Press Release - Acquisition of citizenship in the EU EU Member States granted citizenship to almost 900 000 persons in 2014 Moroccans continue to be the main recipients
In 2014, around 890 000 persons acquired citizenship of a Member State of the European Union (EU), down from 981 000 in 2013. Since 2009, more than 5 million persons in total were granted a citizenship of an EU Member Sate. Of the total number of persons obtaining the citizenship of one of the EU Member States in 2014, 89% were non-EU citizens.





