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French Naturalisation Statistics 2019

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

Year :
Decree type :

In 2019, 48 514 people obtained French nationality by decree, according to data extracted from the Journal Officiel (JORF). This represents a decrease of 8.9% compared to 2018.

  • Naturalisations by decree account for 33 989 cases (70.1%), reinstatements for 1 167 (2.4%), and collective effects for 13 358 (27.5%).
  • The most represented foreign countries of origin are Maroc (5 280), Algérie (5 147), Tunisie (2 191).
  • 103 departments are represented. The departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (7 135), Hauts-de-Seine (3 947), Seine-Saint-Denis (3 803).
Total naturalisations
48 514
-8.9% vs 2018
Naturalisations
33 989
70.1% of total
Reinstatements
1 167
2.4% of total
Collective effect
13 358
27.5% of total

Gender distribution

MaleFemale
23 549 (49%)24 735 (51%)

Age group distribution

18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
3 39712 5059 6495 2592 5931 780

By country of origin

212 countries
#CountryCount%
1France
10 66222.3%
2Maroc
5 28011.1%
3Algérie
5 14710.8%
4Tunisie
2 1914.6%
5Royaume-Uni
1 5463.2%
6Côte d’Ivoire
1 2682.7%
7Cameroun
1 2332.6%
8Sénégal
1 1572.4%
9Roumanie
1 0032.1%
10Russie
7751.6%
11République démocratique du Congo
7701.6%
12Mali
7671.6%
13Turquie
6051.3%
14Guinée
5891.2%
15République du Congo
5741.2%
16Haïti
5531.2%
17Italie
5221.1%
18Liban
5131.1%
19Madagascar
4541.0%
20Chine
4450.9%
21Syrie
4220.9%
22Comores
3800.8%
23Pologne
3560.7%
24Portugal
3510.7%
25Vietnam
3340.7%
26Bangladesh
3310.7%
27Sri Lanka
3200.7%
28Arménie
3070.6%
29Colombie
3000.6%
30Togo
2850.6%
31Kosovo
2700.6%
32Brésil
2690.6%
33Ukraine
2640.6%
34Bénin
2480.5%
35Etats-Unis
2470.5%
36Allemagne
2450.5%
37Espagne
2390.5%
38Egypte
2290.5%
39Mauritanie
2030.4%
40Iran
2020.4%
41Moldavie
1890.4%
42Gabon
1770.4%
43Belgique
1680.4%
44République centrafricaine
1660.3%
45Pakistan
1650.3%
46Maurice
1630.3%
47Afghanistan
1600.3%
48Bulgarie
1550.3%
49Angola
1510.3%
50Serbie
1490.3%
51Inde
1460.3%
52Albanie
1340.3%
53Cambodge
1320.3%
54Irak
1280.3%
55Rwanda
1210.3%
56Mexique
1180.2%
57Burkina Faso
1180.2%
58Géorgie
1170.2%
59Cap-Vert
1170.2%
60Canada
1080.2%
61Azerbaïdjan
930.2%
62Pérou
930.2%
63Suisse
920.2%
64Soudan
910.2%
65Grèce
850.2%
66Yougoslavie
830.2%
67Nigéria
770.2%
68Bosnie-Herzégovine
740.2%
69Tchad
730.2%
70Niger
730.2%
71Venezuela
710.1%
72Argentine
700.1%
73Hongrie
690.1%
74Equateur
570.1%
75Ethiopie
560.1%
76Chili
550.1%
77Biélorussie
550.1%
78Zaïre
470.1%
79Djibouti
470.1%
80Ghana
440.1%
81Macédoine
430.1%
82Philippines
420.1%
83République tchèque
420.1%
84Kazakhstan
420.1%
85Burundi
420.1%
86URSS
410.1%
87Australie
410.1%
88Thaïlande
390.1%
89République dominicaine
390.1%
90Taiwan
380.1%
91Pays-Bas
380.1%
92Afrique du sud
380.1%
93Cuba
360.1%
94Bolivie
360.1%
95Arabie Saoudite
350.1%
96Kenya
350.1%
97Congo
350.1%
98Guinée-Bissao
350.1%
99U R S S
330.1%
100Laos
320.1%
101Emirats arabes unis
300.1%
102Libye
300.1%
103Kirghizistan
280.1%
104Corée du Sud
280.1%
105Principauté de Monaco
270.1%
106Somalie
230.0%
107Suriname
230.0%
108Gambie
220.0%
109Népal
210.0%
110Monténégro
190.0%
111Mongolie
190.0%
112Israël
180.0%
113République populaire du Congo
180.0%
114Irlande
170.0%
115Ouzbékistan
160.0%
116Sierra Leone
160.0%
117Slovaquie
160.0%
118Lettonie
160.0%
119Jordanie
150.0%
120Guyana
150.0%
121Japon
150.0%
