(07 July 2015) – In 2013, around 985 000 persons acquired citizenship of a Member State of the European Union, up by 20% compared with 2012. 89% were citizens of non-EU countries.
The largest groups acquiring citizenship of an EU Member State in 2013 were citizens of Morocco (86 500 persons, of which 84% acquired citizenship of Spain, Italy or France), India (48 300, three-quarters acquired British citizenship), Turkey (46 500, 60% acquired German citizenship), Colombia (42 000, 93% acquired Spanish citizenship), Albania (41 700, 95% acquired citizenship of Greece or Italy) and Ecuador (40 400, 95% acquired Spanish citizenship).
Moroccans, Indians, Turks, Colombians, Albanians and Ecuadorians represented together almost a third (31%) of the total number of persons who acquired EU citizenship in 2013.
Romanians (23 000 persons) and Poles (18 000) were the two largest groups of EU citizens acquiring citizenship of another EU Member State.