French Naturalisation Statistics 2026

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

Year :

Decree type :

En 2026, 6 199 personnes ont obtenu la nationalité française par décret, selon les données extraites du Journal Officiel (JORF).

Naturalisations par décret : 4 609 (74.4%), réintégrations : 29 (0.5%), effets collectifs : 1 561 (25.2%).
Principaux pays d'origine étrangère : Maroc (836), Algérie (509), Tunisie (422).
102 départements représentés. Les plus actifs : Paris (1 218), 6 (242), Bouches-du-Rhône (184).

Total naturalisations

6 199

Naturalisations

4 609

74.4% of total

Reinstatements

0.5% of total

Collective effect

1 561

25.2% of total

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Gender distribution

Male	Female
3 026 (49%)	3 173 (51%)

Age group distribution

18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
116	2 055	1 531	647	286	83

By country of origin

173 countries

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#CountryCount%

1France

1 14118.8%

2Maroc

83613.8%

3Algérie

5098.4%

4Tunisie

4226.9%

5Liban

1803.0%

6Côte d’Ivoire

1572.6%

7Sénégal

1492.5%

8Cameroun

1181.9%

9Roumanie

1001.6%

10Russie

961.6%

11Haïti

911.5%

12Italie

871.4%

13Royaume-Uni

861.4%

14Colombie

841.4%

15Guinée

811.3%

16Madagascar

791.3%

17Brésil

761.3%

18Syrie

711.2%

19Mali

591.0%

20Bénin

570.9%

21Etats-Unis

550.9%

22Espagne

540.9%

23République démocratique du Congo

520.9%

24Togo

510.8%

25Turquie

470.8%

26Chine

450.7%

27Ukraine

440.7%

28Mexique

400.7%

29Arménie

400.7%

30République du Congo

400.7%

31Portugal

360.6%

32Allemagne

340.6%

33Pologne

330.5%

34Irak

320.5%

35Afghanistan

320.5%

36Gabon

320.5%

37Vietnam

310.5%

38Suisse

310.5%

39Albanie

280.5%

40Iran

270.4%

41Inde

270.4%

42Moldavie

240.4%

43Canada

230.4%

44Comores

220.4%

45Maurice

210.3%

46Venezuela

210.3%

47Soudan

210.3%

48Belgique

210.3%

49République centrafricaine

210.3%

50Bangladesh

200.3%

51Tchad

200.3%

52Grèce

200.3%

53Argentine

200.3%

54Pérou

190.3%

55Burkina Faso

190.3%

56Pakistan

170.3%

57Angola

170.3%

58Géorgie

150.2%

59Bulgarie

150.2%

60Kosovo

140.2%

61Egypte

140.2%

62Serbie

130.2%

63Rwanda

130.2%

64Macédoine du Nord

120.2%

65Suriname

110.2%

66Mauritanie

110.2%

67Niger

110.2%

68Népal

100.2%

69Arabie saoudite

100.2%

70République dominicaine

100.2%

71Sri Lanka

100.2%

72Philippines

90.1%

73Thaïlande

90.1%

74Ethiopie

90.1%

75Nigéria

90.1%

76Hongrie

80.1%

77Djibouti

80.1%

78Taïwan

70.1%

79Chili

70.1%

80Burundi

60.1%

81Suède

60.1%

82Bosnie-Herzégovine

60.1%

83Australie

60.1%

84Kazakhstan

60.1%

85Equateur

60.1%

86Biélorussie

60.1%

87Salvador

50.1%

88Cap-Vert

50.1%

89Libye

50.1%

90Cambodge

50.1%

91Paraguay

50.1%

92Tadjikistan

40.1%

93Yémen

40.1%

94Etats -Unis

40.1%

95Koweït

40.1%

96Emirats arabes unis

40.1%

97Somalie

40.1%

98Sierra Leone

40.1%

99Corée du Sud

40.1%

100Pays-Bas

40.1%

101Guyana

