French Naturalisation Statistics 2021

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

Year :

Decree type :

In 2021, 74 451 people obtained French nationality by decree, according to data extracted from the Journal Officiel (JORF). This represents an increase of 79.4% compared to 2020.

Naturalisations by decree account for 52 398 cases (70.4%), reinstatements for 1 101 (1.5%), and collective effects for 20 952 (28.1%).
The most represented foreign countries of origin are Maroc (8 730), Algérie (6 848), Tunisie (3 924).
105 departments are represented. The departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (9 588), Hauts-de-Seine (5 706), Yvelines (4 631).

Total naturalisations

74 451

+79.4% vs 2020

Naturalisations

52 398

70.4% of total

Reinstatements

1 101

1.5% of total

Collective effect

20 952

28.1% of total

Gender distribution

Male	Female
36 525 (49%)	37 766 (51%)

Age group distribution

18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
4 325	20 815	15 164	8 095	3 303	1 843

By country of origin

218 countries

#CountryCount%

1France

16 46322.4%

2Maroc

8 73011.9%

3Algérie

6 8489.3%

4Tunisie

3 9245.3%

5Cameroun

2 2033.0%

6Côte d’Ivoire

1 9092.6%

7Sénégal

1 8462.5%

8Royaume-Uni

1 7282.3%

9Roumanie

1 4301.9%

10République Démocratique du Congo

1 2991.8%

11Mali

1 1121.5%

12Guinée

1 1091.5%

13Russie

1 0801.5%

14Liban

9541.3%

15Syrie

8901.2%

16Italie

8651.2%

17République du Congo

8581.2%

18Turquie

7931.1%

19Madagascar

7861.1%

20Haïti

7431.0%

21Comores

5570.8%

22Bénin

5540.8%

23Arménie

5480.7%

24Vietnam

5400.7%

25Chine

5050.7%

26Bangladesh

5020.7%

27Brésil

4960.7%

28Ukraine

4730.6%

29Togo

4610.6%

30Colombie

4520.6%

31Kosovo

4380.6%

32Espagne

4350.6%

33Pologne

4070.6%

34Portugal

3950.5%

35Sri Lanka

3860.5%

36Etats-Unis

3580.5%

37Gabon

3580.5%

38Egypte

3550.5%

39Irak

3500.5%

40Moldavie

3260.4%

41Mauritanie

3150.4%

42Iran

3100.4%

43République centrafricaine

3020.4%

44Allemagne

2980.4%

45Albanie

2740.4%

46Belgique

2600.4%

47Mexique

2440.3%

48Afghanistan

2360.3%

49Inde

2300.3%

50Maurice

2280.3%

51Burkina Faso

2220.3%

52Serbie

2160.3%

53Angola

2160.3%

54Géorgie

2130.3%

55Côte d'Ivoire

2100.3%

56Bulgarie

2040.3%

57Pakistan

2020.3%

58Rwanda

1900.3%

59Soudan

1890.3%

60Venezuela

1700.2%

61Pérou

1420.2%

62Cap-Vert

1380.2%

63Nigéria

1330.2%

64Tchad

1320.2%

65Canada

1230.2%

66Argentine

1230.2%

67Niger

1180.2%

68Suisse

1130.2%

69Cambodge

1080.1%

70Biélorussie

1080.1%

71Yougoslavie

1020.1%

72U R S S

1000.1%

73Grèce

960.1%

74Azerbaïdjan

930.1%

75Bosnie-Herzégovine

930.1%

76Népal

860.1%

77Libye

830.1%

78Arabie Saoudite

810.1%

79Burundi

810.1%

80Kazakhstan

740.1%

81Hongrie

720.1%

82Equateur

710.1%

83Taïwan

700.1%

84Ethiopie

