This section presents data on the acquisition of Greek citizenship. This can be achieved through descent (having a Greek parent), birth in Greece, marriage to a Greek citizen, or through naturalization, which involves meeting residency and other legal requirements set by the Greek government.
The next graph presents the evolution in the number of people who acquired the Greek citizenship.
The next graph presents the number of persons who acquired Greek citizenship separately for men and women.
The next graph presents the number of persons who acquired Greek citizenship separately by age group.
The next graph presents the number of persons who acquired Greek citizenship categorized by their previous citizenship.
The graph below presents the number of people who acquired Greek citizenship, categorized by the reasons for their acquisition (e.g., studies in Greece, birth in Greece, etc.).
The sum of these categories, which corresponds to the total number published by the Ministry of the Interior, differs slightly from the total number reported by Eurostat, as presented above.