Naturalizations 2024: Rostock leads with 25.2 percent increase!

Naturalizations 2024: Rostock leads with 25.2 percent increase!

Rostock, Deutschland - In 2024, naturalization in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania reached gratifying new heights. A total of 1,840 foreigners were naturalized, which corresponds to a considerable increase of 13.2 percent compared to 2023, where 1,625 people had received the German passport. These figures draw an exciting picture of the population in this federal state, which is more and more characterized by diversity, as Wir-Sind-mueritzer.de

Syrian nationals with 901 people put the largest group among new citizens and thus almost 49 percent of the total. Although this number has dropped compared to the previous year, when 1,030 Syrians were still naturalized, the origin from Syria remains strongly in the foreground. The Ukraine followed with 104 and Russia with 100 naturalizations, which shows that from these nations people are also looking for a new home in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The high proportion of 25.2 percent is particularly noteworthy, which is eliminated in children under the age of 15.

regional focus on naturalization

While Rostock recorded most of the new German citizens with 451 naturalizations, the city was also the heart of the region's integration efforts. This corresponds to an increase of 25.2 percent compared to the previous year. In contrast, there was a decline of 35.7 percent in Schwerin with 289 naturalizations, which indicates various regional developments. The district of Rostock, on the other hand, had very few naturalizations with only 120.

An important factor for this increase could be the law, which came into force in June 2024 to modernize the Citizenship Act. This law has shortened the required length of stay for naturalization from previously 8 to 5 years, and in cases of special integration services, only 3 years is necessary. This new set of rules not only allows multi-state, but also makes naturalization for people from countries with restrictive discharge practice as well as for former guest workers and GDR contract workers.

A look at the past

In order to better understand today's picture, it is worth taking a look into the past. By 1999 there was no nationwide regulation to record naturalizations; The values are therefore not directly comparable to later years. Since 2000, children of foreign persons have automatically received German citizenship under certain conditions if they are born in Germany. These developments have led to the fact that the number of naturalizations has dropped considerably compared to earlier decades, as well as bib.bund.de In conclusion, it can be said that naturalization in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is a reflection of the social changes that have taken place over the years. The regional differences give the reason to hope that integration can be made even more lively and more diverse in the future, which is to be seen as a positive sign for society.