Azerbaijan → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Azerbaijan
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 226
Change since 2018: -2.6%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.09%

Inflow 2023226OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Azerbaijan to France

Inflows of nationals of Azerbaijan recorded by France; stock of nationals of Azerbaijan living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	73
2001	94
2002	135
2003	252
2004	304
2005	506
2006	344
2007	344
2008	423
2009	389
2010	318
2011	362
2012	337
2013	301
2014	293
2015	272
2016	276
2017	254
2018	232
2019	223
2020	191
2021	237
2022	219
2023	226

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	226	—	113
2022	219	—	167
2021	237	—	193
2020	191	—	149
2019	223	—	144
2018	232	4,433	181
2017	254	4,392	77
2016	276	4,365	36
2015	272	4,264	148
2014	293	—	32
2013	301	—	11
2012	337	—	12
2011	362	—	12
2010	318	3,403	20

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Azerbaijan

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Azerbaijan.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	23,708	21,792	1,643	6.9%
2023	22,541	21,210	1,373	6.1%
2022	13,847	12,242	1,046	7.6%
2021	3,498	2,891	178	5.1%
2020	3,320	2,965	337	10.2%
2019	18,261	15,744	1,814	9.9%
2018	16,995	14,899	1,578	9.3%
2017	15,362	13,756	1,334	8.7%
2016	13,450	12,555	623	4.6%
2015	17,263	16,451	622	3.6%
2014	14,871	14,261	577	3.9%
2013	10,962	10,487	473	4.3%
2012	9,553	9,184	369	3.9%
2011	9,166	8,809	357	3.9%
2010	7,404	7,270	134	1.8%
2009	6,560	6,430	130	2.0%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	6,560
2010	7,404
2011	9,166
2012	9,553
2013	10,962
2014	14,871
2015	17,263
2016	13,450
2017	15,362
2018	16,995
2019	18,261
2020	3,320
2021	3,498
2022	13,847
2023	22,541
2024	23,708

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Azerbaijan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons248
Education124
Family44
Work36

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	452	1	0	0
2024	417	1	153	699
2023	395	3	113	682
2022	366	3	167	744
2021	342	1	193	643
2020	287	1	149	580
2019	354	3	144	442
2018	323	1	181	308
2017	337	2	77	209
2016	358	0	36	193
2015	344	1	148	188
2014	359	0	32	201
2013	351	0	11	216
2012	401	0	12	0
2011	423	0	12	0
2010	390	0	20	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities24
Researchers11
EU Blue Card1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 5,346
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 173
Changed status into work, 2025: 42
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 4

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Azerbaijan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Baku	az.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Azerbaijan ranks 97.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Azerbaijan, 2023

Türkiye17,676
Germany5,479
Lithuania1,743
United States950
Netherlands426
Hungary307
Czechia274
Canada245
Belgium210