Moroccans top list of foreign nationals who received European citizenship in 2019

Moroccans top the list of foreigners who obtained European citizenships in 2019. In in the same year, they numbered 66,800 out of a total of 706,400 (all nationalities combined). 

Moroccans are followed by the Albanians (41,700) and British nationals (29,800), according to the Spanish news agency EFE, citing data from Eurostat.

84% of these Moroccans obtained European citizenship in Spain, Italy or France. As for the British, 75% obtained German, Swedish or French citizenships, the same source added.

For their part, 69% of Syrian nationals obtained Swedish citizenship. 57% of Turks obtained German citizenship. Among Algerians, numbering 18,000, 82% became French citizens in 2019.