Naturalizations

1   Naturalizations, by sex, age and previous citizenship. 2002
Previous citizenship Total Sex Age
Males Females Under 18 years 18 years and over
Total 9 041 4 045 4 996 3 074 5 967
           
Europe 3 615 1 665 1 950 1 291 2 324
Denmark  108 54 54 55 53
Finland 41 20 21 24 17
Iceland 29 19 10 18 11
Sweden  216  112  104  159 57
Albania 12 7 5 4 8
Bulgaria 41 17 24 9 32
Estonia 11 5 6 5 6
France 16 10 6 10 6
Greece 7 7 - - 7
Latvia 9 4 5 3 6
Yugoslavia  614  314  300  270  344
Netherlands 30 12 18 10 20
Poland  165 35  130 41  124
Portugal 21 8 13 4 17
Romania 51 11 40 4 47
United Kingdom 83 42 41 36 47
Russia  308 81  227 75  233
Switzerland 9 5 4 6 3
Turkey  412  229  183  125  287
Germany 95 44 51 44 51
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 229  590  639  350  879
Macedonia 34 14 20 10 24
Rest of Europe 74 25 49 29 45
           
Africa 1 236  587  649  436  800
Algeria 24 14 10 3 21
Ethiopia 63 25 38 12 51
Egypt 17 10 7 - 17
Gambia 83 49 34 22 61
Ghana 65 36 29 13 52
Cameroon 8 3 5 3 5
Kenya 36 14 22 11 25
Congo 20 7 13 9 11
Morocco  160 75 85 26  134
Nigeria 15 8 7 6 9
Sierra Leone 11 5 6 3 8
Somalia  546  242  304  276  270
Sudan 14 12 2 2 12
South Africa 12 6 6 3 9
Tanzania 17 5 12 9 8
Tunisia 23 14 9 5 18
Uganda 30 19 11 14 16
Rest of Africa 92 43 49 19 73
           
Asia 3 621 1 509 2 112 1 170 2 451
Afghanistan 17 6 11 3 14
Bangladesh 24 13 11 10 14
Burma 6 3 3 3 3
Sri Lanka  461  212  249  138  323
Philippines  299 67  232 86  213
India  230  102  128 84  146
Iraq  497  237  260  214  283
Iran  324  151  173 94  230
Israel 9 4 5 3 6
Cambodia 8 4 4 5 3
China  135 31  104 34  101
South Korea  106 63 43 97 9
Laos 12 7 5 5 7
Lebanon 55 20 35 14 41
Pakistan  829  383  446  229  600
Syria 24 13 11 5 19
Thailand  257 58  199 73  184
Vietnam  292  122  170 64  228
Rest of Asia 36 13 23 9 27
           
North and Central America  151 71 80 43  108
Canada 9 5 4 3 6
Dominican Republic 28 9 19 12 16
Nicaragua 10 4 6 4 6
USA 39 23 16 17 22
Rest of North and Central America 65 40 25 7 58
           
South America  353  172  181  107  246
Brazil 48 24 24 18 30
Chile  234  117  117 61  173
Colombia 16 5 11 7 9
Peru 19 8 11 10 9
Rest of South America 36 18 18 11 25
           
Oceania 9 5 4 2 7
           
Stateless and unknown 56 36 20 25 31

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