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Number of dual national residents stable in Switzerland

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Most dual nationals in Switzerland also hold an Italian passport. © Keystone / Christian Beutler

Just under a fifth of all people living in Switzerland have both Swiss citizenship plus a passport of another country.

The proportion of dual national Swiss last year remains at 19% of the entire population, the same as in 2019, according to the latest statistics.

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Most dual nationals also have an Italian passport (23%), followed by French (11%) and German (9%) – all of which are neighbouring countries.

The Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday that two-thirds of dual nationals acquired their Swiss citizenship through naturalisation, while only a third were Swiss at birth.

The share of dual nationals living in Switzerland has increased significantly since 2010, when they represented 14% of the whole population.

In 2018, Switzerland eased citizenship requirements for people aged 25 or under living in Switzerland who have a connection to the Alpine state.

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