690.1%

85Cuba

690.1%

86Australie

660.1%

87Somalie

610.1%

88Macédoine

590.1%

89Chili

580.1%

90URSS

560.1%

91Bolivie

560.1%

92Pays-Bas

550.1%

93Philippines

540.1%

94Djibouti

530.1%

95Thaïlande

510.1%

96Ghana

490.1%

97Corée du Sud

480.1%

98Afrique du sud

470.1%

99République dominicaine

440.1%

100République tchèque

410.1%

101Yémen

380.1%

102Guinée-Bissao

380.1%

103Ouzbékistan

370.1%

104Congo

370.1%

105Kenya

350.0%

106Mongolie

330.0%

107Emirats arabes unis

330.0%

108Sierra Leone

320.0%

109Erythrée

310.0%

110Kirghizistan

280.0%

111Zaïre

280.0%

112Salvador

270.0%

113Laos

250.0%

114Dominique

240.0%

115Monténégro

220.0%

116Japon

220.0%

117Croatie

210.0%

118Nouvelle-Zélande

210.0%

119Suède

190.0%

120Zimbabwe

190.0%

121Lituanie

180.0%

122Gambie

180.0%

123Koweït

180.0%

124Territoires palestiniens

180.0%

125Paraguay

170.0%

126Luxembourg

170.0%

127République populaire du Congo

170.0%

128Ouganda

160.0%

129Israël

160.0%

130Principauté de Monaco

160.0%

131Suriname

150.0%

132Autriche

150.0%

133Lettonie

150.0%

134Birmanie

150.0%

135Tadjikistan

130.0%

136Slovaquie

130.0%

137Danemark

120.0%

138Finlande

120.0%

139Guatémala

110.0%

140Oman

110.0%

141Jordanie

110.0%

142Costa Rica

110.0%

143Irlande

110.0%

144Sahara Occidental

100.0%

145Sainte-Lucie

100.0%

146Indonésie

100.0%

147Malaisie

90.0%

148Jamaïque

90.0%

149Chypre

90.0%

150Turkménistan

80.0%

151Qatar

80.0%

152Honduras

80.0%

153Uruguay

80.0%

154Tanzanie

70.0%

155Libéria

70.0%

156Mozambique

70.0%

157Norvège

70.0%

158Seychelles

60.0%

159Guyana

60.0%

160Slovénie

60.0%

161Estonie

60.0%

162Ceylan

50.0%

163Zambie

50.0%

164Malte

50.0%

165Panama

50.0%

166Congo-Brazzaville

40.0%

167Serbie-et-Monténégro

40.0%

168Congo belge

40.0%

169Bhoutan

40.0%

170Guinée équatoriale

40.0%

171Etat libre associé de Porto Rico

40.0%

172Royaume- Uni

30.0%

173Mada- gascar

30.0%

174Sao Tomé-et-Principe

30.0%

175Nicaragua

30.0%

176Macédoine du Nord

30.0%

177Principauté

20.0%

178Gui, née

20.0%

179Etats- Unis

20.0%

180Congo-Léopoldville

20.0%

181Trinité et Tobago

20.0%

182Andorre

20.0%

183Haute-Volta

10.0%

184Grenade

10.0%

185Gard

10.0%

186Hérault

10.0%

187Fidji

10.0%

188Antigua et Barbuda

10.0%

189Soudan français

10.0%

1906 e

10.0%

191Iles Cook

10.0%

192Côte française des Somalis

10.0%

193Swaziland

10.0%

194Loiret

10.0%

195Tchécoslovaquie

10.0%

196Territoire français des Afars et des Issas

10.0%

197Corée du Nord

10.0%

198Monaco

10.0%

199Congo Kinshasa

10.0%

200Miral

10.0%

201Luhe

10.0%

202Madagas - car

10.0%

203Madagas- car

10.0%

204Maine-et-Loire

10.0%

205Papouasie-Nouvelle Guinée

10.0%

206Namibie

10.0%

207Pakistan oriental

10.0%

208Brunei

10.0%

209Malawi

