French Naturalisation Statistics 2026

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

Year :

Decree type :

En 2026, 12 601 personnes ont obtenu la nationalité française par décret, selon les données extraites du Journal Officiel (JORF).

Naturalisations par décret : 9 323 (74.0%), réintégrations : 53 (0.4%), effets collectifs : 3 225 (25.6%).
Principaux pays d'origine étrangère : Maroc (1 703), Algérie (1 081), Tunisie (866).
105 départements représentés. Les plus actifs : Paris (2 399), Hauts-de-Seine (453), 6 (340).

Total naturalisations

12 601

Naturalisations

9 323

74.0% of total

Reinstatements

0.4% of total

Collective effect

3 225

25.6% of total

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Gender distribution

Male	Female
5 857 (47%)	6 737 (53%)

Age group distribution

18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
193	4 254	3 082	1 206	479	127

By country of origin

187 countries

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#CountryCount%

1France

2 62021.2%

2Maroc

1 70313.8%

3Algérie

1 0818.8%

4Tunisie

8667.0%

5Liban

3552.9%

6Sénégal

3202.6%

7Côte d’Ivoire

2802.3%

8Cameroun

2602.1%

9Russie

1841.5%

10Roumanie

1731.4%

11Italie

1661.3%

12Guinée

1661.3%

13Syrie

1561.3%

14Haïti

1431.2%

15Royaume-Uni

1411.1%

16Colombie

1411.1%

17Madagascar

1361.1%

18Brésil

1361.1%

19Mali

1221.0%

20République démocratique du Congo

1170.9%

21Bénin

1050.9%

22Espagne

1050.9%

23Turquie

960.8%

24Togo

930.8%

25Chine

920.7%

26Etats-Unis

910.7%

27Mexique

790.6%

28Vietnam

790.6%

29Allemagne

740.6%

30Irak

710.6%

31République du Congo

710.6%

32Ukraine

690.6%

33Gabon

640.5%

34Arménie

640.5%

35Afghanistan

630.5%

36Portugal

600.5%

37Bangladesh

600.5%

38Pologne

590.5%

39Inde

580.5%

40Moldavie

560.5%

41Albanie

560.5%

42Comores

510.4%

43Iran

510.4%

44Argentine

470.4%

45Soudan

440.4%

46Suisse

410.3%

47Belgique

400.3%

48Venezuela

400.3%

49Canada

390.3%

50Burkina Faso

380.3%

51République centrafricaine

360.3%

52Pakistan

350.3%

53Grèce

350.3%

54Maurice

340.3%

55Pérou

320.3%

56Egypte

290.2%

57Arabie saoudite

290.2%

58Tchad

250.2%

59Angola

250.2%

60Niger

240.2%

61Kosovo

240.2%

62Serbie

240.2%

63Taïwan

240.2%

64Mauritanie

230.2%

65Géorgie

230.2%

66Sri Lanka

230.2%

67Bulgarie

210.2%

68Rwanda

200.2%

69Suriname

190.2%

70Hongrie

190.2%

71Népal

180.1%

72Djibouti

180.1%

73Burundi

170.1%

74Macédoine du Nord

170.1%

75Australie

160.1%

76République dominicaine

160.1%

77Thaïlande

160.1%

78Nigéria

150.1%

79Chili

150.1%

80Ethiopie

140.1%

81États-Unis

130.1%

82Cap-Vert

130.1%

83Sierra Leone

120.1%

84Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques

120.1%

85Yémen

110.1%

86Kazakhstan

110.1%

87Libye

110.1%

88Bosnie-Herzégovine

110.1%

89Égypte

90.1%

90Ouzbékistan

90.1%

91Cambodge

90.1%

92Biélorussie

90.1%

93Suède

90.1%

94Philippines

90.1%

95Somalie

80.1%

96Norvège

80.1%

97Salvador

80.1%

98Equateur

80.1%

99Afrique du Sud

80.1%

100Congo

70.1%

101Guyana

70.1%

102Yougoslavie

70.1%

103Cuba

70.1%

104Koweït

70.1%

105Bolivie

60.0%

106Tadjikistan

60.0%

