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French Naturalisation Statistics 2024

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

Year :
Decree type :
Total naturalisations
48 836
+23.2% vs 2023
Naturalisations
36 287
74.3% of total
Reinstatements
341
0.7% of total
Collective effect
12 208
25.0% of total

Gender distribution

MaleFemale
24 083 (49%)24 675 (51%)

Age group distribution

18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
2 93916 15310 6154 6221 733674

By country of origin

220 countries
#CountryCount%
1France
9 25619.2%
2Maroc
6 18912.8%
3Algérie
4 3749.1%
4Tunisie
3 0116.3%
5Côte d’Ivoire
1 3612.8%
6Sénégal
1 3122.7%
7Cameroun
1 2192.5%
8Liban
8451.8%
9Russie
8341.7%
10Guinée
7211.5%
11Roumanie
7041.5%
12République Démocratique du Congo
6961.4%
13Madagascar
6831.4%
14Syrie
6561.4%
15Royaume-Uni
6531.4%
16Italie
6451.3%
17Mali
5601.2%
18République du Congo
5181.1%
19Turquie
5161.1%
20Brésil
5031.0%
21Colombie
4771.0%
22Espagne
4611.0%
23Haïti
4050.8%
24Bénin
3970.8%
25Arménie
3930.8%
26Togo
3850.8%
27Vietnam
3700.8%
28Gabon
3630.8%
29Ukraine
3590.7%
30Chine
3050.6%
31Albanie
3030.6%
32Comores
2990.6%
33Bangladesh
2760.6%
34Irak
2490.5%
35Moldavie
2480.5%
36Mexique
2420.5%
37Portugal
2400.5%
38Pologne
2340.5%
39Belgique
2300.5%
40Iran
2290.5%
41Afghanistan
2200.5%
42Etats-Unis
2080.4%
43Inde
2050.4%
44République centrafricaine
2040.4%
45Allemagne
2020.4%
46Maurice
1880.4%
47Burkina Faso
1830.4%
48Kosovo
1800.4%
49Soudan
1700.4%
50Mauritanie
1640.3%
51Géorgie
1620.3%
52Canada
1420.3%
53Venezuela
1420.3%
54Sri Lanka
1360.3%
55Egypte
1350.3%
56Pérou
1270.3%
57Népal
1230.3%
58Argentine
1210.3%
59Bulgarie
1140.2%
60Tchad
1120.2%
61Nigéria
1110.2%
62Angola
1100.2%
63Serbie
1050.2%
64Suisse
1000.2%
65Rwanda
970.2%
66Burundi
960.2%
67Pakistan
930.2%
68Niger
850.2%
69Cap-Vert
790.2%
70Arabie saoudite
790.2%
71Biélorussie
770.2%
72Taïwan
730.2%
73Grèce
710.1%
74Cambodge
680.1%
75Égypte
580.1%
76Djibouti
580.1%
77Azerbaïdjan
570.1%
78Libye
570.1%
79Hongrie
540.1%
80République dominicaine
510.1%
81Bolivie
510.1%
82Thaïlande
500.1%
83Kazakhstan
500.1%
84Cuba
490.1%
85Chili
460.1%
86Philippines
440.1%
87Bosnie-Herzégovine
420.1%
88États-Unis
390.1%
89Somalie
