Burkina Faso → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Burkina Faso
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 590
Change since 2018: +20.7%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.23%

Inflow 2023590OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Burkina Faso to France

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	188
2001	212
2002	261
2003	289
2004	302
2005	338
2006	392
2007	442
2008	406
2009	427
2010	422
2011	430
2012	446
2013	456
2014	425
2015	457
2016	398
2017	476
2018	489
2019	513
2020	499
2021	606
2022	604
2023	590

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	590	—	322
2022	604	—	413
2021	606	15,315	455
2020	499	15,084	254
2019	513	6,287	338
2018	489	7,417	299
2017	476	5,871	371
2016	398	5,454	351
2015	457	5,099	336
2014	425	—	301
2013	456	—	286
2012	446	—	232
2011	430	—	294
2010	422	3,628	262

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

France's consulates in Burkina Faso

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	1,909	1,714	143	7.5%
2023	6,008	4,669	1,284	21.4%
2022	10,310	7,122	2,766	26.8%
2021	4,409	3,210	852	19.3%
2020	2,061	1,561	345	16.7%
2019	12,340	9,742	2,312	18.7%
2018	11,769	9,690	1,713	14.6%
2017	10,967	9,346	1,137	10.4%
2016	10,141	8,782	1,062	10.5%
2015	9,866	8,534	1,065	10.8%
2014	10,032	8,612	1,392	13.9%
2013	9,442	7,958	1,458	15.4%
2012	8,259	6,856	1,403	17.0%
2011	8,351	6,973	1,378	16.5%
2010	8,331	7,040	1,302	15.6%
2009	1,189	398	808	68.0%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	1,189
2010	8,331
2011	8,351
2012	8,259
2013	9,442
2014	10,032
2015	9,866
2016	10,141
2017	10,967
2018	11,769
2019	12,340
2020	2,061
2021	4,409
2022	10,310
2023	6,008
2024	1,909

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 Burkina Faso (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education893
Other reasons386
Family248
Work85

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,612	0	0	0
2024	1,360	2	331	1,876
2023	1,087	2	322	2,000
2022	1,420	1	413	1,921
2021	1,284	0	455	1,910
2020	1,051	0	254	1,705
2019	1,164	1	338	1,590
2018	1,042	0	299	1,404
2017	935	1	371	1,420
2016	824	0	351	1,278
2015	827	0	336	1,256
2014	729	0	301	1,176
2013	641	0	286	1,115
2012	589	0	232	0
2011	641	0	294	0
2010	658	0	262	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities78
Researchers6
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 11,652
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 195
Changed status into work, 2025: 357
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 1
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024: 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 Burkina Faso, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Ouagadougou	bf.ambafrance.org
Consulate-general	—	—

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Burkina Faso ranks 70.

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 Burkina Faso, 2023

Italy3,383
United States840
Germany485
Canada435
Belgium285
Japan62
Switzerland33
Netherlands21
South Korea14