Record Naturalizations in Germany Amid Intense Debate About Immigration Policy Germany naturalized a record 332,500 people in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of broken records and a 14 percent increase from 2024. Syrians and Turks constituted the largest groups obtaining citizenship, with 90 percent of completed procedures being successful. Out of 467,400 submitted applications, a small percentage were withdrawn, rejected, or ended for other reasons.

• Germany naturalized 332,500 people in 2025, a record for the fifth year in a row.
• This figure represents a 14 percent increase from 2024’s 291,955 naturalizations.
• Syrians and Turks were the two largest groups to acquire German citizenship.
• 90 percent of the 371,100 naturalization procedures completed in 2025 were successful.
• A total of 467,400 citizenship applications were submitted in 2025.