370.1%
90Afrique du sud
370.1%
91Yougoslavie
350.1%
92Congo
340.1%
93Pays-Bas
340.1%
94Australie
340.1%
95Yémen
320.1%
96U R S S
320.1%
97Laos
290.1%
98Salvador
290.1%
99Ghana
280.1%
100Ethiopie
270.1%
101Corée du Sud
260.1%
102Suriname
240.0%
103Mongolie
240.0%
104République tchèque
230.0%
105Slovaquie
230.0%
106Macédoine du Nord
230.0%
107Ouzbékistan
210.0%
108Kenya
210.0%
109Croatie
210.0%
110Guinée-Bissao
210.0%
111Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques
210.0%
112Erythrée
200.0%
113Equateur
200.0%
114Équateur
180.0%
115Kirghizistan
180.0%
116Suède
170.0%
117Israël
170.0%
118Territoires palestiniens
150.0%
119Sierra Leone
150.0%
120Autriche
140.0%
121Irlande
140.0%
122Turkménistan
140.0%
123Nicaragua
140.0%
124Jordanie
130.0%
125Costa Rica
130.0%
126Monténégro
130.0%
127URSS
120.0%
128Ouganda
120.0%
129Lettonie
110.0%
130Finlande
110.0%
131Gambie
110.0%
132Emirats arabes unis
110.0%
133Zaïre
110.0%
134Danemark
110.0%
135Japon
100.0%
136Dominique
100.0%
137Nouvelle-Zélande
100.0%
138Tanzanie
90.0%
139Honduras
90.0%
140Slovénie
90.0%
141Libéria
80.0%
142Birmanie
80.0%
143Uruguay
80.0%
144Émirats arabes unis
80.0%
145Oman
80.0%
146Malaisie
80.0%
147Indonésie
80.0%
148Paraguay
80.0%
149Guatemala
70.0%
150Qatar
70.0%
151Macédoine
70.0%
152Lituanie
70.0%
153Chypre
70.0%
154Zimbabwe
60.0%
155Guyana
60.0%
156Luxembourg
60.0%
157Norvège
60.0%
158République populaire du Congo
60.0%
159Jamaïque
50.0%
160Estonie
50.0%
161Éthiopie
50.0%
162Panama
50.0%
163Érythrée
40.0%
164Monaco
40.0%
165Mozambique
40.0%
166Namibie
40.0%
167Congo-Brazzaville
30.0%
168Bahrein
30.0%
169Guatémala
30.0%
170Guinée équatoriale
30.0%
171Principauté
30.0%
172Koweït
30.0%
173Bhoutan
30.0%
174Vénézuéla
30.0%
175None
30.0%
176Sainte-Lucie
20.0%
177Sao Tomé-et- Principe
20.0%
178Madagas- car
20.0%
179Seychelles
20.0%
180Singapour
20.0%
181Guinée-Bissau
20.0%
182Tadjikistan
20.0%
183Tchécoslovaquie
20.0%
184Congo belge
20.0%
185Vanuatu
20.0%
186Andorre
20.0%
187Zambie
20.0%
188Meurthe-et-Moselle
10.0%
18912 e
10.0%
190Taiwan
10.0%
191Etats-Unis-d’Amérique
10.0%
192Etats-Unis d’Amérique
10.0%
193Etats- Unis
10.0%
194Algerie
10.0%
195Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
10.0%
196Yémen du Nord