40.1%

102Afrique du Sud

40.1%

103Singapour

30.0%

104Cuba

30.0%

105Slovaquie

30.0%

106Indonésie

30.0%

107Ouzbékistan

30.0%

108Lettonie

30.0%

109Ghana

30.0%

110Yougoslavie

30.0%

111Zimbabwe

20.0%

112Autriche

20.0%

113Azerbaïdjan

20.0%

114Bolivie

20.0%

115Congo

20.0%

116Costa Rica

20.0%

117Croatie

20.0%

118Danemark

20.0%

119Égypte

20.0%

120Guatemala

20.0%

121Honduras

20.0%

122Irlande

20.0%

123Israël

20.0%

124Japon

20.0%

125Kenya

20.0%

126Laos

20.0%

127Norvège

20.0%

128Oman

20.0%

129Qatar

20.0%

130République tchèque

20.0%

131Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques

20.0%

132URSS

20.0%

133Uruguay

20.0%

134Etats-Unis d’Amérique

20.0%

135R F A

10.0%

136RFA

10.0%

137Rhône

10.0%

138Principauté

10.0%

139Panama

10.0%

140Orne

10.0%

141Moselle

10.0%

142Sainte-Lucie

10.0%

143Monténégro

10.0%

144Mongolie

10.0%

145Monaco

10.0%

146Malawi

10.0%

147Malaisie

10.0%

148Madagas - car

10.0%

149Macédoine

10.0%

150Libéria

10.0%

151Kirghizstan

10.0%

152Kirghizistan

10.0%

153Hautes-Alpes

10.0%

154Guinée équatoriale

10.0%

155Guinée-Bissau

10.0%

156Guinée-Bissao

10.0%

157Guatémala

10.0%

158Tanzanie

10.0%

159Tchécoslovaquie

10.0%

160Territoires palestiniens

10.0%

161Etats- Unis d’Amérique

10.0%

162Trinité et Tobago

10.0%

163Équateur

10.0%

164Congo-Kinshasa

10.0%

165Congo-Brazzaville

10.0%

166Algerie

10.0%

167U R S S

10.0%

168Zaïre

10.0%

169Var

10.0%

170Chypre

10.0%

171Birmanie

10.0%

172République populaire de Congo

10.0%

173Bahrein

10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%

1Mohamed

897.4%

2Youssef

322.7%

3Omar

272.2%

4Yasmine

262.2%

5Ahmed

262.2%

6Adam

252.1%

7Sarah

221.8%

8Ali

221.8%

9Mohammed

211.7%

10Mamadou

211.7%

11Hamza

201.7%

12Ibrahim

191.6%

13Ana

191.6%

14Ayoub

181.5%

15Maria

181.5%

16Marie

181.5%

17Sara

171.4%

18Lina

161.3%

19Mehdi

161.3%

20Yassine

161.3%

21Anna

161.3%

22Amine

151.2%

23Imane

151.2%

24Nour

141.2%

25Zakaria

141.2%

26Karim

131.1%

27Sofia

131.1%

28Walid

131.1%

29Daniel

121.0%

30Wassim

121.0%

31Oumaima

121.0%

32David

121.0%

33Laura

121.0%

34Amina

110.9%

35Fatima

110.9%

36Ines

110.9%

37Amir

110.9%

38Meryem

110.9%

39Salma

110.9%

40Julia

100.8%

41Moussa

100.8%

42Meriem

100.8%

43Ismail

100.8%

44Oussama

100.8%

45Hajar

100.8%

46Gabriel

90.7%

47Eva

90.7%

48Amira

90.7%

49Nabil

90.7%

50Aminata

90.7%

51Thomas

90.7%

52Elias

90.7%

53Elena

90.7%

54Maël

90.7%

55Reda

90.7%

56Lucas

90.7%

57Kenza

90.7%

58Nicole

80.7%

59Yanis

80.7%

60Siham

80.7%

61Bruno

80.7%

62Robert

80.7%

63Jad

80.7%

64Marwa

80.7%

65Irina

80.7%

66Adama

80.7%

67Achraf

80.7%

68Asma

80.7%

69Rachid

80.7%

70Diana

80.7%

71Khalil

80.7%

72Anass

70.6%

73Fatma

70.6%

74Fatiha

70.6%

75Sonia

70.6%

76Thierno

70.6%

77Mourad

70.6%

78Ghita

70.6%

79Nada

70.6%

80José

70.6%

81Joseph

70.6%

82Emma

70.6%

83Mariam

