Last year 40,000 people received citizenship 500 people more than in 2024 This means growth for the fifth year in a row. Since the introduction of asylum statistics in 2000, the number of granted citizenships has never exceeded 300,000. during the year.
Syrian citizens are once again in first place. 65,000 people obtained German citizenship. 600 Syrians. This means that every fifth new German comes from Syria. Compared to 2024 (83,200 citizenships granted) however, this number decreased by 21%.
In second place are the Turks – 34,000 received a German passport. 100 Turkish citizens, which is 10 percent. all citizenships granted. What is particularly striking: compared to the previous year, this number increased by 51%.
Bosniaks, Americans and Albanians are catching up
There is also a significant increase among migrants from Russia. Citizenship was granted to 19,000 people. 700 Russians, or 6 percent. all cases. Here, too, the increase compared to 2024 was 51%.
An even greater percentage increase applies to smaller groups. 8 thousand 800 Bosnian citizens received a German passport in 2025 (an increase of 126% compared to 2024). For US citizens, the number doubled to 6,000. 600. More and more Albanians are coming to Germany: 6,000. 100 citizenships granted means an increase of 97%.
90 percent applications resulted in the granting of citizenship
The number of new citizenship applications confirms this picture. In 2025, 467 thousand were registered. 400 such applications. Syria is also the leader here – 69,000. 700 applications, i.e. 15 percent. all, comes from the Syrians. Next are the Turks with 53,000. 300 applications (11%). In third place are Russian citizens – 24,000. 100 applications (5%).
Out of 371 thousand 100 cases considered in 2025, 90 percent ended with the granting of citizenship. Countries of origin such as Syria, Türkiye and Russia dominate more than just the number of applications submitted. These nationalities also lead among the citizenships actually granted.