10.0%
197Trinité-et-Tobago
10.0%
198Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès
10.0%
199Rwanda-Urundi
10.0%
200Yémen du Sud
10.0%
201Tusinie
10.0%
202Cisjordanie
10.0%
203mirats arabes unis
10.0%
204RFA
10.0%
20594 360
10.0%
206Palestine
10.0%
207Bélize
10.0%
208Barbade
10.0%
209Bahreïn
10.0%
210République d’Afrique du sud
10.0%
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10.0%
212Vaud Suisse
10.0%
213Bahamas
10.0%
214Indre-et-Loire
10.0%
215Haute-Volta
10.0%
216gypte
10.0%
217Mada- gascar
10.0%
218Guinée Equatoriale
10.0%
219Sao Tomé-et-Principe
10.0%
220Fidji
10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%
1Mohamed
7658.6%
2Mohammed
2402.7%
3Ahmed
2302.6%
4Youssef
2172.4%
5Maria
2162.4%
6Ali
1802.0%
7Adam
1661.9%
8Sara
1641.8%
9Omar
1581.8%
10Mamadou
1541.7%
11Hamza
1491.7%
12Fatima
1441.6%
13Amine
1431.6%
14Yassine
1371.5%
15Lina
1301.5%
16Sarah
1291.4%
17Marie
1281.4%
18Ayoub
1281.4%
19Yasmine
1211.4%
20Mehdi
1161.3%
21Imane
1061.2%
22Ibrahim
1011.1%
23Amina
1001.1%
24Meriem
941.1%
25Ibrahima
931.0%
26Daniel
921.0%
27Mariam
911.0%
28Sofia
911.0%
29Fatoumata
911.0%
30David
881.0%
31Anna
881.0%
32Anas
851.0%
33Nadia
851.0%
34Nour
851.0%
35Zakaria
830.9%
36Salma
810.9%
37Zineb
810.9%
38Aminata
800.9%
39Abdoulaye
790.9%
40Rayan
780.9%
41Younes
750.8%
42Elena
730.8%
43Ismail
720.8%
44Amir
710.8%
45Aya
690.8%
46Kenza
690.8%
47Walid
680.8%
48Moussa
680.8%
49Yanis
680.8%
50Gabriel
650.7%
51Karim
640.7%
52Rachid
630.7%
53Ana
620.7%
54Karima
620.7%
55Oussama
620.7%
56Jean
610.7%
57Laura
610.7%
58Nada
610.7%
59Amel
600.7%
60Khadija
580.6%
61Amira
580.6%
62Amadou
580.6%
63Samir
580.6%
64Soufiane
580.6%
65Hicham
570.6%
66Rim
570.6%
67Ines
560.6%
68Aïcha
560.6%
69Meryem
560.6%
70Hanane
550.6%
71Hassan
540.6%
72Sami
540.6%
73Brahim
540.6%
74Hajar
530.6%
75Asma
520.6%
76Marwa
520.6%
77Oumar
510.6%
78Natalia
510.6%
79Anis
510.6%
80Nabil
510.6%
81Ahmad
500.6%
82Mariem
490.5%
83Salim
490.5%
84Diana
490.5%
85Olga
490.5%
86Sabrina
480.5%
87Yousra
480.5%
88Rania
480.5%
89Christian
480.5%
90Amal
470.5%
91José
470.5%
92Mourad
470.5%
93Mohammad
470.5%
94Jad
460.5%
95Khaled
460.5%
96Adama
460.5%
97Ousmane
460.5%
98Daniela
450.5%
99Mustapha
450.5%
100Julia
450.5%

