French Naturalisation Statistics 2026

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

Year :

Decree type :

In 2026, 21 739 people obtained French nationality by decree, according to data extracted from the Journal Officiel (JORF).

Naturalisations by decree account for 16 334 cases (75.1%), reinstatements for 101 (0.5%), and collective effects for 5 304 (24.4%).
The most represented foreign countries of origin are Maroc (3 003), Algérie (1 873), Tunisie (1 606).
106 departments are represented. The departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (4 156), Hauts-de-Seine (868), Bouches-du-Rhône (675).

Total naturalisations

21 739

Naturalisations

16 334

75.1% of total

Reinstatements

101

0.5% of total

Collective effect

5 304

24.4% of total

Gender distribution

Male	Female
10 368 (48%)	11 364 (52%)

Age group distribution

18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
322	7 328	5 539	2 215	834	248

By country of origin

200 countries

#CountryCount%

1France

4 15719.4%

2Maroc

3 00314.0%

3Algérie

1 8738.7%

4Tunisie

1 6067.5%

5Liban

6312.9%

6Sénégal

5322.5%

7Côte d’Ivoire

4722.2%

8Cameroun

4642.2%

9Roumanie

3441.6%

10Russie

3291.5%

11Italie

3221.5%

12Syrie

2921.4%

13Guinée

2851.3%

14Brésil

2851.3%

15Colombie

2581.2%

16Haïti

2451.1%

17Royaume-Uni

2451.1%

18Madagascar

2301.1%

19Turquie

2131.0%

20Mali

1830.9%

21République démocratique du Congo

1780.8%

22Espagne

1720.8%

23Bénin

1690.8%

24Chine

1540.7%

25Allemagne

1500.7%

26Mexique

1500.7%

27Togo

1460.7%

28Vietnam

1460.7%

29Etats-Unis

1400.7%

30Gabon

1370.6%

31République du Congo

1340.6%

32Irak

1280.6%

33Ukraine

1270.6%

34Iran

1200.6%

35Arménie

1140.5%

36Bangladesh

1060.5%

37Pologne

1050.5%

38Moldavie

1050.5%

39Inde

1050.5%

40Albanie

960.4%

41Portugal

950.4%

42Venezuela

920.4%

43Maurice

910.4%

44Comores

880.4%

45Canada

840.4%

46Afghanistan

840.4%

47Belgique

750.3%

48Soudan

700.3%

49Pérou

690.3%

50Argentine

670.3%

51Pakistan

650.3%

52Suisse

620.3%

53Kosovo

620.3%

54États-Unis

580.3%

55Grèce

520.2%

56Burkina Faso

520.2%

57République centrafricaine

490.2%

58Arabie saoudite

480.2%

59Mauritanie

470.2%

60Bulgarie

470.2%

61Taïwan

450.2%

62Niger

440.2%

63Angola

430.2%

64Tchad

420.2%

65Géorgie

380.2%

66Sri Lanka

380.2%

67Suriname

370.2%

68Egypte

350.2%

69Nigéria

330.2%

70Serbie

320.1%

71Burundi

310.1%

72République dominicaine

310.1%

73Rwanda

300.1%

74Népal

290.1%

75Égypte

270.1%

76Hongrie

270.1%

77Chili

250.1%

78Australie

230.1%

79Cambodge

220.1%

80Djibouti

220.1%

81Philippines

220.1%

82Bosnie-Herzégovine

220.1%

83Macédoine du Nord

220.1%

84Thaïlande

210.1%

85Cap-Vert

210.1%

86Yougoslavie

210.1%

87Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques

210.1%

88Équateur

190.1%

89Kazakhstan

180.1%

90République tchèque

180.1%

91Slovaquie

180.1%

92Bolivie

150.1%

93Biélorussie

150.1%

94Ethiopie

150.1%

95Guyana

150.1%

96Irlande

140.1%

97Equateur

140.1%

98Suède

130.1%

99Danemark

130.1%

100Libye

130.1%

101Luxembourg

130.1%

102Sierra Leone

120.1%

103Oman

120.1%

104Afrique du Sud

120.1%

105Azerbaïdjan

110.1%

106Koweït

110.1%

107Jordanie

110.1%

108Pays-Bas

110.1%

109Yémen

110.1%

110Kenya

110.1%

111Ghana

100.0%

112Norvège

100.0%

113Guatemala

90.0%

114Emirats arabes unis

90.0%

115Indonésie

90.0%

116Cuba

90.0%

117Uruguay

90.0%

118Ouzbékistan

90.0%

119Salvador

80.0%

120Somalie

80.0%

121Macédoine

80.0%

122Congo

80.0%

123Croatie

