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French Naturalisation Statistics 2025

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

Year :
Decree type :

In 2025, 42 347 people obtained French nationality by decree, according to data extracted from the Journal Officiel (JORF). This represents a decrease of 13.3% compared to 2024.

  • Naturalisations by decree account for 31 846 cases (75.2%), reinstatements for 245 (0.6%), and collective effects for 10 256 (24.2%).
  • The most represented foreign countries of origin are Maroc (5 603), Algérie (3 800), Tunisie (2 702).
  • 103 departments are represented. The departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (5 064), Val-de-Marne (3 082), Hauts-de-Seine (2 655).
Total naturalisations
42 347
-13.3% vs 2024
Naturalisations
31 846
75.2% of total
Reinstatements
245
0.6% of total
Collective effect
10 256
24.2% of total

Gender distribution

MaleFemale
21 049 (50%)21 279 (50%)

Age group distribution

18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
1 86014 15410 0624 2011 539575

By country of origin

221 countries
#CountryCount%
1France
7 36417.7%
2Maroc
5 60313.5%
3Algérie
3 8009.1%
4Tunisie
2 7026.5%
5Côte d’Ivoire
1 2142.9%
6Sénégal
1 1162.7%
7Cameroun
1 0902.6%
8Liban
8152.0%
9Guinée
6991.7%
10Russie
6841.6%
11Italie
6301.5%
12Syrie
5481.3%
13Royaume-Uni
5451.3%
14Roumanie
5421.3%
15Mali
5171.2%
16Madagascar
5131.2%
17République démocratique du Congo
5091.2%
18Brésil
4631.1%
19Colombie
4561.1%
20Bénin
4461.1%
21Haïti
4071.0%
22République du Congo
3991.0%
23Turquie
3890.9%
24Espagne
3700.9%
25Togo
3450.8%
26Chine
3320.8%
27Vietnam
3300.8%
28Ukraine
3190.8%
29Irak
2980.7%
30Gabon
2910.7%
31Arménie
2550.6%
32Moldavie
2260.5%
33Albanie
2240.5%
34Bangladesh
2190.5%
35Iran
2150.5%
36Comores
2100.5%
37Mexique
2090.5%
38Portugal
2080.5%
39Belgique
2020.5%
40Inde
1910.5%
41Pologne
1910.5%
42Burkina Faso
1900.5%
43Allemagne
1850.4%
44Afghanistan
1800.4%
45Etats-Unis
1740.4%
46Maurice
1690.4%
47Népal
1490.4%
48République centrafricaine
1430.3%
49Soudan
1420.3%
50Kosovo
1370.3%
51Venezuela
1360.3%
52Argentine
1280.3%
53Mauritanie
1270.3%
54Pérou
1250.3%
55Géorgie
1160.3%
56Canada
1120.3%
57Sri Lanka
1110.3%
58Egypte
1050.3%
59Bulgarie
1030.2%
60Nigéria
960.2%
61Serbie
960.2%
62Suisse
940.2%
63Niger
880.2%
64Pakistan
860.2%
65Grèce
860.2%
66Rwanda
810.2%
67Tchad
770.2%
68Angola
720.2%
69Égypte
