Naturalizations

1   Naturalizations, by sex, age and previous citizenship. 2001
Previous citizenship Total Age
Total Males Females Under 18 years 18 years and over1
Total Males Females Total Males Females
Total 10 838 4 953 5 885 3 854 1 916 1 938 6 984 3 037 3 947
                   
Europe 5 775 2 714 3 061 2 054 1 013 1 041 3 721 1 701 2 020
Denmark 162 86 76 83 48 35 79 38 41
Finland 41 18 23 22 7 15 19 11 8
Iceland 21 10 11 12 7 5 9 3 6
Sweden 249 133 116 158 92 66 91 41 50
Albania 15 7 8 4 2 2 11 5 6
Belgium 6 2 4 4 1 3 2 1 1
Bulgaria 30 9 21 6 3 3 24 6 18
Estonia 7 2 5 4 1 3 3 1 2
France 14 10 4 10 7 3 4 3 1
Greece 10 9 1 2 1 1 8 8 -
Belarus 4 1 3 - - - 4 1 3
Ireland 2 2 - 1 1 - 1 1 -
Croatia 11 5 6 4 2 2 7 3 4
Italy 5 2 3 2 - 2 3 2 1
Latvia 8 2 6 2 - 2 6 2 4
Yugoslavia 1 199 623 576 550 277 273 649 346 303
Malta 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Netherlands 23 14 9 15 8 7 8 6 2
Poland 159 35 124 36 13 23 123 22 101
Portugal 15 7 8 8 5 3 7 2 5
Romania 43 7 36 4 1 3 39 6 33
Soviet Union 9 5 4 1 1 - 8 4 4
Lithuania 5 3 2 3 3 - 2 - 2
Spain 14 7 7 8 4 4 6 3 3
Moldova 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1
United Kingdom 57 23 34 25 12 13 32 11 21
Russia 192 50 142 45 21 24 147 29 118
Switzerland 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 - - - 2 1 1
Turkey 356 172 184 120 52 68 236 120 116
Germany 68 35 33 31 17 14 37 18 19
Ukraine 14 6 8 4 4 - 10 2 8
Hungary 2 1 1 - - - 2 1 1
Austria 6 3 3 1 - 1 5 3 2
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 999 1 411 1 588 886 422 464 2 113 989 1 124
Macedonia 23 10 13 2 - 2 21 10 11
                   
Africa 1 232 602 630 453 228 225 779 374 405
Algeria 34 18 16 9 5 4 25 13 12
Angola 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 -
Burundi 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 -
Comoros 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Côte d'Ivoir 7 6 1 2 1 1 5 5 -
Eritrea 24 8 16 7 5 2 17 3 14
Ethiopia 79 42 37 22 14 8 57 28 29
Egypt 3 1 2 - - - 3 1 2
Gambia 29 23 6 6 5 1 23 18 5
Ghana 19 7 12 5 3 2 14 4 10
Cameroon 2 1 1 - - - 2 1 1
Kapp Verde 2 1 1 2 1 1 - - -
Kenya 42 13 29 15 5 10 27 8 19
Congo 17 6 11 8 3 5 9 3 6
Libya 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Madagascar 5 1 4 2 - 2 3 1 2
Mali 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Morocco 154 85 69 31 18 13 123 67 56
Mauritania 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Mauritius 4 1 3 - - - 4 1 3
Namibia 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - -
Nigeria 21 14 7 5 2 3 16 12 4
Mozambique 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
Zimbabwe 3 2 1 1 - 1 2 2 -
Rwanda 4 1 3 - - - 4 1 3
Senegal 2 1 1 - - - 2 1 1
Seychelles 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Sierra Leone 4 1 3 2 - 2 2 1 1
Somalia 676 317 359 303 152 151 373 165 208
Sudan 29 17 12 8 3 5 21 14 7
Swaziland 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
South Africa 5 2 3 - - - 5 2 3
Tanzania 4 2 2 2 2 - 2 - 2
Togo 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Tunisia 15 10 5 4 2 2 11 8 3
Uganda 21 11 10 8 4 4 13 7 6
Zambia 11 4 7 5 2 3 6 2 4
Burkina Faso 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
                   
Asia 3 401 1 453 1 948 1 182 597 585 2 219 856 1 363
Afghanistan 36 20 16 6 5 1 30 15 15
Azerbaijan 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
Bangladesh 16 5 11 2 - 2 14 5 9
Bhutan 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Sri Lanka 477 206 271 114 60 54 363 146 217
Philippines 261 58 203 77 39 38 184 19 165
Georgia 3 2 1 2 2 - 1 - 1
Taiwan 2 2 - - - - 2 2 -
India 235 95 140 89 39 50 146 56 90
Indonesia 12 4 8 6 2 4 6 2 4
Iraq 331 175 156 131 62 69 200 113 87
Iran 361 178 183 124 58 66 237 120 117
Israel 6 3 3 1 1 - 5 2 3
Japan 3 1 2 - - - 3 1 2
Jordan 4 1 3 2 1 1 2 - 2
Cambodia 6 1 5 - - - 6 1 5
China 113 41 72 22 11 11 91 30 61
South Korea 143 85 58 137 82 55 6 3 3
Laos 5 1 4 - - - 5 1 4
Lebanon 51 22 29 16 10 6 35 12 23
Malaysia 7 1 6 4 1 3 3 - 3
Maldives 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Nepal 2 2 - - - - 2 2 -
Pakistan 409 186 223 181 87 94 228 99 129
Saudi Arabia 2 2 - - - - 2 2 -
Singapore 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Syria 9 2 7 1 - 1 8 2 6
Thailand 302 78 224 102 53 49 200 25 175
Vietnam 594 277 317 161 82 79 433 195 238
Yemen 7 4 3 3 2 1 4 2 2
                   
North and Central America 114 40 74 48 19 29 66 21 45
Canada 8 4 4 2 1 1 6 3 3
Costa Rica 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
Cuba 7 4 3 1 1 - 6 3 3
Dominica 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1
Dominican Republic 17 4 13 6 2 4 11 2 9
Grenada 2 2 - 1 1 - 1 1 -
Guatemala 3 1 2 - - - 3 1 2
Haiti 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Jamaica 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Mexico 3 - 3 - - - 3 - 3
Nicaragua 4 1 3 2 1 1 2 - 2
Panama 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 2
El Salvador 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
St. Lucia 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1 1 - 1 1 - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 5 1 4 1 1 - 4 - 4
USA 54 21 33 31 11 20 23 10 13
                   
South America 249 110 139 85 41 44 164 69 95
Argentina 5 3 2 1 1 - 4 2 2
Bolivia 6 3 3 2 1 1 4 2 2
Brazil 16 6 10 11 6 5 5 - 5
Guyana 3 1 2 - - - 3 1 2
Chile 172 75 97 54 23 31 118 52 66
Colombia 18 9 9 6 4 2 12 5 7
Ecuador 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 - 1
Paraguay 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1
Peru 18 9 9 5 3 2 13 6 7
Uruguay 4 1 3 2 1 1 2 - 2
Venezuela 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 -
                   
Oceania 13 5 8 3 - 3 10 5 5
Australia 11 3 8 3 - 3 8 3 5
New Zealand 2 2 - - - - 2 2 -
                   
Stateless 53 28 25 29 18 11 24 10 14
Unknown 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
1  Included 51 with unknown age.

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