French Naturalisation Statistics 2016

Data extracted from decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF)

Year :

Decree type :

In 2016, 65 082 people obtained French nationality by decree, according to data extracted from the Journal Officiel (JORF).

Naturalisations by decree account for 43 490 cases (66.8%), reinstatements for 2 462 (3.8%), and collective effects for 19 130 (29.4%).
The most represented foreign countries of origin are Algérie (8 265), Maroc (7 089), Tunisie (3 196).
103 departments are represented. The departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (7 279), Seine-Saint-Denis (7 223), Hauts-de-Seine (6 308).

Total naturalisations

65 082

Naturalisations

43 490

66.8% of total

Reinstatements

2 462

3.8% of total

Collective effect

19 130

29.4% of total

Gender distribution

Male	Female
31 909 (49%)	32 966 (51%)

Age group distribution

18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
4 952	15 203	13 394	6 947	3 302	2 226

By country of origin

226 countries

#CountryCount%

1France

15 10223.7%

2Algérie

8 26513.0%

3Maroc

7 08911.1%

4Tunisie

3 1965.0%

5Cameroun

1 9103.0%

6URSS

1 7682.8%

7Côte d’Ivoire

1 7202.7%

8Sénégal

1 4822.3%

9Haïti

1 1291.8%

10Turquie

1 0331.6%

11Mali

1 0171.6%

12Roumanie

9941.6%

13Comores

7381.2%

14Zaïre

7321.2%

15Yougoslavie

7311.1%

16Liban

6811.1%

17Guinée

6511.0%

18Madagascar

6291.0%

19Portugal

6111.0%

20Chine

6061.0%

21République populaire du Congo

4950.8%

22Vietnam

4110.6%

23Togo

4010.6%

24Colombie

3870.6%

25Pologne

3860.6%

26Sri Lanka

3720.6%

27Italie

3690.6%

28Syrie

3690.6%

29Brésil

3350.5%

30Iran

2980.5%

31Mauritanie

2900.5%

32Bénin

2850.4%

33Russie

2690.4%

34Cambodge

2480.4%

35Royaume-Uni

2430.4%

36Gabon

2390.4%

37Bangladesh

2330.4%

38République centrafricaine

2310.4%

39Egypte

2280.4%

40Espagne

2260.4%

41Angola

2240.4%

42Belgique

2190.3%

43Bulgarie

2130.3%

44République du Congo

2000.3%

45Etats-Unis

1940.3%

46Inde

1940.3%

47Pakistan

1860.3%

48Albanie

1840.3%

49Pérou

1740.3%

50République démocratique du Congo

1670.3%

51Cap-Vert

1650.3%

52Mexique

1440.2%

53Rwanda

1320.2%

54Congo-Kinshasa

1290.2%

55île Maurice

1280.2%

56Congo-Léopoldville

1270.2%

57Suisse

1270.2%

58Irak

1210.2%

59Afghanistan

1190.2%

60Allemagne

1150.2%

61Arménie

1140.2%

62Canada

1120.2%

63Dahomey

1090.2%

64Nigéria

1090.2%

65Congo-Brazzaville

1010.2%

66Ile Maurice

1010.2%

67Ceylan

970.2%

68Haute-Volta

960.2%

69Congo

940.1%

70RFA

890.1%

71Soudan

810.1%

72Tchad

800.1%

73Niger

790.1%

74Venezuela

760.1%

75Congo belge

730.1%

76Argentine

720.1%

77Ethiopie

690.1%

78Equateur

680.1%

79Chili

680.1%

80Grèce

680.1%

81Tchécoslovaquie

660.1%

82Côte d'Ivoire

650.1%

83Thaïlande

640.1%

84Ghana

620.1%

85Hongrie

620.1%

86Burkina Faso

620.1%

87Ukraine

560.1%

88Pays-Bas

560.1%

89Géorgie

560.1%

90Soudan français

560.1%

91Arabie saoudite

520.1%

92Laos

510.1%