700.2%
70États-Unis
700.2%
71Arabie saoudite
690.2%
72Biélorussie
670.2%
73Burundi
640.2%
74Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques
600.1%
75Djibouti
570.1%
76Hongrie
540.1%
77Chili
530.1%
78Philippines
530.1%
79Cap-Vert
510.1%
80Taïwan
490.1%
81Azerbaïdjan
460.1%
82Congo
450.1%
83Thaïlande
450.1%
84Kazakhstan
410.1%
85République dominicaine
410.1%
86Cambodge
400.1%
87Pays-Bas
400.1%
88Afrique du Sud
390.1%
89Cuba
370.1%
90Libye
370.1%
91Bosnie-Herzégovine
350.1%
92Equateur
320.1%
93Australie
300.1%
94Yougoslavie
290.1%
95Yémen
290.1%
96Corée du Sud
280.1%
97Mongolie
270.1%
98Bolivie
270.1%
99Ethiopie
250.1%
100Somalie
250.1%
101République tchèque
250.1%
102Laos
230.1%
103Suriname
230.1%
104Kirghizistan
210.1%
105Ghana
210.1%
106Kenya
200.0%
107Salvador
190.0%
108Lettonie
190.0%
109Territoires palestiniens
190.0%
110Ouzbékistan
180.0%
111Macédoine du Nord
180.0%
112Slovaquie
170.0%
113Nouvelle-Zélande
170.0%
114Oman
170.0%
115Costa Rica
160.0%
116Luxembourg
160.0%
117Japon
150.0%
118Zaïre
150.0%
119Koweït
150.0%
120Emirats arabes unis
150.0%
121Guinée-Bissao
140.0%
122Suède
140.0%
123Indonésie
130.0%
124Équateur
130.0%
125URSS
120.0%
126Émirats arabes unis
120.0%
127Irlande
120.0%
128Paraguay
120.0%
129Tadjikistan
120.0%
130Israël
120.0%
131Uruguay
110.0%
132Jordanie
100.0%
133Croatie
100.0%
134Finlande
100.0%
135Zimbabwe
90.0%
136Erythrée
90.0%
137Guyana
90.0%
138Sierra Leone
90.0%
139Slovénie
90.0%
140Honduras
80.0%
141Nicaragua
80.0%
142Éthiopie
80.0%
143Guatemala
80.0%
144U R S S
80.0%
145Monténégro
70.0%
146Macédoine
70.0%
147Singapour
70.0%
148Érythrée
70.0%
149Qatar
60.0%
150Gambie
60.0%
151Malaisie
60.0%
152Ouganda
60.0%
153Autriche
60.0%
154Zambie
50.0%
155Norvège
50.0%
156Mozambique
50.0%
157Vanuatu
50.0%
158Turkménistan
50.0%
159Etats-Unis d’Amérique
50.0%
160République populaire du Congo
50.0%
161Birmanie
40.0%
162Estonie
40.0%
163Dominique
40.0%
164Panama
40.0%
165Libéria
40.0%
166Grande-Bretagne
40.0%
167Sainte-Lucie
40.0%
168Principauté
40.0%
169Kirghizie
40.0%
170Lituanie
30.0%
171Tanzanie
30.0%
172Botswana
30.0%
173Danemark
30.0%
174Jamaïque
30.0%
175Serbie-et-Monténégro
30.0%
176Seychelles
20.0%
177Congo-Brazzaville
20.0%
178Guatémala
20.0%
179Malte
20.0%
180Guinée Equatoriale
20.0%
181Etats- Unis
20.0%
182États- Unis
20.0%
183Chypre
20.0%
184Oubangui-Chari
10.0%
185Maldives
10.0%
186Dahomey
10.0%
187Madagas- car
10.0%