122Indonésie
140.0%
123Koweït
130.0%
124Suède
130.0%
125Erythrée
120.0%
126Birmanie
120.0%
127Yémen
110.0%
128Croatie
110.0%
129Singapour
100.0%
130Nouvelle-Zélande
100.0%
131Territoires palestiniens
90.0%
132Malaisie
90.0%
133Salvador
90.0%
134Ceylan
90.0%
135Paraguay
90.0%
136Danemark
80.0%
137Lituanie
80.0%
138Slovénie
70.0%
139Sainte-Lucie
70.0%
140Luxembourg
70.0%
141Libéria
70.0%
142Ouganda
60.0%
143Turkménistan
60.0%
144Zimbabwe
60.0%
145Nigeria
60.0%
146Costa Rica
60.0%
147Dominique
50.0%
148Autriche
50.0%
149Chypre
50.0%
150Congo-Brazzaville
50.0%
151Congo-Léopoldville
50.0%
152Estonie
50.0%
153Finlande
50.0%
154Guatémala
50.0%
155Sao Tomé-et-Principe
50.0%
156Soudan français
50.0%
157Uruguay
40.0%
158Qatar
40.0%
159Zambie
40.0%
160Dahomey
40.0%
161Nicaragua
40.0%
162Haute-Volta
30.0%
163Honduras
30.0%
164Mozambique
30.0%
165Monaco
30.0%
166Serbie-et-Monténégro
30.0%
167Seychelles
30.0%
168Ile Maurice
30.0%
169Oman
30.0%
170Tanzanie
30.0%
171Tadjikistan
20.0%
172Etats- Unis
20.0%
173Rwanda-Urundi
20.0%
174Tonga
20.0%
175Trinité et Tobago
20.0%
176Norvège
20.0%
177Congo belge
20.0%
178Malte
20.0%
179Bahreïn
20.0%
180Val-d’Oise
20.0%
181Vanuatu
20.0%
182Madagas- car
20.0%
183Guinée équatoriale
20.0%
184Madagas - car
20.0%
185RDA
10.0%
186Oubangui-Chari
10.0%
187Namibie
10.0%
188Sahara Occidental
10.0%
189Samoa occidentales
10.0%
190Sao Tomé-et- Principe
10.0%
191Mada- gascar
10.0%
192Mada - gascar
10.0%
193Loire-Atlantique
10.0%
194Lesotho
10.0%
195Jamaïque
10.0%
196Islande
10.0%
1978 e
10.0%
198Indes
10.0%
199île Maurice
10.0%
200Guadeloupe
10.0%
201Gard
10.0%
202Territoire français des Afars et des Issas
10.0%
203Etat libre associé de Porto Rico
10.0%
2044 e
10.0%
205Congo-Kinshasa
10.0%
206Cher
10.0%
207U.R.S.S.
10.0%
208Bahamas
10.0%
209Antilles néerlandaises
10.0%
210Vosges
10.0%
211Andorre
10.0%
212Yémen du Nord
10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%
1Mohamed
7158.3%
2Mohammed
2873.3%
3Ahmed
2362.7%
4Maria
2192.5%
5Fatima
1882.2%
6Ali
1852.1%
7Adam
1591.8%
8David
1561.8%
9Mamadou
1471.7%
10Youssef
1431.7%
11Sarah
1351.6%
12Sara
1341.6%
13Marie
1331.5%
14Amine
1211.4%
15Fatoumata
1211.4%
16Omar
1201.4%
17Lina
1161.3%
18Anna
1131.3%
19Hamza
1131.3%
20Yassine
1101.3%
21Imane
1011.2%
22Moussa
991.1%
23Nadia
991.1%
24Mariam
951.1%
25Khadija
931.1%
26Rachid
921.1%
27Meriem
881.0%
28Mehdi
881.0%
29Ibrahim
871.0%
30Yasmine
871.0%
31Amina
861.0%
32Aïcha
841.0%
33Ayoub
821.0%
34Malika
821.0%
35Abdelkader
810.9%
36Aya
780.9%
37Sofia
770.9%
38Ibrahima
760.9%
39Karim
750.9%
40Brahim
730.8%
41Aminata
720.8%
42Samir
710.8%
43Elena
690.8%
44Salma
690.8%
45Fatiha
680.8%
46Karima
640.7%
47Zineb
640.7%
48Samira
640.7%
49Abdoulaye
630.7%
50Kenza
620.7%
51Rayan
620.7%
52Fatma
620.7%
53Daniel
610.7%
54Ana
610.7%
55John
610.7%
56Hassan
590.7%
57Inès
580.7%
58Oussama
580.7%
59Jean
570.7%
60Diana
570.7%
61Laura
570.7%
62Sofiane
570.7%
63Mustapha
560.7%
64Zakaria
560.7%
65Olga
550.6%
66Anas
540.6%
67Nabil
540.6%
68Ousmane
540.6%
69Amadou
530.6%
70Amir
530.6%
71Younes
530.6%
72Meryem
520.6%
73Walid
520.6%
74Said
510.6%
75Mourad
510.6%
76Abdellah
510.6%
77Sabrina
500.6%
78Adama
500.6%
79Hanane
500.6%
80Aymen
500.6%
81Yanis
500.6%
82Hicham
490.6%
83Joseph
490.6%
84Sonia
480.6%
85Houda
480.6%
86Fatou
470.5%
87Samia
470.5%
88Mariama
460.5%
89Saïd
460.5%
90Rachida
460.5%
91Sami
460.5%
92Awa
450.5%
93Tatiana
440.5%
94Khalid
440.5%
95Amira
440.5%
96José
440.5%
97Paul
440.5%
98Oumou
440.5%
99Latifa
430.5%
100Amel
430.5%

