PT · 2023 · tps00024

Acquisition of citizenship

Portugal, 2023

Acquisition of citizenship
16,985
Portugal, 2023
▼ 18.5% vs 2022 (20,844)
Analysis

In 2023, Portugal's acquisition of citizenship decreased by 18.5% compared to 2022, reaching 16,985.

Portugal accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 1,054,451.

Portugal ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 20.4% (from 21,333 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00024, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.6%
EU-27: 1,054,451
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024