{"id":28225,"date":"2026-03-29T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexcase-immigration.com\/?p=28225"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:17:45","slug":"naturalization-figures-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexcase-immigration.com\/en\/naturalization-figures-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturalization figures in France"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>According to figures communicated by the Ministry of the Interior, in 2023, 97,288 people acquired French nationality, compared to nearly 130,385 people in 2021 (Report to Parliament, Foreigners in France, DILA. 2021, p. 145).<\/p>\n\n<p>Among these people, 40,064 obtained it by decree (compared to 60,256 in 2022) and 55,105 by declaration (compared to 52,764 in 2022), including 19,455 by marriage.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2025, according to (provisional) data posted online by the Ministry of the Interior:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>42,246 people acquired nationality by decree (a decrease of 13.5%), minor children, by collective effect, included;<\/li>\n  <li>17,579 people acquired it by declaration after marriage (an increase of 10.5% compared to the previous year);<\/li>\n  <li>2,410 people acquired the declaration of ancestors or siblings (an increase of 20.1% compared to the previous year).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div id=\"ms-outlook-mobile-signature\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"lexcase-cta lexcase-cta--end rounded-lg shadow-sm bg-white pix-p-20 my-4\" style=\"border-left:4px solid #2c7f8f\">\n  <div class=\"h5 font-weight-bold text-heading-default mb-2\">Need advice on your French nationality application?<\/div>\n  <p class=\"mb-3 text-body-default\">Whether your application is based on decree, marriage or family ties, we can review your situation and identify the most relevant strategy.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/lexcase-immigration.com\/contact\/\" class=\"btn shadow-sm btn-primary pix-hover-item btn-normal\"><span class=\"font-weight-bold\">Request a personal review<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A practical look at naturalization figures in France and what the latest data suggests about current access to French nationality.","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":28226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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