70.0%

124Corée du Sud

70.0%

125Paraguay

70.0%

126Laos

60.0%

127Singapour

60.0%

128Territoires palestiniens

60.0%

129Monténégro

60.0%

130Lettonie

60.0%

131Tadjikistan

60.0%

132Costa Rica

60.0%

133Israël

60.0%

134Malaisie

50.0%

135Bahrein

50.0%

136Autriche

50.0%

137Émirats arabes unis

50.0%

138Éthiopie

50.0%

139Zaïre

50.0%

140U R S S

50.0%

141Guinée équatoriale

40.0%

142Erythrée

40.0%

143Etats -Unis

40.0%

144Honduras

40.0%

145Japon

40.0%

146Kirghizistan

40.0%

147URSS

40.0%

148Etats-Unis d’Amérique

40.0%

149Qatar

30.0%

150Tchécoslovaquie

30.0%

151Birmanie

30.0%

152Georgie

30.0%

153Guatémala

30.0%

154Libéria

30.0%

155Chypre zone turque

30.0%

156Ouganda

30.0%

157Nicaragua

30.0%

158Zimbabwe

20.0%

159Principauté

20.0%

160Panama

20.0%

161République Populaire du Congo

20.0%

162Nouvelle-Zélande

20.0%

163Mongolie

20.0%

164Sainte-Lucie

20.0%

165Malte

20.0%

166Lituanie

20.0%

167Jamaïque

20.0%

168Guinée-Bissau

20.0%

169Gambie

20.0%

170Finlande

20.0%

171Estonie

20.0%

172Turkménistan

20.0%

173Corée

20.0%

174Congo-Kinshasa

20.0%

175Bhoutan

20.0%

176Monaco

10.0%

177Etats- Unis d’Amérique

10.0%

178Thailande

10.0%

179Chypre

10.0%

180Érythrée

10.0%

181Trinité et Tobago

10.0%

182Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines

10.0%

183Var

10.0%

184Orne

10.0%

185République populaire de Congo

10.0%

186Moselle

10.0%

187Antigua et Barbuda

10.0%

188Rhône

10.0%

189Slovénie

10.0%

190Kirghizstan

10.0%

191Congo-Brazzaville

10.0%

192Hautes-Alpes

10.0%

193Algerie

10.0%

194Guinée-Bissao

10.0%

195Madagas - car

10.0%

196Seychelles

10.0%

197RFA

10.0%

198R F A

10.0%

199Malawi

10.0%

200Tanzanie

10.0%

Most common first names

#First nameCount%

1Mohamed

3397.9%

2Ahmed

1192.8%

3Mohammed

1112.6%

4Youssef

1052.5%

5Maria

952.2%

6Adam

902.1%

7Ali

892.1%

8Omar

831.9%

9Yassine

791.8%

10Sara

771.8%

11Hamza

711.7%

12Yasmine

701.6%

13Mamadou

701.6%

14Lina

671.6%

15Marie

651.5%

16Amine

641.5%

17Sarah

641.5%

18Salma

621.4%

19Ayoub

621.4%

20David

611.4%

21Mehdi

561.3%

22Daniel

521.2%

23Ibrahim

491.1%

24Imane

471.1%

25Sofia

441.0%

26Anna

421.0%

27Kenza

411.0%

28Zakaria

411.0%

29Khadija

411.0%

30Nour

411.0%

31Oussama

400.9%

32Ana

380.9%

33Karim

380.9%

34Achraf

370.9%

35Meriem

370.9%

36Amir

370.9%

37Fatima

370.9%

38Anas

350.8%

39Amadou

350.8%

40Elena

340.8%

41Ismail

340.8%

42Hajar

340.8%

43Laura

340.8%

44Abdoulaye

330.8%

45Alexandra

330.8%

46Walid

330.8%

47Oumaima

320.7%

48Gabriel

310.7%

49Aminata

310.7%

50Ines

310.7%

51Khaled

310.7%

52Reda

300.7%

53Zineb

300.7%

54Ghita

300.7%

55Said

300.7%

56Aicha

290.7%

57Fatma

290.7%

58Younes

290.7%

59Mohammad

280.7%

60Mariam

280.7%

61Julia

280.7%

62Ibrahima

280.7%

63Mustapha

280.7%

64Amina

280.7%

65Asma

270.6%

66Joseph

270.6%

67Aya

270.6%

68Moussa

270.6%

69Meryem

260.6%

70Wassim

260.6%

71Hassan

260.6%

72Victoria

250.6%

73Hind

250.6%

74Anis

250.6%

75Carlos

250.6%

76Olga

250.6%

77Adil

250.6%

78Marina

250.6%

79Aylan

250.6%

80Fatoumata

250.6%

81Salim

250.6%

82Hicham

240.6%

83Amal

240.6%

84Nadia

240.6%

85Amira

240.6%

86Irina

240.6%

87Haroun

240.6%

88Nada

240.6%

89Rania

240.6%

90Mourad

240.6%

91Yanis

240.6%

92Rita

230.5%

93Maryam

230.5%

94Emma

230.5%

95Lydia

230.5%

96Nabil

230.5%

97Houda

230.5%

98Amel

230.5%

99Diana

230.5%

100Siham

220.5%

By department

#DepartmentCount%

175 — Paris

4 15621.7%

