According to the latest data released by Fondazione ISMU, the number of acquisitions of Italian citizenship had a growth of almost 10% in 2022.
In total, approximately 133 thousand people became Italian citizens, with 50,9% women and 49,1% men. These numbers represent an increase of 9,7% compared to the previous year, when 121.457 new citizens were registered.
The data were prepared based on information from the National Institute of Statistics (Istat) and Eurostat. On average, during the year 2022, one person became Italian for every 38 foreigners residing in the country.
Acquisitions of Italian citizenship – Years 2012-2022
In the last ten years, a variation has been observed, starting from the minimum values of 65.383 in 2012, reaching peaks of 178.035 in 2015 and 201.591 in 2016, and then decreasing to 146.605 in the following year (2017) and 112.523 in 2018, and, finally, showing a growth trend in the last four years, although to a lesser extent.
Among the countries of the European Union, the most recent data from Eurostat, referring to 2021, reveal that Sweden is the country with the highest annual rate of citizenship acquisition (one in every 10 resident foreigners), followed by the Netherlands (one in every 19) and by Romania (one every 22).
Italy ranks ninth in this ranking. It is interesting to note that from 2014 to 2021, Italy remained between fifth and tenth position on the list.
In 2021, the main groups that obtained Italian citizenship were:
- Albanians (22.493)
- Moroccans (16.588)
- Romanians (9.435)
- Brazilians (5.460)
- Bengalis (5.116)
- Indians (4.489)
- Pakistanis (4.410)
- Argentines (3.669)
- Moldovans (3.633)
- Egyptians (3.531)
The high number of acquisitions by Brazilians and Argentines is due to the possibility of recognition through the jus sanguinis, that is, thanks to the presence of Italian ancestors. (Photo: Depositphotos)
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