A significant majority of individuals who obtained French citizenship did so through various forms of declaration, accounting for 58.7% of all new citizens. This group primarily included individuals acquiring citizenship through marriage, descendants, and other declaration-based routes.
Data from the Interior Ministry of France revealed that 53% of new French nationals were granted citizenship through the naturalization process.
The top ten nationalities that were granted French citizenship are as follows:
1. Moroccans
2. Algerians
3. Tunisians
4. Russians
5. Brits
6. Ivorians
7. Senegalese
8. Cameroonians
9. Malagasy (Madagascar)
10. Congolese
This diverse list highlights the wide range of countries whose citizens are integrating into French society through both declaration and naturalization processes.