Most new German citizens keep original nationality: survey
Key takeaways
- Germany's previous government changed laws to allow dual citizenship.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Eh Qx While Syrians were the largest group to obtain German citizenship last year, more than 70% of Germans with dual citizenship come from the EUImage: Wolfgang M.
- It found that the number of newly naturalized citizens with more than one nationality in 2025 ranged from 85% to 98% in cities that collected data.
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Germany's previous government changed laws to allow dual citizenship. A new survey shows that, one year after that reform, more than 85% of new German citizens are opting to keep their original nationality.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Eh Qx While Syrians were the largest group to obtain German citizenship last year, more than 70% of Germans with dual citizenship come from the EUImage: Wolfgang M. Weber/IMAGOAdvertisement. The majority of people who applied for German citizenship last year retained their original nationality, according to a survey by the Mediendienst Integration research group.
It found that the number of newly naturalized citizens with more than one nationality in 2025 ranged from 85% to 98% in cities that collected data.