Naturalization 2024: Burgenlandkreis celebrates record numbers!

Naturalization 2024: Burgenlandkreis celebrates record numbers!

Weißenfels, Deutschland - In the Burgenlandkreis, the seventh and last naturalization event of 2024 took place, in which 26 people received German citizenship. District Administrator Götz Ulrich (CDU) reported that a total of 198 people were naturalized throughout the year, which represents an increase of 60 compared to 2023. The newly naturalized people come from 26 different countries, including Ukraine, Brazil and Syria, and show an impressive range of professions, including engineers and mechatronics technicians. Ulrich emphasized that these people are actively contributing to life in Germany, economically independent and enrich social life, so Volksstimme .

statistics on naturalization

From 1990 to 1999, around 2.3 million people were naturalized in Germany, with people with Turkish or Russian citizenship dominated in particular. Between 2015 and 2020 there were a total of 681,000 naturalizations, about every seventh person previously had Turkish nationality. According to bpb , naturalization in Germany has been linked to certain conditions, as the confession to the basic democratic basic order.

The naturalization figures also vary greatly depending on the country of origin and age group. Over half of the people naturalized in 2020 were women, and many of them have lived in Germany for more than 20 years. Compliance with the legal length of stay is important, with the average time of all naturalers in 2020 being 15.2 years. Overall, naturalization is an important process for integration and legal recognition in society.