Record Naturalizations in Germany Amid Intense Debate About Immigration Policy

The milestone arrives as Washington’s latest National Security Strategy warns that immigration trends could leave parts of Europe ‘unrecognizable in 20 years.’
Record Naturalizations in Germany Amid Intense Debate About Immigration Policy
Delegates of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party arrive at the AfD party congress in Riesa, Germany, on Jan. 11, 2025. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Germany’s Federal Statistical Office said on June 3 the country naturalized 332,500 people in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year the country broke its annual record for naturalizations.

The figure represented a 14 percent increase from 2024, when 291,955 people were naturalized, itself a 46 percent rise over the previous year. Syrians and Turks are the two largest groups to have acquired citizenship.

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