93Cuba

500.1%

94Suriname

460.1%

95Philippines

440.1%

96Burundi

410.1%

97Bolivie

400.1%

98Bosnie-Herzégovine

390.1%

99Libye

380.1%

100Moldavie

370.1%

101Népal

370.1%

102Somalie

360.1%

103Sierra Leone

340.1%

104République dominicaine

340.1%

105Azerbaïdjan

330.1%

106Serbie-et-Monténégro

330.1%

107Principauté de Monaco

320.1%

108Guinée-Bissao

310.0%

109Taiwan

290.0%

110Corée du Sud

290.0%

111R F A

260.0%

112Djibouti

250.0%

113Afrique du sud

250.0%

114Guyana

240.0%

115Antilles britanniques

240.0%

116Australie

230.0%

117Japon

220.0%

118Emirats arabes unis

220.0%

119Kenya

210.0%

120RDA

210.0%

121Gambie

200.0%

122Israël

190.0%

123Pakistan oriental

190.0%

124Guinée portugaise

180.0%

125Maurice

170.0%

126Uruguay

150.0%

127Territoires palestiniens

150.0%

128Rwanda-Urundi

140.0%

129Irlande

140.0%

130Kazakhstan

140.0%

131Biélorussie

140.0%

132Birmanie

140.0%

133Koweït

130.0%

134Jordanie

120.0%

135Suède

120.0%

136Rép. démocratique du Congo

120.0%

137Libéria

110.0%

138Serbie

110.0%

139Mongolie

110.0%

140Finlande

100.0%

141Nouvelle-Zélande

100.0%

142Salvador

100.0%

143Nicaragua

100.0%

144Bhoutan

100.0%

145Lettonie

100.0%

146Macédoine

90.0%

147Paraguay

90.0%

148Oubangui-Chari

90.0%

149Luxembourg

90.0%

150Autriche

80.0%

151République tchèque

80.0%

152Kosovo

80.0%

153Malaisie

80.0%

154Costa Rica

80.0%

155Dominique

70.0%

156Honduras

70.0%

157Ouganda

70.0%

158Indonésie

60.0%

159Kirghizistan

60.0%

160Zimbabwe

60.0%

161Danemark

60.0%

162Yémen

50.0%

163Guatémala

50.0%

164Sainte-Lucie

50.0%

165République du Vietnam

50.0%

166Côte française des Somalis

50.0%

167Tanzanie

50.0%

168Seychelles

50.0%

169Croatie

40.0%

170Ouzbékistan

40.0%

171Chypre

40.0%

172R D A

40.0%

173Côte de l’Or

40.0%

174Norvège

30.0%

175U.R.S.S.

30.0%

176Mayotte

30.0%

177Vanuatu

30.0%

178Hong Kong

30.0%

179Rhodésie

30.0%

180Erythrée

30.0%

181Oman

30.0%

182Yémen du Nord

30.0%

183Territoire français des Afars et des Issas

30.0%

18414 e

20.0%

185Guyane hollandaise

20.0%

186Mozambique

20.0%

187Etats- Unis

20.0%

188Yémen du Sud

20.0%

189Cap- Vert

20.0%

190Bahreïn

20.0%

191Singapour

20.0%

192Slovaquie

20.0%

193Jamaïque

20.0%

194Guinée équatoriale

20.0%

195Fidji

20.0%

196U.R.S. S.

10.0%

197Lituanie

10.0%

198Monténégro

10.0%

199Nigeria

10.0%

200Oise

10.0%

201Panama

10.0%

202Islande

10.0%

203Porto Rico et possessions E-U

10.0%

204Indes

10.0%

20520 e

10.0%

206Haute-Garonne

10.0%

207Guyane britannique

10.0%

208Guyane

10.0%

209R.F.A.

10.0%

210Rhône

10.0%

211Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadine

10.0%

212São Tomé-et-Principe

10.0%

213Slovénie

10.0%

214Sri-Lanka

10.0%

215Corée du Nord

10.0%

216Congo Léopoldville

10.0%

217Tadjikistan

10.0%

218Congo Brazzaville

10.0%

219Bouches-du-Rhône

10.0%

220Barbade

10.0%

221U R S S

10.0%

222Madagas- car

10.0%

223URSS.