188Landes
10.0%
189Isère
10.0%
190Haute-Vienne
10.0%
191Haiti
10.0%
192République fédérale d’Allemagne
10.0%
193République populaire de Congo
10.0%
194République Socialiste Fédérative Soviétique de Russie
10.0%
195Guinée équatoriale
10.0%
196R F A
10.0%
197Royaume Uni
10.0%
198Monaco
10.0%
199Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès
10.0%
200Sao Tomé-et- Principe
10.0%
201Sao Tomé-et-Principe
10.0%
202Fidji
10.0%
203Algerie
10.0%
204Nord
10.0%
205Eswatini
10.0%
206Moselle
10.0%
207Swaziland
10.0%
208Taiwan
10.0%
209Cote d’Ivoire
10.0%
210Corrèze
10.0%
211Trinité et Tobago
10.0%
212Congo belge
10.0%
213Cap- Vert
10.0%
214Zanzibar
10.0%
215Cap Vert
10.0%
21612 e arrondissement
10.0%
217None
10.0%
218Bélize
10.0%
219Bahreïn
10.0%
220Yémen du Sud
10.0%
221Andorre
10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%
1Mohamed
6468.3%
2Ahmed
2112.7%
3Mohammed
2022.6%
4Maria
1782.3%
5Ali
1712.2%
6Youssef
1652.1%
7Sara
1532.0%
8Adam
1461.9%
9Mamadou
1421.8%
10Omar
1361.7%
11Sarah
1321.7%
12Yassine
1221.6%
13Amine
1201.5%
14Hamza
1171.5%
15Marie
1151.5%
16Yasmine
1111.4%
17Lina
1071.4%
18Anna
1001.3%
19Mehdi
971.2%
20David
961.2%
21Daniel
951.2%
22Amina
911.2%
23Mariam
911.2%
24Fatima
881.1%
25Imane
881.1%
26Salma
831.1%
27Ibrahim
811.0%
28Ayoub
811.0%
29Karim
781.0%
30Oussama
761.0%
31Zakaria
740.9%
32Sofia
720.9%
33Fatoumata
720.9%
34Elena
690.9%
35Amadou
670.9%
36Moussa
660.8%
37Abdoulaye
660.8%
38Amir
650.8%
39Rayan
650.8%
40Jean
650.8%
41Laura
640.8%
42Hicham
630.8%
43Zineb
630.8%
44Nadia
630.8%
45Younes
620.8%
46Meriem
620.8%
47Gabriel
620.8%
48Anas
610.8%
49Nabil
610.8%
50Aminata
590.8%
51Hajar
580.7%
52Meryem
580.7%
53Diana
570.7%
54Walid
570.7%
55Anass
540.7%
56Said
530.7%
57Natalia
530.7%
58Ibrahima
530.7%
59Amal
530.7%
60Aya
530.7%
61Anis
520.7%
62Kenza
520.7%
63Houda
520.7%
64Asma
510.7%
65Nour
500.6%
66Amira
500.6%
67Mustapha
490.6%
68Khadija
490.6%
69Mourad
490.6%
70Hanane
480.6%
71Rania
480.6%
72Mohamad
470.6%
73Salim
470.6%
74Ana
470.6%
75Maya
470.6%
76Sonia
470.6%
77Hassan
460.6%
78Rachid
460.6%
79Wassim
460.6%
80Ismail
460.6%
81Yacine
460.6%
82Rim
460.6%
83Samir
450.6%
84Ines
450.6%
85Sofiane
450.6%
86José
450.6%
87Tatiana
450.6%
88Fatma
440.6%
89Sabrina
440.6%
90Thierno
440.6%
91Marwa
430.6%
92Alexandre
430.6%
93Léa
430.6%
94Khaled
420.5%
95Aymen
420.5%
96Imen
420.5%
97Soufiane
420.5%
98Oumaima
410.5%
99Ndeye
410.5%
100Juan
400.5%