10.0%

210Vanuatu

10.0%

211Meurthe-et-Moselle

10.0%

212Barbade

10.0%

213Bahreïn

10.0%

214Sao Tomé-et- Principe

10.0%

215Sé, négal

10.0%

216Yémen du Nord

10.0%

217Samoa occidentales

10.0%

218Haute-Garonne

10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%

1Mohamed

1 2549.2%

2Mohammed

4123.0%

3Ahmed

3922.9%

4Maria

3002.2%

5Ali

2952.2%

6Fatima

2772.0%

7Adam

2611.9%

8Mamadou

2511.8%

9Youssef

2421.8%

10Sarah

2311.7%

11Marie

2231.6%

12Sara

2191.6%

13Omar

2041.5%

14Amine

1911.4%

15Fatoumata

1831.3%

16Hamza

1831.3%

17Yassine

1821.3%

18Lina

1771.3%

19David

1761.3%

20Mehdi

1661.2%

21Anna

1601.2%

22Imane

1591.2%

23Amina

1511.1%

24Ibrahim

1501.1%

25Mariam

1501.1%

26Khadija

1491.1%

27Yasmine

1481.1%

28Nadia

1471.1%

29Zakaria

1361.0%

30Moussa

1301.0%

31Karim

1291.0%

32Aminata

1230.9%

33Jean

1210.9%

34Aya

1200.9%

35Ayoub

1190.9%

36Zineb

1190.9%

37Meriem

1170.9%

38Rayan

1140.8%

39Anas

1140.8%

40Abdoulaye

1110.8%

41Salma

1100.8%

42Sofia

1100.8%

43Aïcha

1100.8%

44Nabil

1080.8%

45Elena

1080.8%

46Fatiha

1070.8%

47Rachid

1040.8%

48Ibrahima

1030.8%

49Samira

1030.8%

50Daniel

1010.7%

51Malika

1010.7%

52Mustapha

1000.7%

53Fatma

1000.7%

54Brahim

980.7%

55Diana

980.7%

56Amadou

970.7%

57Amir

960.7%

58Hassan

930.7%

59Kenza

920.7%

60Yanis

900.7%

61Karima

900.7%

62Fatou

880.6%

63Walid

880.6%

64Hanane

880.6%

65Asma

880.6%

66Amira

850.6%

67Emma

840.6%

68Mourad

830.6%

69Samia

820.6%

70Mariama

810.6%

71Mohammad

800.6%

72Adama

800.6%

73Abdelkader

800.6%

74Samir

800.6%

75Oussama

800.6%

76Nour

790.6%

77Meryem

760.6%

78Ana

760.6%

79Ines

760.6%

80Ousmane

750.6%

81Younes

750.6%

82Inès

750.6%

83Khaled

740.5%

84Gabriel

740.5%

85Soufiane

730.5%

86Said

730.5%

87Khalid

720.5%

88Amal

720.5%

89Sabrina

720.5%

90Joseph

720.5%

91Paul

720.5%

92Anis

710.5%

93Hicham

710.5%

94Alexandra

690.5%

95Sami

690.5%

96Ismail

680.5%

97Yacine

680.5%

98Houda

680.5%

99Hajar

670.5%

100Olga

670.5%

By department

#DepartmentCount%

175 — Paris

9 58813.1%

292 — Hauts-de-Seine

5 7067.8%

378 — Yvelines

4 6316.3%

494 — Val-de-Marne

4 5576.2%

593 — Seine-Saint-Denis

4 1505.7%

695 — Val-d'Oise

3 6795.0%

791 — Essonne

3 1534.3%

813 — Bouches-du-Rhône

2 4973.4%

969 — Rhône

2 4313.3%

1059 — Nord

2 3453.2%

1131 — Haute-Garonne

1 8842.6%

1267 — Bas-Rhin

1 3831.9%

1377 — Seine-et-Marne

1 3251.8%

146 — 6

1 2811.8%

1533 — Gironde

1 1841.6%

1657 — Moselle

1 0461.4%

1744 — Loire-Atlantique

9641.3%

1838 — Isère

9421.3%

1934 — Hérault

8561.2%

2076 — Seine-Maritime

8511.2%

2154 — Meurthe-et-Moselle

7611.0%

2245 — Loiret

7301.0%

2368 — Haut-Rhin

7201.0%

2460 — Oise

6660.9%

252 — 2

5540.8%

2621 — Côte-d'Or

5540.8%

2714 — Calvados