107Corée du Sud

60.0%

108Emirats arabes unis

60.0%

109Équateur

50.0%

110Danemark

50.0%

111Ghana

50.0%

112Guatemala

50.0%

113Irlande

50.0%

114Malaisie

50.0%

115Oman

50.0%

116Paraguay

50.0%

117Pays-Bas

50.0%

118Slovaquie

50.0%

119Kenya

40.0%

120Japon

40.0%

121Costa Rica

40.0%

122Singapour

40.0%

123Azerbaïdjan

40.0%

124Etats -Unis

40.0%

125Laos

40.0%

126Israël

40.0%

127Lettonie

40.0%

128Macédoine

30.0%

129Luxembourg

30.0%

130Libéria

30.0%

131Kirghizistan

30.0%

132Qatar

30.0%

133Indonésie

30.0%

134Tchécoslovaquie

30.0%

135Territoires palestiniens

30.0%

136Croatie

30.0%

137Zaïre

30.0%

138Zimbabwe

20.0%

139Autriche

20.0%

140Bahrein

20.0%

141Congo-Kinshasa

20.0%

142Corée

20.0%

143Estonie

20.0%

144Éthiopie

20.0%

145Guinée-Bissau

20.0%

146Honduras

20.0%

147Mongolie

20.0%

148Monténégro

20.0%

149République tchèque

20.0%

150Sainte-Lucie

20.0%

151Turkménistan

20.0%

152U R S S

20.0%

153URSS

20.0%

154Uruguay

20.0%

155Etats-Unis d’Amérique

20.0%

156Antigua et Barbuda

10.0%

157Orne

10.0%

158Moselle

10.0%

159Monaco

10.0%

160Malawi

10.0%

161Madagas - car

10.0%

162Lituanie

10.0%

163Kirghizstan

10.0%

164Tanzanie

10.0%

165Jamaïque

10.0%

166Hautes-Alpes

10.0%

167Guinée équatoriale

10.0%

168Guinée-Bissao

10.0%

169Guatémala

10.0%

170Trinité et Tobago

10.0%

171Finlande

10.0%

172Algerie

10.0%

173Etats- Unis d’Amérique

10.0%

174Var

10.0%

175Congo-Brazzaville

10.0%

176Chypre

10.0%

177Birmanie

10.0%

178Bhoutan

10.0%

179Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines

10.0%

180Rhône

10.0%

181RFA

10.0%

182Seychelles

10.0%

183R F A

10.0%

184République populaire de Congo

10.0%

185Principauté

10.0%

186Panama

10.0%

187Ouganda

10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%

1Mohamed

1927.8%

2Ahmed

622.5%

3Omar

582.4%

4Mohammed

572.3%

5Youssef

552.2%

6Ali

532.2%

7Sarah

461.9%

8Adam

451.8%

9Yasmine

431.7%

10Mamadou

431.7%

11Yassine

421.7%

12Hamza

401.6%

13Marie

391.6%

14Maria

371.5%

15Mehdi

341.4%

16Ibrahim

341.4%

17Lina

341.4%

18Amine

331.3%

19Salma

331.3%

20Sara

321.3%

21Ayoub

311.3%

22Zakaria

301.2%

23Daniel

301.2%

24Imane

291.2%

25Ana

281.1%

26Ines

281.1%

27Anna

271.1%

28Achraf

271.1%

29Meriem

261.1%

30Fatima

261.1%

31Meryem

241.0%

32Oussama

241.0%

33Amir

241.0%

34Karim

241.0%

35Aminata

230.9%

36Wassim

230.9%

37Nour

230.9%

38Oumaima

230.9%

39Amina

220.9%

40Sofia

220.9%

41David

220.9%

42Kenza

200.8%

43Julia

200.8%

44Aicha

190.8%

45Amadou

190.8%

46Amira

190.8%

47Gabriel

190.8%

48Hajar

190.8%

49Moussa

180.7%

50Jad

180.7%

51Hicham

180.7%

52Aya

180.7%

53Fatma

180.7%

54Joseph

170.7%

55Mustapha

170.7%

56Mohamad

170.7%

57Fatoumata

170.7%

58Haroun

170.7%

59Asma

160.6%

60Rita

160.6%

61Walid

160.6%

62Noah

160.6%

63Salim

160.6%

64Laura

160.6%

65Nada

150.6%

66Eva

150.6%

67Lucas

150.6%

68Léa

150.6%

69Amel

150.6%

70Emma

150.6%

71Saad

150.6%

72Khalil

150.6%

73Diana

150.6%

74Irina

150.6%

75Siham

150.6%

76Anas

150.6%

77Anass

150.6%

78Mohammad

150.6%

79Marina

150.6%