By department

#DepartmentCount%
175 — Paris
5 90812.8%
292 — Hauts-de-Seine
4 1318.9%
331 — Haute-Garonne
2 4785.4%
494 — Val-de-Marne
2 3535.1%
577 — Seine-et-Marne
2 1674.7%
613 — Bouches-du-Rhône
1 8724.0%
769 — Rhône
1 5883.4%
833 — Gironde
1 3412.9%
995 — Val-d'Oise
1 2692.7%
1059 — Nord
1 2512.7%
1193 — Seine-Saint-Denis
1 1942.6%
1278 — Yvelines
1 1542.5%
1334 — Hérault
1 1132.4%
1491 — Essonne
1 0872.3%
156 — 6
1 0592.3%
1635 — Ille-et-Vilaine
9952.1%
1776 — Seine-Maritime
8361.8%
1838 — Isère
7501.6%
1967 — Bas-Rhin
4971.1%
2057 — Moselle
4180.9%
2145 — Loiret
4110.9%
2254 — Meurthe-et-Moselle
4010.9%
2363 — Puy-de-Dôme
3980.9%
2444 — Loire-Atlantique
3780.8%
2574 — Haute-Savoie
3710.8%
2651 — Marne
3370.7%
2725 — Doubs
3360.7%
2830 — Gard
3300.7%
2964 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques
3230.7%
3060 — Oise
3050.7%
3129 — Finistère
2930.6%
3283 — Var
2860.6%
3368 — Haut-Rhin
2830.6%
3484 — Vaucluse
2820.6%
3556 — Morbihan
2750.6%
3637 — Indre-et-Loire
2680.6%
3787 — Haute-Vienne
2660.6%
3886 — Vienne
2620.6%
3927 — Eure
2620.6%
4042 — Loire
2580.6%
4121 — Côte-d'Or
2430.5%
4279 — Deux-Sèvres
2150.5%
4314 — Calvados
2140.5%
44973 — Guyane
2140.5%
4528 — Eure-et-Loir
1980.4%
4622 — Côtes-d'Armor
1930.4%
4717 — Charente-Maritime
1880.4%
4899 — 99
1800.4%
4962 — Pas-de-Calais
1750.4%
5010 — Aube
1710.4%
5181 — Tarn
1650.4%
5211 — Aude
1650.4%
5366 — Pyrénées-Orientales
1570.3%
5426 — Drôme
1570.3%
5590 — Territoire de Belfort
1520.3%
5673 — Savoie
1470.3%
572 — 2
1410.3%
5882 — Tarn-et-Garonne
1340.3%
5965 — Hautes-Pyrénées
1280.3%
6047 — Lot-et-Garonne
1240.3%
6116 — Charente
1230.3%
6241 — Loir-et-Cher
1210.3%
6372 — Sarthe
1200.3%
6450 — Manche
1180.3%
651 — 1
1150.2%
6624 — Dordogne
1080.2%
6739 — Jura
1060.2%
683 — 3
1060.2%
6912 — Aveyron
1040.2%
7040 — Landes
1030.2%
7189 — Yonne
1030.2%
7246 — Lot
1020.2%
7371 — Saône-et-Loire
1000.2%
7420 — 20
930.2%
7580 — Somme
910.2%
7619 — Corrèze
880.2%
7732 — Gers
830.2%
7861 — Orne
810.2%
7949 — Maine-et-Loire
810.2%
809 — 9
780.2%
8188 — Vosges
700.2%
82976 — Mayotte
680.1%
83974 — La Réunion
680.1%
8418 — Cher
650.1%
8570 — Haute-Saône
610.1%
868 — 8
580.1%
8758 — Nièvre
560.1%
887 — 7
510.1%
894 — 4
500.1%
9043 — Haute-Loire
480.1%
9152 — Haute-Marne
460.1%
9236 — Indre
430.1%
9353 — Mayenne
400.1%
9485 — Vendée
380.1%
95988 — 988
360.1%
9615 — Cantal
330.1%
97971 — Guadeloupe
300.1%
985 — 5
270.1%
99972 — Martinique
270.1%
10097 — 97
260.1%
10155 — Meuse
240.1%
10223 — Creuse
230.0%
10348 — Lozère
130.0%
104987 — 987
100.0%
105975 — 975
40.0%
106978 — 978
10.0%
107986 — 986
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 2024?

In 2024, 48 836 people acquired French nationality through decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF): 36 287 by naturalisation, 341 by reinstatement, and 12 208 by collective effect.

Which country of origin has the most naturalisations in 2024?

In 2024, the leading foreign country of origin is Maroc, with 6 189 people naturalised.

What is the male / female split of naturalisations in 2024?

In 2024, naturalised people break down into 49% men and 51% women.

Which departments record the most naturalisations in 2024?

In 2024, the departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (5 908), Hauts-de-Seine (4 131), Haute-Garonne (2 478).

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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In 2024, 48 836 people obtained French nationality by decree, according to data extracted from the Journal Officiel (JORF). This represents an increase of 23.2% compared to 2023.

  • Naturalisations by decree account for 36 287 cases (74.3%), reinstatements for 341 (0.7%), and collective effects for 12 208 (25.0%).
  • The most represented foreign countries of origin are Maroc (6 189), Algérie (4 374), Tunisie (3 011).
  • 107 departments are represented. The departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (5 908), Hauts-de-Seine (4 131), Haute-Garonne (2 478).