Statistical database on loss of citizenship

Abstract

The Statistical Database on Loss of Citizenship is the first comprehensive database on loss of nationality of the Member States of the European Union. The Statistical Database is presented explicitly in addition to, rather than as alternative to, the Eurostat Database, in order to facilitate cross-national comparison of statistics about the loss of nationality. The Statistical Database contains the following information: (i) Data on the total number of loss of nationality of each Member State per year, based on the data available from national sources since 1985; (ii) Data on the number of losses of nationality by legal basis of each Member State per year, based on the data available from national sources since 1985. The downloadable files include information on the precise legal basis with reference to the national law, as well as the EUDO CITIZENSHIP comparative typology on modes of loss of nationality; (iii) Source documents with details for each Member State about available data, through Eurostat and/or additional national sources (including hyperlinks to these sources). Additional comments on the interpretation of these data are included, where available, as well as contact details of national authorities responsible for the collection of statistics about loss of nationality. This dataset was prepared in the context of the ILEC project (Involuntary Loss of European Citizenship: Exchanging Knowledge and Identifying Guidelines for Europe), which aims to establish a framework for debate on international norms on involuntary loss of nationality. For more information visit: www.ilecproject.eu. ILEC is a research project co-funded by the European Commissionﾒs DG Justice, Citizenship and Fundamental Rights.