French Naturalisation Statistics 2024

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

Year :

Decree type :

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).

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

Male	Female
24 083 (49%)	24 675 (51%)

Age group distribution

18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
2 939	16 153	10 615	4 622	1 733	674

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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