Germany → France
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Germany
- To
- France
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 7,105
- Change since 2018
- +17.2%
- Share of all arrivals in France, 2023
- 2.74%
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Migration from Germany to France
Inflows of nationals of Germany recorded by France; stock of nationals of Germany living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2013 | 7,738 |
| 2014 | 6,420 |
| 2015 | 7,119 |
| 2016 | 6,190 |
| 2017 | 5,685 |
| 2018 | 6,064 |
| 2019 | 5,700 |
| 2020 | 4,480 |
| 2021 | 5,787 |
| 2022 | 7,598 |
| 2023 | 7,105 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 91,100 | — |
| 2023 | 7,105 | 86,891 | 460 |
| 2022 | 7,598 | 85,620 | 416 |
| 2021 | 5,787 | 84,951 | 429 |
| 2020 | 4,480 | 84,675 | 334 |
| 2019 | 5,700 | 86,929 | 455 |
| 2018 | 6,064 | 86,638 | 502 |
| 2017 | 5,685 | 86,638 | 426 |
| 2016 | 6,190 | 88,271 | 455 |
| 2015 | 7,119 | 89,886 | 376 |
| 2014 | 6,420 | 91,063 | 322 |
| 2013 | 7,738 | — | 418 |
| 2012 | — | — | 522 |
| 2011 | — | — | 508 |
| 2010 | — | 93,348 | 511 |
Migrant population
People born in Germany who live in France: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 208,195 |
| 1995 | 213,338 |
| 2000 | 218,258 |
| 2005 | 224,529 |
| 2010 | 218,132 |
| 2015 | 207,393 |
| 2020 | 191,298 |
| 2024 | 189,761 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 189,761
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 2.1%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 9
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
France's consulates in Germany
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Germany.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | 48 | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2023 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 5.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 11.1% |
| 2021 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 54 | 38 | 9 | 16.7% |
| 2018 | 37 | 33 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 47 | 41 | 4 | 8.5% |
| 2016 | 88 | 81 | 2 | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 81 | 72 | 2 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 79 | 43 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 124 | 66 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 60 | 60 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 96 | 96 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 84 | 83 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 305 | 305 | 1 | 0.3% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 305 |
| 2010 | 84 |
| 2011 | 96 |
| 2012 | 60 |
| 2013 | 124 |
| 2014 | 79 |
| 2015 | 81 |
| 2016 | 88 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2024 | 52 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of France in Germany, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Berlin | de.ambafrance.org |
| Consulate-general | Düsseldorf | — |
| Consulate-general | Frankfurt | de.ambafrance.org |
| Consulate-general | Hamburg | — |
| Consulate-general | Munich | consulfrance-munich.org |
| Consulate-general | Saarbrücken | consulfrance-sarrebruck.org |
| Consulate-general | Stuttgart | consulfrance-stuttgart.org |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Germany ranks 10.
- 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
- Switzerland26,211
- Austria19,774
- Spain17,445
- Netherlands10,429
- Türkiye9,355
- Portugal5,483
- Japan5,277
- Denmark5,042
- United States4,430
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