By department

#DepartmentCount%
175 — Paris
7 13515.0%
292 — Hauts-de-Seine
3 9478.3%
393 — Seine-Saint-Denis
3 8038.0%
494 — Val-de-Marne
2 5305.3%
578 — Yvelines
2 2704.8%
691 — Essonne
2 0944.4%
795 — Val-d'Oise
2 0124.2%
877 — Seine-et-Marne
1 6913.6%
913 — Bouches-du-Rhône
1 6023.4%
1069 — Rhône
1 5603.3%
1159 — Nord
1 2292.6%
1231 — Haute-Garonne
1 0692.3%
1367 — Bas-Rhin
7831.7%
146 — 6
7431.6%
1534 — Hérault
7311.5%
1638 — Isère
7021.5%
1757 — Moselle
6231.3%
1833 — Gironde
5251.1%
1945 — Loiret
5021.1%
2060 — Oise
4611.0%
2144 — Loire-Atlantique
4541.0%
2268 — Haut-Rhin
4490.9%
2376 — Seine-Maritime
3970.8%
2499 — 99
3860.8%
2535 — Ille-et-Vilaine
3850.8%
2674 — Haute-Savoie
3800.8%
2754 — Meurthe-et-Moselle
3750.8%
2821 — Côte-d'Or
3280.7%
2937 — Indre-et-Loire
3250.7%
301 — 1
3220.7%
3130 — Gard
3070.6%
3284 — Vaucluse
2780.6%
3351 — Marne
2670.6%
342 — 2
2660.6%
3563 — Puy-de-Dôme
2610.6%
3649 — Maine-et-Loire
2380.5%
3762 — Pas-de-Calais
2360.5%
38973 — Guyane
2330.5%
3971 — Saône-et-Loire
2260.5%
4087 — Haute-Vienne
2230.5%
4125 — Doubs
2060.4%
4242 — Loire
1870.4%
4389 — Yonne
1750.4%
4483 — Var
1710.4%
4524 — Dordogne
1620.3%
46976 — Mayotte
1610.3%
4728 — Eure-et-Loir
1570.3%
4880 — Somme
1490.3%
4910 — Aube
1470.3%
5027 — Eure
1450.3%
5172 — Sarthe
1450.3%
5264 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques
1380.3%
5314 — Calvados
1370.3%
5411 — Aude
1260.3%
5558 — Nièvre
1210.3%
5666 — Pyrénées-Orientales
1180.2%
5786 — Vienne
1150.2%
5841 — Loir-et-Cher
1140.2%
5929 — Finistère
1110.2%
6026 — Drôme
1090.2%
6173 — Savoie
960.2%
6285 — Vendée
950.2%
6390 — Territoire de Belfort
900.2%
6422 — Côtes-d'Armor
890.2%
6547 — Lot-et-Garonne
880.2%
6619 — Corrèze
880.2%
6756 — Morbihan
840.2%
6817 — Charente-Maritime
800.2%
6979 — Deux-Sèvres
800.2%
7081 — Tarn
770.2%
7118 — Cher
750.2%
7282 — Tarn-et-Garonne
670.1%
7388 — Vosges
660.1%
7416 — Charente
630.1%
7512 — Aveyron
580.1%
7636 — Indre
560.1%
774 — 4
540.1%
7850 — Manche
530.1%
7939 — Jura
530.1%
803 — 3
520.1%
8153 — Mayenne
490.1%
828 — 8
480.1%
8361 — Orne
480.1%
8446 — Lot
460.1%
8565 — Hautes-Pyrénées
440.1%
8640 — Landes
420.1%
8755 — Meuse
380.1%
887 — 7
370.1%
895 — 5
360.1%
9043 — Haute-Loire
340.1%
9132 — Gers
330.1%
92988 — 988
310.1%
93972 — Martinique
310.1%
94974 — La Réunion
280.1%
9552 — Haute-Marne
270.1%
9615 — Cantal
230.0%
9770 — Haute-Saône
220.0%
9848 — Lozère
220.0%
99971 — Guadeloupe
210.0%
1009 — 9
160.0%
10123 — Creuse
140.0%
102987 — 987
100.0%
103978 — 978
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 2019?

In 2019, 48 514 people acquired French nationality through decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF): 33 989 by naturalisation, 1 167 by reinstatement, and 13 358 by collective effect.

Which country of origin has the most naturalisations in 2019?

In 2019, the leading foreign country of origin is Maroc, with 5 280 people naturalised.

What is the male / female split of naturalisations in 2019?

In 2019, naturalised people break down into 49% men and 51% women.

Which departments record the most naturalisations in 2019?

In 2019, the departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (7 135), Hauts-de-Seine (3 947), Seine-Saint-Denis (3 803).

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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