10.0%

224Val-de-Marne

10.0%

225Andorre

10.0%

226Macao

10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%

1Mohamed

1 1969.6%

2Mohammed

4193.4%

3Fatima

3873.1%

4Ahmed

3642.9%

5Maria

3042.4%

6Ali

2722.2%

7Marie

2281.8%

8Youssef

1981.6%

9Adam

1971.6%

10Sarah

1941.6%

11Mamadou

1921.5%

12Nadia

1881.5%

13Rachid

1771.4%

14Lina

1581.3%

15Amine

1571.3%

16Fatoumata

1551.2%

17Sara

1531.2%

18Omar

1521.2%

19Moussa

1501.2%

20Aïcha

1451.2%

21Khadija

1391.1%

22Mariam

1351.1%

23Yasmine

1341.1%

24Anna

1331.1%

25Rayan

1301.0%

26Abdelkader

1291.0%

27Yassine

1271.0%

28Ibrahim

1261.0%

29Jean

1261.0%

30Fatma

1251.0%

31Malika

1221.0%

32Fatiha

1221.0%

33Karim

1211.0%

34Aminata

1191.0%

35Imane

1180.9%

36Saïd

1160.9%

37Amina

1150.9%

38David

1130.9%

39Hamza

1120.9%

40Mehdi

1090.9%

41Samir

1080.9%

42Mustapha

1070.9%

43Mourad

1040.8%

44Meriem

1030.8%

45Samira

1020.8%

46Karima

1020.8%

47Brahim

1010.8%

48Aya

1010.8%

49Ayoub

990.8%

50Abdoulaye

960.8%

51Inès

910.7%

52Daniel

910.7%

53Nabil

900.7%

54Sofiane

890.7%

55Ibrahima

870.7%

56Souad

850.7%

57Yacine

830.7%

58Zakaria

820.7%

59Walid

820.7%

60Amel

790.6%

61Sami

790.6%

62Zohra

790.6%

63Myriam

780.6%

64Samia

780.6%

65José

760.6%

66Yanis

750.6%

67Hassan

750.6%

68Younes

750.6%

69Khaled

750.6%

70Abdellah

750.6%

71Kamel

740.6%

72Hicham

740.6%

73Naïma

730.6%

74Hanane

720.6%

75Olga

710.6%

76Fatou

700.6%

77Sofia

700.6%

78Zineb

690.6%

79Farid

690.6%

80Yamina

690.6%

81Hamid

690.6%

82Elena

680.5%

83Salma

680.5%

84Mariama

670.5%

85Abdelaziz

670.5%

86Rachida

660.5%

87Abderrahmane

660.5%

88Abdallah

660.5%

89Amadou

650.5%

90Ana

650.5%

91Gabriel

620.5%

92Alexandre

620.5%

93Sonia

620.5%

94Halima

620.5%

95Kenza

610.5%

96Asma

610.5%

97Diana

610.5%

98Youcef

610.5%

99Rabah

600.5%

100Marwa

600.5%

By department

#DepartmentCount%

175 — Paris

7 27911.4%

293 — Seine-Saint-Denis

7 22311.4%

392 — Hauts-de-Seine

6 3089.9%

494 — Val-de-Marne

4 5837.2%

591 — Essonne

2 8314.5%

669 — Rhône

2 7654.3%

795 — Val-d'Oise

2 6374.1%

813 — Bouches-du-Rhône

2 5654.0%

978 — Yvelines

2 2873.6%

1067 — Bas-Rhin

1 3552.1%

116 — 6

1 3212.1%

1277 — Seine-et-Marne

1 1631.8%

1344 — Loire-Atlantique

8441.3%

1431 — Haute-Garonne

8351.3%

1559 — Nord

8221.3%

1657 — Moselle

8001.3%

1738 — Isère

7801.2%

1835 — Ille-et-Vilaine

7701.2%

1983 — Var

6691.1%

2054 — Meurthe-et-Moselle

6631.0%

2134 — Hérault

6571.0%

2260 — Oise

6231.0%

2345 — Loiret

6030.9%

2468 — Haut-Rhin

5680.9%

25976 — Mayotte

5110.8%

2642 — Loire

4990.8%

2799 — 99

4160.7%

2851 — Marne

4130.6%

2963 — Puy-de-Dôme

4030.6%

30973 — Guyane

3940.6%

3176 — Seine-Maritime

3890.6%

3237 — Indre-et-Loire

3860.6%

3384 — Vaucluse

3860.6%

3433 — Gironde

3690.6%

351 — 1

3430.5%

3687 — Haute-Vienne

3250.5%

3714 — Calvados

3070.5%

3874 — Haute-Savoie

2960.5%

3925 — Doubs

2950.5%

402 — 2

2890.5%

4149 — Maine-et-Loire

2580.4%

4228 — Eure-et-Loir

2480.4%

4380 — Somme

2430.4%

4410 — Aube

2060.3%

