In 2019, 18,100 Ukrainians received EU citizenship - they were seventh among the main recipients of EU passports.

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In 2019, around 706,400 people acquired citizenship of the EU member state in which they lived, up from 672,300 in 2018. Most of those who acquired EU citizenship in 2019 were previously non-EU citizens or stateless, while former citizens of another EU member state accounted for 13% of the total number of citizenships acquired..

In 2019, Moroccans were the largest group among new EU citizens (66,800 people, of whom 84% received Spanish, Italian or French citizenship), ahead of Albanians (41,700, 62% - Italian citizenship) and British (29,800, 75%. Next come the Syrians (29,100, 69% obtained Swedish citizenship), Turks (28,600, 57% German citizenship), Romanians (26,600, 60% citizenship of Italy or Germany), Brazilians (23,500, 73% citizenship of Italy or Portugal).

Compared to 2018, Moroccans and Albanians remained the main recipients of EU passports, while the British moved up from seventh to third place..

Romanians (26,600), Poles (12,600) and Italians (8,700) remain the three largest groups of EU citizens who have acquired citizenship of another EU member state.

Most of the new passports were issued by Germany (132,000 or 19% of the total EU), Italy (127,000 or 18%), France (109,800 or 16%), Spain (99,000 or 14%) and Sweden (64,200 or 9.