Most of the citizens naturalised in Leipzig in 2014 originated from Ukraine (37 people), followed by Vietnam (33), Irak (24) and Syria (18). The list with the countries of origin also includes Bulgaria, the Russian Federation, Morocco, China, Argentina, the USA and South Africa.
The oldest naturalised German citizen is 79 years old and originally comes from Iran; the oldest naturalised lady is 71 years old and originally from the Czech Republic. The youngest persons to acquire citizenship in Leipzig are a one-year old boy from Syria and a three-year old girl from Vietnam.