French Naturalisation Statistics 2019
Data extracted from decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF)
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En 2019, 48 514 personnes ont obtenu la nationalité française par décret, selon les données extraites du Journal Officiel (JORF). Cela représente une baisse de 8.9% par rapport à 2018.
- Naturalisations par décret : 33 989 (70.1%), réintégrations : 1 167 (2.4%), effets collectifs : 13 358 (27.5%).
- Principaux pays d'origine étrangère : Maroc (5 280), Algérie (5 147), Tunisie (2 191).
- 103 départements représentés. Les plus actifs : 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
By country of origin
212 countries
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
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.
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