Ethiopia → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Ethiopia
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 472
Change since 2018: +23.6%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.18%

Inflow 2023472OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Ethiopia to France

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	102
2001	162
2002	129
2003	119
2004	109
2005	106
2006	118
2007	145
2008	124
2009	144
2010	154
2011	136
2012	116
2013	137
2014	117
2015	128
2016	133
2017	381
2018	382
2019	351
2020	304
2021	377
2022	388
2023	472

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	472	—	60
2022	388	—	59
2021	377	—	79
2020	304	—	65
2019	351	—	68
2018	382	3,299	75
2017	381	2,639	135
2016	133	2,198	127
2015	128	2,076	90
2014	117	—	83
2013	137	—	80
2012	116	—	71
2011	136	—	105
2010	154	1,423	151

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

France's consulates in Ethiopia

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	4,484	2,257	1,913	42.7%
2023	3,831	2,450	1,247	32.6%
2022	3,836	2,578	1,105	28.8%
2021	789	542	178	22.6%
2020	1,030	768	218	21.2%
2019	5,039	3,849	1,013	20.1%
2018	4,615	3,309	1,178	25.5%
2017	4,150	3,587	438	10.6%
2016	2,212	1,691	532	24.1%
2015	2,616	2,096	358	13.7%
2014	2,060	1,806	247	12.0%
2013	1,826	1,497	308	16.9%
2012	1,844	1,528	316	17.1%
2011	1,844	1,536	308	16.7%
2010	1,544	1,270	274	17.7%
2009	1,471	1,173	303	20.6%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	1,471
2010	1,544
2011	1,844
2012	1,844
2013	1,826
2014	2,060
2015	2,616
2016	2,212
2017	4,150
2018	4,615
2019	5,039
2020	1,030
2021	789
2022	3,836
2023	3,831
2024	4,484

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 Ethiopia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons613
Family103
Education99
Work48

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	863	1	0	0
2024	632	0	67	249
2023	591	0	60	233
2022	491	0	59	232
2021	478	0	79	215
2020	383	0	65	213
2019	445	0	68	186
2018	426	0	75	184
2017	437	0	135	171
2016	188	0	127	171
2015	176	0	90	166
2014	177	0	83	163
2013	195	0	80	173
2012	177	0	71	0
2011	165	0	105	0
2010	189	0	151	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Researchers40
Other paid activities7
EU Blue Card1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 7,051
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 469
Changed status into work, 2025: 27

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Addis Ababa	et.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Ethiopia ranks 76.

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 Ethiopia, 2023

United States5,630
Canada3,820
Germany1,988
Türkiye511
Belgium501
Netherlands485
Sweden453
Finland413
Italy407