Germany sees record number of naturalisations in 2025

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 04, 2026 · 715 words

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From 2027, local authorities expect a wave of citizenship applications from Ukrainian nationals living in Germany.

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What happened

From 2027, local authorities expect a wave of citizenship applications from Ukrainian nationals living in Germany.

Why it matters

The number of naturalisations in Germany has risen to a new record high, with 332,500 people acquiring German citizenship in 2025.

Common ground

Compared with the previous year, that marks an increase of 14 percent, according to the Federal Statistical Office.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The number of naturalisations in Germany has risen to a new record high, with 332,500 people acquiring German citizenship in 2025.”

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Multiple independent news sources (Germany news/DW and Brussels Signal) confirm that 332,500 people acquired German citizenship in 2025, citing the Federal Statistical Office.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — German(s) may refer to: Germany, the country of the Germans and German things Germania (Roman era) Germans, citizens of Germany, people with German ancestry and culture For citizenship in Germany, se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — German (Deutsch, pronounced [dɔɪ̯tʃ] ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and official (or co-official) l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 consti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany

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Claim 2: “Around 1.3 million Ukrainian nationals live in Germany”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the specific number of Ukrainian nationals living in Germany.

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Claim 3: “Up to now, Ukrainians in Europe have enjoyed temporary protection, granted by the EU. Under current plans this protection will expire in March 2027.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the expiration date of EU temporary protection for Ukrainians in March 2027.

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Claim 4: “The amendment has also reduced the waiting period for naturalisation from eight to five years.”

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Web search results explicitly mention a new law allowing naturalization after 5 years of residence, reducing the previous requirement.

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web search NEUTRAL — In the Southern Hemisphere, June is the start of winter and contains the winter solstice, the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the year. In places north of the Arctic Circle, the June sols…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June

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web search NEUTRAL — By June 1865, almost all of the enslaved population had been freed by the victorious Union Army or by state abolition laws. When the national abolition amendment was ratified in December, the remainin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

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web search NEUTRAL — June is the sixth month in the Gregorian calendar and has 30 days. It is the first month of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere and astronomical winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/months/june.html

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Claim 5: “Compared with the previous year, that marks an increase of 14 percent, according to the Federal Statistical Office.”

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Web search results explicitly state a 14 percent increase over the previous year, noting that 292,000 people were granted citizenship in 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held in Germany on 23 February 2025 to elect the 630 members of the 21st Bundestag, down from 736 in 2021 due to reforms in seat distribution. The 2025 election took place seven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_German_federal_election

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_in_German_football

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the Germa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team

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Claim 6: “In second place came Turks, with 10 percent of all naturalisations, followed by Russians with 6 percent.”

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Euronews and another source (mentioning 34,100 naturalisations for Turks at 10%) confirm Turks were second and Russians were third (6%).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, as the largest country in the world, has great ethnic diversity. It is a multinational state and home to over 190 ethnic groups countrywide. According to the population census at the end of 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Turks in Europe (sometimes called Euro-Turks; Turkish: Avrupa'daki Türkler or Avrupa'da yaşayan Türkler or Avrupa Türkleri) refers to Turkish people living in Europe. Generally, "Euro-Turks" refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turks_in_Europe

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans (German: Türken in Deutschland or Deutschtürken; Turkish: Almanya'daki Türkler, also known as Gurbetçiler or Almancılar), are eth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turks_in_Germany

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Claim 7: “almost 20,000 fewer Syrians naturalised than in 2024.”

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The specific detail that 'almost 20,000 fewer Syrians naturalised than in 2024' is mentioned in the Euronews snippet, but not explicitly corroborated by other distinct sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany–Syria relations are the bilateral relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Syrian Arab Republic. Germany closed its Damascus embassy and stopped its recognition of Bashar al-A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany–Syria_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Syrians in Germany (Arabic: السوريون في ألمانيا, romanized: al-Sūrīyūn fī Almāniyā) refers to Syrian immigrants in Germany, or Germans with Syrian ancestry. The number of people with an immigration ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Germany

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Syrians in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are originally from the country of Syria or are from a family of Syrian descent. As of 2025, there were 197,201 residents of Sweden born in S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Sweden

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Claim 8: “Naturalisation among Bosnian (+126 percent to 8,800), US (+100 percent to 6,600) and Albanian (+97 percent to 6,100) citizens has grown particularly strongly.”

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Multiple sources (Euronews and two other web results) provide the exact percentages and numbers for Bosnians (8,800), US citizens (6,600), and Albanians (6,100).

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... ... 8,800 people), the United States (100%, or 6,600 people), and Albanians (97%, or 6,100 people). • The number of people who naturalised ...
https://wkzo.com/2026/06/03/germany-grants-citizenship-to-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Naturalisation among Bosnian (+126 percent to 8,800), US (+100 ... Albanian (+97 percent to 6,100) citizens has grown particularly strongly.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/04/germany-sees-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... ... 8,800 people), the United States (100%, or 6,600 people), and Albanians (97%, or 6,100 people). • The number of people who naturalised ...
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-03/german…

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Claim 9: “Since a reform of citizenship law by the traffic light coalition (SPD, Greens, FDP), which came into force at the end of June 2024, so-called dual citizenship has been the legal standard in naturalisations and applicants no longer have to give up their original nationality.”

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Web search results confirm a 2024 reform to the German nationality law that allows dual citizenship and removes the obligation to renounce original nationality.

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web search NEUTRAL — Transformative Changes to German Dual Citizenship Law 2024. Dual Citizenship Changes. A groundbreaking change in the revised law is the embrace of multiple citizenships. Applicants are no longer oblig…
https://se-legal.de/dual-citizenship-germany-2024-developmen…

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web search NEUTRAL — A new law allows naturalization after 5 years of residence. The lawyers at RT & Partner explain what you need to know.
https://www.rtpartner.de/en/immigration/einbuergerung-5-jahr…

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web search NEUTRAL — German nationality law details the conditions by which an individual is a national of Germany. The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Act, which came into force on 1 January 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law

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Claim 10: “The CDU’s demands for tougher naturalisation laws did not make it into the black-red coalition agreement.”

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Claim 11: “Under turbo naturalisation, particularly well-integrated people could obtain a German passport even more quickly. It was abolished at the end of October 2025 at the insistence of the CDU and SPD.”

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Claim 12: “The largest group, at 20 percent, were Syrians.”

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Both Euronews and DW report that Syrians were the largest group, accounting for 20 percent of naturalisations in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Syrians (Arabic: سوريون; Syriac: ܣܘܪܝܝܢ), are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine dialect, as a mother tongue. The cultural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians

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