5520.8%

2874 — Haute-Savoie

5040.7%

2951 — Marne

4810.7%

3037 — Indre-et-Loire

4690.6%

3184 — Vaucluse

4420.6%

3225 — Doubs

4220.6%

3342 — Loire

4210.6%

3449 — Maine-et-Loire

4110.6%

351 — 1

3890.5%

3635 — Ille-et-Vilaine

3680.5%

3762 — Pas-de-Calais

3660.5%

3863 — Puy-de-Dôme

3560.5%

3983 — Var

3530.5%

4030 — Gard

3460.5%

4127 — Eure

3390.5%

4299 — 99

3290.5%

4371 — Saône-et-Loire

3140.4%

4450 — Manche

3000.4%

4528 — Eure-et-Loir

2990.4%

4661 — Orne

2720.4%

4772 — Sarthe

2710.4%

4886 — Vienne

2690.4%

4989 — Yonne

2550.3%

5064 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques

2430.3%

5173 — Savoie

2340.3%

5210 — Aube

2210.3%

5341 — Loir-et-Cher

2210.3%

5485 — Vendée

2060.3%

5580 — Somme

1940.3%

5687 — Haute-Vienne

1870.3%

5717 — Charente-Maritime

1810.2%

5847 — Lot-et-Garonne

1810.2%

59973 — Guyane

1760.2%

6011 — Aude

1590.2%

6166 — Pyrénées-Orientales

1550.2%

6216 — Charente

1540.2%

6326 — Drôme

1540.2%

6424 — Dordogne

1530.2%

6579 — Deux-Sèvres

1520.2%

6653 — Mayenne

1440.2%

673 — 3

1410.2%

6888 — Vosges

1330.2%

6981 — Tarn

1260.2%

7029 — Finistère

1250.2%

7158 — Nièvre

1210.2%

72976 — Mayotte

1160.2%

7339 — Jura

1090.1%

7412 — Aveyron

1050.1%

7532 — Gers

1040.1%

7619 — Corrèze

1030.1%

7782 — Tarn-et-Garonne

1010.1%

7818 — Cher

980.1%

7952 — Haute-Marne

940.1%

804 — 4

930.1%

818 — 8

930.1%

8236 — Indre

860.1%

83974 — La Réunion

790.1%

8440 — Landes

770.1%

8565 — Hautes-Pyrénées

770.1%

8622 — Côtes-d'Armor

770.1%

8790 — Territoire de Belfort

730.1%

8846 — Lot

710.1%

897 — 7

700.1%

909 — 9

690.1%

9156 — Morbihan

680.1%

925 — 5

610.1%

93972 — Martinique

580.1%

9455 — Meuse

580.1%

9543 — Haute-Loire

520.1%

96971 — Guadeloupe

510.1%

97988 — 988

410.1%

9815 — Cantal

370.1%

99987 — 987

330.0%

10023 — Creuse

230.0%

101978 — 978

220.0%

10270 — Haute-Saône

200.0%

10348 — Lozère

110.0%

104975 — 975

10.0%

105130 — 130

10.0%

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 2021?

In 2021, 74 451 people acquired French nationality through decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF): 52 398 by naturalisation, 1 101 by reinstatement, and 20 952 by collective effect.

Which country of origin has the most naturalisations in 2021?

In 2021, the leading foreign country of origin is Maroc, with 8 730 people naturalised.

What is the male / female split of naturalisations in 2021?

In 2021, naturalised people break down into 49% men and 51% women.

Which departments record the most naturalisations in 2021?

In 2021, the departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (9 588), Hauts-de-Seine (5 706), Yvelines (4 631).

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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