4527 — Eure

1930.3%

4641 — Loir-et-Cher

1910.3%

4773 — Savoie

1890.3%

4830 — Gard

1840.3%

4972 — Sarthe

1830.3%

5018 — Cher

1800.3%

5126 — Drôme

1770.3%

5256 — Morbihan

1700.3%

5371 — Saône-et-Loire

1640.3%

5450 — Manche

1540.2%

553 — 3

1520.2%

5622 — Côtes-d'Armor

1520.2%

5721 — Côte-d'Or

1480.2%

58971 — Guadeloupe

1470.2%

5989 — Yonne

1410.2%

6036 — Indre

1400.2%

6162 — Pas-de-Calais

1340.2%

6229 — Finistère

1230.2%

6361 — Orne

1230.2%

6464 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques

1210.2%

6519 — Corrèze

1200.2%

6685 — Vendée

1200.2%

6786 — Vienne

1190.2%

6853 — Mayenne

1090.2%

6990 — Territoire de Belfort

1020.2%

7082 — Tarn-et-Garonne

1010.2%

7188 — Vosges

1010.2%

7239 — Jura

910.1%

7317 — Charente-Maritime

830.1%

745 — 5

820.1%

7566 — Pyrénées-Orientales

820.1%

7647 — Lot-et-Garonne

800.1%

7765 — Hautes-Pyrénées

790.1%

787 — 7

760.1%

7911 — Aude

740.1%

808 — 8

730.1%

8181 — Tarn

720.1%

8216 — Charente

710.1%

8324 — Dordogne

670.1%

84978 — 978

660.1%

85974 — La Réunion

640.1%

8646 — Lot

520.1%

8779 — Deux-Sèvres

510.1%

8855 — Meuse

500.1%

8958 — Nièvre

490.1%

9043 — Haute-Loire

470.1%

9112 — Aveyron

460.1%

9270 — Haute-Saône

440.1%

934 — 4

440.1%

94972 — Martinique

430.1%

959 — 9

420.1%

9632 — Gers

400.1%

9752 — Haute-Marne

370.1%

98988 — 988

350.1%

9915 — Cantal

280.0%

10023 — Creuse

230.0%

10140 — Landes

210.0%

102987 — 987

160.0%

10348 — Lozère

100.0%

Methodology and data source

These statistics are automatically extracted from naturalisation decrees published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française (JORF). They cover naturalisations by decree (NAT), reinstatements of French nationality (REI), and collective effects for minor children (EFF).

This data is provided for informational purposes only. It does not constitute the official statistics of the French Ministry of the Interior.

Frequently asked questions

How many people were granted French nationality in 2016?

In 2016, 65 082 people acquired French nationality through decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF): 43 490 by naturalisation, 2 462 by reinstatement, and 19 130 by collective effect.

Which country of origin has the most naturalisations in 2016?

In 2016, the leading foreign country of origin is Algérie, with 8 265 people naturalised.

What is the male / female split of naturalisations in 2016?

In 2016, naturalised people break down into 49% men and 51% women.

Which departments record the most naturalisations in 2016?

In 2016, the departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (7 279), Seine-Saint-Denis (7 223), Hauts-de-Seine (6 308).

Where does this naturalisation data come from?

These figures are automatically extracted from naturalisation decrees published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française (JORF), available on Légifrance. They are provided for information only and do not constitute the official statistics of the French Ministry of the Interior.

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