80Soufiane

150.6%

81José

140.6%

82Maya

140.6%

83Nadia

140.6%

84Reda

140.6%

85Mariam

140.6%

86Aylan

140.6%

87Adama

140.6%

88Hind

140.6%

89Lydia

140.6%

90Said

140.6%

91Boubacar

130.5%

92Christian

130.5%

93Marwa

130.5%

94Ismail

130.5%

95Nabil

130.5%

96Alice

130.5%

97Abdellah

130.5%

98Ghita

130.5%

99Paul

130.5%

100Abdelkarim

130.5%

By department

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#DepartmentCount%

175 — Paris

2 39923.3%

292 — Hauts-de-Seine

4534.4%

36 — 6

3403.3%

413 — Bouches-du-Rhône

3293.2%

594 — Val-de-Marne

3163.1%

633 — Gironde

3123.0%

731 — Haute-Garonne

3053.0%

859 — Nord

2762.7%

969 — Rhône

2522.5%

10973 — Guyane

2392.3%

1191 — Essonne

2302.2%

1278 — Yvelines

2242.2%

1377 — Seine-et-Marne

2001.9%

1467 — Bas-Rhin

1981.9%

1595 — Val-d'Oise

1911.9%

1693 — Seine-Saint-Denis

1901.8%

1721 — Côte-d'Or

1801.8%

1844 — Loire-Atlantique

1771.7%

1925 — Doubs

1641.6%

2038 — Isère

1501.5%

2160 — Oise

1281.2%

2299 — 99

1261.2%

2376 — Seine-Maritime

1241.2%

2435 — Ille-et-Vilaine

1081.1%

2545 — Loiret

1051.0%

2614 — Calvados

1031.0%

2734 — Hérault

1011.0%

2868 — Haut-Rhin

981.0%

2971 — Saône-et-Loire

960.9%

3020 — 20

930.9%

3190 — Territoire de Belfort

800.8%

3274 — Haute-Savoie

790.8%

3357 — Moselle

710.7%

3483 — Var

690.7%

3564 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques

660.6%

3637 — Indre-et-Loire

650.6%

3751 — Marne

640.6%

3889 — Yonne

640.6%

3986 — Vienne

630.6%

4050 — Manche

580.6%

4184 — Vaucluse

550.5%

4228 — Eure-et-Loir

530.5%

4362 — Pas-de-Calais

520.5%

441 — 1

510.5%

4539 — Jura

500.5%

4673 — Savoie

490.5%

4749 — Maine-et-Loire

470.5%

4817 — Charente-Maritime

440.4%

4987 — Haute-Vienne

430.4%

5080 — Somme

410.4%

512 — 2

410.4%

5258 — Nièvre

390.4%

5330 — Gard

390.4%

5410 — Aube

380.4%

5529 — Finistère

360.4%

5654 — Meurthe-et-Moselle

350.3%

5722 — Côtes-d'Armor

350.3%

5842 — Loire

330.3%

5963 — Puy-de-Dôme

290.3%

6079 — Deux-Sèvres

280.3%

6156 — Morbihan

280.3%

6270 — Haute-Saône

270.3%

6347 — Lot-et-Garonne

250.2%

6441 — Loir-et-Cher

250.2%

654 — 4

240.2%

6616 — Charente

230.2%

6724 — Dordogne

220.2%

6853 — Mayenne

220.2%

6997 — 97

200.2%

7085 — Vendée

190.2%

7111 — Aude

180.2%

7240 — Landes

180.2%

7372 — Sarthe

180.2%

7427 — Eure

170.2%

7512 — Aveyron

170.2%

7626 — Drôme

160.2%

7781 — Tarn

160.2%

7861 — Orne

150.1%

7966 — Pyrénées-Orientales

130.1%

8019 — Corrèze

130.1%

8146 — Lot

120.1%

82988 — 988

120.1%

83974 — La Réunion

120.1%

8432 — Gers

110.1%

8536 — Indre

100.1%

8682 — Tarn-et-Garonne

100.1%

87972 — Martinique

90.1%

887 — 7

90.1%

8952 — Haute-Marne

90.1%

908 — 8

80.1%

919 — 9

80.1%

9218 — Cher

80.1%

9323 — Creuse

50.0%

94976 — Mayotte

50.0%

95978 — 978

50.0%

96975 — 975

40.0%

975 — 5

40.0%

9888 — Vosges

40.0%

99987 — 987

30.0%

1003 — 3

20.0%

10143 — Haute-Loire

20.0%

10265 — Hautes-Pyrénées

20.0%

10355 — Meuse

10.0%

10448 — Lozère

10.0%

10515 — Cantal

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.

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