Table 7.2: Citizenship acquisition by country of previous citizenship

The UNECE Clearing House on Migration Statistics is a platform for data exchange on migration statistics for countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), established with the purpose of improving the understanding of migration processes and the systems of measuring migration in the region. The data are presented as submitted by national statistical offices.

For more information about the methodology of producing statistics on international migration in EECCA region, please refer to the UNECE Handbook on the Use of Administrative Sources and Sample Surveys to Measure International Migration in CIS Countries and the documentation of UNECE Workshops on Migration Statistics.

Country: Azerbaijan

Data source: residence permits.

Country: Belarus

Data source: Administrative data from the Belarus Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Country: Georgia

Data source: civil register.

Country: Kazakhstan

Data source: Administrative data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Data source: administrative data from the State Registration Service.

Country: Republic of Moldova

Data source: population register.

Country: Russian Federation

Data source: administrative data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Country: Ukraine

From 2014, data cover the territories under government control.
Data source: administrative data from the State Migration Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.