By department

#DepartmentCount%
175 — Paris
5 06412.6%
294 — Val-de-Marne
3 0827.6%
392 — Hauts-de-Seine
2 6556.6%
413 — Bouches-du-Rhône
2 1755.4%
595 — Val-d'Oise
1 8894.7%
631 — Haute-Garonne
1 4913.7%
769 — Rhône
1 3713.4%
878 — Yvelines
1 3033.2%
933 — Gironde
1 2053.0%
1059 — Nord
1 1472.8%
116 — 6
1 1202.8%
1291 — Essonne
1 0462.6%
1377 — Seine-et-Marne
8542.1%
1493 — Seine-Saint-Denis
8432.1%
1567 — Bas-Rhin
6841.7%
1634 — Hérault
6641.6%
1744 — Loire-Atlantique
6151.5%
1876 — Seine-Maritime
6081.5%
1938 — Isère
5901.5%
2045 — Loiret
5281.3%
2160 — Oise
5081.3%
2235 — Ille-et-Vilaine
4851.2%
2337 — Indre-et-Loire
3630.9%
2457 — Moselle
3530.9%
2574 — Haute-Savoie
3490.9%
2621 — Côte-d'Or
3380.8%
2768 — Haut-Rhin
2890.7%
2899 — 99
2850.7%
2983 — Var
2830.7%
30973 — Guyane
2760.7%
3154 — Meurthe-et-Moselle
2630.7%
3264 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques
2500.6%
3384 — Vaucluse
2470.6%
3430 — Gard
2430.6%
3549 — Maine-et-Loire
2410.6%
3671 — Saône-et-Loire
2380.6%
3725 — Doubs
2300.6%
3828 — Eure-et-Loir
2190.5%
3951 — Marne
2160.5%
4063 — Puy-de-Dôme
2020.5%
4120 — 20
2000.5%
4227 — Eure
1970.5%
4342 — Loire
1900.5%
4462 — Pas-de-Calais
1880.5%
4514 — Calvados
1860.5%
4680 — Somme
1860.5%
4786 — Vienne
1860.5%
482 — 2
1630.4%
4966 — Pyrénées-Orientales
1490.4%
501 — 1
1480.4%
5172 — Sarthe
1450.4%
5226 — Drôme
1440.4%
5317 — Charente-Maritime
1360.3%
5473 — Savoie
1330.3%
5529 — Finistère
1310.3%
5611 — Aude
1230.3%
5789 — Yonne
1210.3%
5841 — Loir-et-Cher
1200.3%
5979 — Deux-Sèvres
1200.3%
6087 — Haute-Vienne
1170.3%
6147 — Lot-et-Garonne
1170.3%
6212 — Aveyron
1070.3%
6350 — Manche
970.2%
6481 — Tarn
970.2%
6510 — Aube
930.2%
6656 — Morbihan
850.2%
6718 — Cher
850.2%
6865 — Hautes-Pyrénées
830.2%
6924 — Dordogne
810.2%
7082 — Tarn-et-Garonne
810.2%
7185 — Vendée
760.2%
7290 — Territoire de Belfort
760.2%
733 — 3
750.2%
7416 — Charente
740.2%
7522 — Côtes-d'Armor
700.2%
7640 — Landes
700.2%
7753 — Mayenne
690.2%
7836 — Indre
680.2%
7958 — Nièvre
630.2%
805 — 5
630.2%
8139 — Jura
600.1%
8232 — Gers
580.1%
8397 — 97
570.1%
8419 — Corrèze
490.1%
854 — 4
470.1%
8646 — Lot
470.1%
8761 — Orne
460.1%
889 — 9
420.1%
8988 — Vosges
400.1%
90976 — Mayotte
360.1%
917 — 7
320.1%
9270 — Haute-Saône
270.1%
93988 — 988
260.1%
948 — 8
250.1%
95974 — La Réunion
250.1%
9652 — Haute-Marne
240.1%
97987 — 987
220.1%
9855 — Meuse
220.1%
9923 — Creuse
200.0%
100972 — Martinique
200.0%
10148 — Lozère
170.0%
10215 — Cantal
130.0%
10343 — Haute-Loire
130.0%

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 2025?

In 2025, 42 347 people acquired French nationality through decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF): 31 846 by naturalisation, 245 by reinstatement, and 10 256 by collective effect.

Which country of origin has the most naturalisations in 2025?

In 2025, the leading foreign country of origin is Maroc, with 5 603 people naturalised.

What is the male / female split of naturalisations in 2025?

In 2025, naturalised people break down into 50% men and 50% women.

Which departments record the most naturalisations in 2025?

In 2025, the departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (5 064), Val-de-Marne (3 082), Hauts-de-Seine (2 655).

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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