292 — Hauts-de-Seine

8684.5%

313 — Bouches-du-Rhône

6753.5%

431 — Haute-Garonne

6273.3%

56 — 6

6123.2%

669 — Rhône

6023.1%

794 — Val-de-Marne

6013.1%

859 — Nord

5072.6%

991 — Essonne

4952.6%

10973 — Guyane

4732.5%

1133 — Gironde

4692.4%

1278 — Yvelines

4392.3%

1395 — Val-d'Oise

4282.2%

1477 — Seine-et-Marne

4172.2%

1593 — Seine-Saint-Denis

3982.1%

1667 — Bas-Rhin

3401.8%

1744 — Loire-Atlantique

3361.8%

1838 — Isère

3281.7%

1925 — Doubs

2811.5%

2021 — Côte-d'Or

2541.3%

2134 — Hérault

2391.2%

2260 — Oise

2301.2%

2335 — Ille-et-Vilaine

2161.1%

2476 — Seine-Maritime

2041.1%

2599 — 99

2001.0%

2668 — Haut-Rhin

1831.0%

2745 — Loiret

1710.9%

2857 — Moselle

1620.8%

2974 — Haute-Savoie

1520.8%

3071 — Saône-et-Loire

1500.8%

3114 — Calvados

1490.8%

3290 — Territoire de Belfort

1460.8%

3320 — 20

1400.7%

3454 — Meurthe-et-Moselle

1360.7%

3551 — Marne

1360.7%

3683 — Var

1290.7%

3764 — Pyrénées-Atlantiques

1280.7%

3886 — Vienne

1200.6%

3937 — Indre-et-Loire

1190.6%

401 — 1

1090.6%

4150 — Manche

1050.5%

4217 — Charente-Maritime

1010.5%

4362 — Pas-de-Calais

950.5%

4439 — Jura

940.5%

4589 — Yonne

920.5%

4628 — Eure-et-Loir

890.5%

4784 — Vaucluse

870.5%

4887 — Haute-Vienne

850.4%

4930 — Gard

830.4%

5010 — Aube

820.4%

5180 — Somme

790.4%

5249 — Maine-et-Loire

760.4%

5373 — Savoie

670.3%

5429 — Finistère

670.3%

552 — 2

650.3%

5679 — Deux-Sèvres

630.3%

5763 — Puy-de-Dôme

590.3%

5842 — Loire

590.3%

5970 — Haute-Saône

540.3%

6022 — Côtes-d'Armor

530.3%

6166 — Pyrénées-Orientales

520.3%

6253 — Mayenne

520.3%

6358 — Nièvre

510.3%

6497 — 97

480.3%

6556 — Morbihan

460.2%

664 — 4

430.2%

6716 — Charente

410.2%

6847 — Lot-et-Garonne

400.2%

6941 — Loir-et-Cher

400.2%

7061 — Orne

390.2%

7140 — Landes

380.2%

7272 — Sarthe

380.2%

7311 — Aude

370.2%

7419 — Corrèze

350.2%

7585 — Vendée

290.2%

7627 — Eure

290.2%

7712 — Aveyron

290.2%

78988 — 988

290.2%

7924 — Dordogne

280.1%

8081 — Tarn

280.1%

8188 — Vosges

280.1%

8226 — Drôme

270.1%

8336 — Indre

240.1%

8482 — Tarn-et-Garonne

230.1%

85974 — La Réunion

210.1%

8646 — Lot

160.1%

8752 — Haute-Marne

160.1%

8865 — Hautes-Pyrénées

160.1%

8955 — Meuse

150.1%

90987 — 987

140.1%

9132 — Gers

130.1%

923 — 3

130.1%

9318 — Cher

120.1%

945 — 5

120.1%

959 — 9

110.1%

968 — 8

100.1%

977 — 7

100.1%

98972 — Martinique

90.0%

99975 — 975

80.0%

10015 — Cantal

80.0%

10123 — Creuse

70.0%

102976 — Mayotte

70.0%

103978 — 978

50.0%

10448 — Lozère

50.0%

10543 — Haute-Loire

20.0%

106971 — Guadeloupe

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 have been granted French nationality since the start of 2026?

So far in 2026, 21 739 people have acquired French nationality through decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF): 16 334 by naturalisation, 101 by reinstatement, and 5 304 by collective effect. This figure is provisional and rises with each new publication.

Which country of origin has the most naturalisations in 2026?

In 2026, the leading foreign country of origin is Maroc, with 3 003 people naturalised.

What is the male / female split of naturalisations in 2026?

In 2026, naturalised people break down into 48% men and 52% women.

Which departments record the most naturalisations in 2026?

In 2026, the departments with the most naturalisations are Paris (4 156), Hauts-de-Seine (868), Bouches-du-Rhône (675).

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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