5206,5201,7454,775. .
India3,4053,4001,0302,370. .
Iraq10,71010,7103,8556,855. .
Iran6,4206,4201,7004,720. .
Syria75,48575,48533,76041,725. .
Australia and Oceania100255201560
Stateless, unsettled or unknown5,1505,1452,0303,120. .

As at 28 May 2024

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