Bangladesh → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Bangladesh
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 3,441
Change since 2018: +44.9%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.20%

Inflow 20233,441OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Bangladesh to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	624
2001	625
2002	570
2003	566
2004	499
2005	494
2006	433
2007	495
2008	458
2009	526
2010	743
2011	999
2012	1,502
2013	2,375
2014	2,006
2015	4,297
2016	1,936
2017	1,883
2018	2,374
2019	3,263
2020	1,871
2021	2,825
2022	3,010
2023	3,441

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	21,990	—
2023	3,441	19,890	505
2022	3,010	17,920	405
2021	2,825	16,410	335
2020	1,871	15,710	255
2019	3,263	14,150	225
2018	2,374	13,535	190
2017	1,883	13,465	206
2016	1,936	11,489	208
2015	4,297	9,126	250
2014	2,006	8,024	199
2013	2,375	6,288	213
2012	1,502	5,348	174
2011	999	4,898	133
2010	743	4,663	152

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

Germany's consulates in Bangladesh

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	5,933	3,303	2,539	42.8%
2023	4,745	3,570	1,139	24.0%
2022	1,952	1,840	80	4.1%
2021	439	363	9	2.1%
2020	1,067	823	239	22.4%
2019	6,611	5,086	1,449	21.9%
2018	5,854	4,765	1,072	18.3%
2017	5,992	4,830	1,126	18.8%
2016	5,053	4,097	956	18.9%
2015	4,526	3,466	845	18.7%
2014	3,688	2,838	534	14.5%
2013	3,427	2,670	736	21.5%
2012	3,350	2,817	533	15.9%
2011	2,979	2,631	348	11.7%
2010	2,700	2,390	324	12.0%
2009	2,557	2,274	304	11.9%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	2,557
2010	2,700
2011	2,979
2012	3,350
2013	3,427
2014	3,688
2015	4,526
2016	5,053
2017	5,992
2018	5,854
2019	6,611
2020	1,067
2021	439
2022	1,952
2023	4,745
2024	5,933

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

Residence permits in Germany

First residence permits issued by Germany to citizens of Bangladesh (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education1,782
Family1,515
Other reasons413
Work287

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	3,997	434	0	0
2024	2,887	472	725	6,595
2023	3,223	608	505	6,369
2022	3,091	582	405	5,910
2021	2,682	426	335	5,046
2020	1,857	263	255	3,930
2019	2,370	254	225	0
2018	1,803	184	190	0
2017	1,364	130	206	0
2016	953	92	208	0
2015	547	52	250	0
2014	899	46	199	0
2013	1,114	39	214	0
2012	790	18	176	0
2011	365	0	133	0
2010	368	0	153	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities119
EU Blue Card74
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)74
Researchers20

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 19,108
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 1,130
Changed status into work, 2025: 246

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 Germany in Bangladesh, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Dhaka District	dhaka.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Bangladesh ranks 57.

Inflows to Germany, 2023

Ukraine283,631
Romania202,039
Syria128,742
Türkiye115,937
Poland97,945
Bulgaria65,871
Afghanistan58,482
India54,123
Italy38,460
Hungary34,003
Russia26,720
Serbia24,155

Other destinations for people from Bangladesh, 2023

Italy25,969
United States17,820
Portugal10,077
South Korea6,622
Japan6,475
Canada5,020
Spain3,559
France3,367
Finland2,503