Number of applicants for naturalization Japan 2004-2023
In 2023, 9,836 people applied for naturalization in Japan. The number of applications for Japanese citizenship gradually declined over the past two decades.
Number of individuals who newly applied for naturalization in Japan from 2004 to 2023
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (September 23, 2024). Number of individuals who newly applied for naturalization in Japan from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495583/japan-number-new-applicants-naturalization/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of individuals who newly applied for naturalization in Japan from 2004 to 2023." Chart. September 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495583/japan-number-new-applicants-naturalization/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2024). Number of individuals who newly applied for naturalization in Japan from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495583/japan-number-new-applicants-naturalization/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Individuals Who Newly Applied for Naturalization in Japan from 2004 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495583/japan-number-new-applicants-naturalization/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of individuals who newly applied for naturalization in Japan from 2004 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495583/japan-number-new-applicants-naturalization/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Number of individuals who newly applied for naturalization in Japan from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), September 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1495583/japan-number-new-applicants-naturalization/