70.6%

84Abdoulaye

70.6%

85Marina

70.6%

86Mohammad

70.6%

87Rita

70.6%

88Sarra

70.6%

89Aya

70.6%

90Assia

70.6%

91Paul

70.6%

92Mahdi

70.6%

93Christian

70.6%

94Haroun

70.6%

95Lilia

70.6%

96Lydia

70.6%

97Selma

70.6%

98Nicolas

60.5%

99Anas

60.5%

100Juan

60.5%

By department

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#DepartmentCount%

175 — Paris

1 21821.7%

26 — 6

2424.3%

313 — Bouches-du-Rhône

1843.3%

4973 — Guyane

1823.2%

533 — Gironde

1803.2%

659 — Nord

1703.0%

794 — Val-de-Marne

1663.0%

892 — Hauts-de-Seine

1582.8%

967 — Bas-Rhin

1412.5%

1031 — Haute-Garonne

1242.2%

1125 — Doubs

1222.2%

1221 — Côte-d'Or

1202.1%

1369 — Rhône

1081.9%

1477 — Seine-et-Marne

1061.9%

1599 — 99

1051.9%

1691 — Essonne

981.7%

1795 — Val-d'Oise

941.7%

1878 — Yvelines

901.6%

1944 — Loire-Atlantique

881.6%

2093 — Seine-Saint-Denis

801.4%

2145 — Loiret

711.3%

2276 — Seine-Maritime

691.2%

2338 — Isère

661.2%

2414 — Calvados

651.2%

2568 — Haut-Rhin

631.1%

2660 — Oise

621.1%

2735 — Ille-et-Vilaine

611.1%

2820 — 20

611.1%

2971 — Saône-et-Loire

601.1%

3034 — Hérault

541.0%

3137 — Indre-et-Loire

500.9%

3283 — Var

470.8%

3390 — Territoire de Belfort

450.8%

3450 — Manche

430.8%

3539 — Jura

390.7%

3689 — Yonne

390.7%

3728 — Eure-et-Loir

390.7%

3864 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques

380.7%

3974 — Haute-Savoie

370.7%

4062 — Pas-de-Calais

360.6%

4186 — Vienne

360.6%

4284 — Vaucluse

360.6%

4387 — Haute-Vienne

340.6%

4451 — Marne

320.6%

4549 — Maine-et-Loire

300.5%

4657 — Moselle

290.5%

472 — 2

280.5%

4880 — Somme

270.5%

4970 — Haute-Saône

250.4%

5030 — Gard

220.4%

5129 — Finistère

220.4%

5222 — Côtes-d'Armor

220.4%

5317 — Charente-Maritime

210.4%

541 — 1

200.4%

5558 — Nièvre

200.4%

5673 — Savoie

190.3%

5754 — Meurthe-et-Moselle

180.3%

5847 — Lot-et-Garonne

180.3%

5910 — Aube

170.3%

6063 — Puy-de-Dôme

160.3%

6179 — Deux-Sèvres

160.3%

6224 — Dordogne

160.3%

6356 — Morbihan

150.3%

6453 — Mayenne

150.3%

6540 — Landes

140.2%

6642 — Loire

120.2%

674 — 4

120.2%

6872 — Sarthe

110.2%

6961 — Orne

110.2%

7041 — Loir-et-Cher

110.2%

7185 — Vendée

100.2%

7226 — Drôme

100.2%

7327 — Eure

100.2%

7411 — Aude

90.2%

7581 — Tarn

90.2%

76974 — La Réunion

90.2%

7712 — Aveyron

80.1%

78988 — 988

70.1%

7916 — Charente

70.1%

80972 — Martinique

70.1%

817 — 7

60.1%

8219 — Corrèze

60.1%

8336 — Indre

60.1%

8466 — Pyrénées-Orientales

50.1%

85976 — Mayotte

50.1%

8682 — Tarn-et-Garonne

50.1%

8732 — Gers

50.1%

88978 — 978

50.1%

8918 — Cher

50.1%

9097 — 97

40.1%

9123 — Creuse

30.1%

9288 — Vosges

30.1%

93975 — 975

20.0%

9465 — Hautes-Pyrénées

20.0%

95987 — 987

20.0%

965 — 5

20.0%

978 — 8

20.0%

9846 — Lot

20.0%

999 — 9

20.0%

10043 — Haute-Loire

10.0%

1013 — 3

10.0%

10252 — Haute-Marne

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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