French Naturalisation Statistics 2022
Data extracted from decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF)
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En 2022, 59 210 personnes ont obtenu la nationalité française par décret, selon les données extraites du Journal Officiel (JORF). Cela représente une baisse de 20.5% par rapport à 2021.
- Naturalisations par décret : 42 683 (72.1%), réintégrations : 648 (1.1%), effets collectifs : 15 879 (26.8%).
- Principaux pays d'origine étrangère : Maroc (6 944), Algérie (5 529), Tunisie (3 088).
- 106 départements représentés. Les plus actifs : Paris (6 671), Val-de-Marne (4 066), Seine-Saint-Denis (3 695).
Total naturalisations
59 210
-20.5% vs 2021
Naturalisations
42 683
72.1% of total
Reinstatements
648
1.1% of total
Collective effect
15 879
26.8% of total
By country of origin
206 countries
Most common first names
#First nameCount%
1Mohamed
9318.8%
2Mohammed
3373.2%
3Ahmed
2752.6%
4Fatima
2302.2%
5Maria
2282.1%
6Ali
2212.1%
7Adam
2051.9%
8Youssef
1991.9%
9Sara
1901.8%
10Mamadou
1881.8%
11Sarah
1831.7%
12Hamza
1821.7%
13Marie
1641.5%
14Amine
1591.5%
15Omar
1591.5%
16David
1541.4%
17Lina
1511.4%
18Yassine
1491.4%
19Yasmine
1421.3%
20Anna
1341.3%
21Fatoumata
1291.2%
22Mehdi
1271.2%
23Ibrahim
1171.1%
24Mariam
1131.1%
25Imane
1131.1%
26Daniel
1111.0%
27Sofia
1051.0%
28Meriem
1041.0%
29Amina
1041.0%
30Nadia
1021.0%
31Rachid
1011.0%
32Zakaria
1000.9%
33Moussa
1000.9%
34Anas
990.9%
35Salma
940.9%
36Abdoulaye
920.9%
37Ayoub
920.9%
38Ibrahima
910.9%
39Karim
910.9%
40Elena
870.8%
41Mustapha
860.8%
42Khadija
860.8%
43Aya
830.8%
44Rayan
820.8%
45Amir
800.8%
46Jean
770.7%
47Nabil
770.7%
48Malika
760.7%
49Diana
760.7%
50Nour
760.7%
51Yacine
760.7%
52Yanis
750.7%
53Amadou
750.7%
54Samir
750.7%
55Hicham
740.7%
56Hassan
740.7%
57Aminata
720.7%
58Walid
710.7%
59Mourad
700.7%
60Aïcha
700.7%
61Younes
700.7%
62Laura
690.6%
63Brahim
680.6%
64Sami
680.6%
65Tatiana
670.6%
66Asma
670.6%
67Ismail
670.6%
68Kenza
670.6%
69Sonia
660.6%
70Ana
650.6%
71Zineb
650.6%
72Alexandra
640.6%
73Oussama
640.6%
74Karima
640.6%
75Said
640.6%
76Aymen
630.6%
77Gabriel
630.6%
78Emma
610.6%
79Fatma
610.6%
80Fatou
600.6%
81Mohammad
600.6%
82Inès
600.6%
83Meryem
600.6%
84Ousmane
600.6%
85Anis
590.6%
86Mariama
590.6%
87Lamia
590.6%
88Samia
580.5%
89Marwa
570.5%
90Samira
570.5%
91Ines
570.5%
92Hajar
570.5%
93Houda
560.5%
94Oumar
550.5%
95Alice
550.5%
96Fatiha
540.5%
97Khalid
540.5%
98Myriam
540.5%
99Soufiane
540.5%
100Rim
540.5%
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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