Malaysia → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Malaysia
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 1,034
Change since 2018: +7.6%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.06%

Inflow 20231,034OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Malaysia to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	410
2003	606
2004	577
2005	800
2006	698
2007	632
2008	827
2009	696
2010	618
2011	701
2012	652
2013	716
2014	794
2015	793
2016	902
2017	901
2018	961
2019	837
2020	469
2021	807
2022	1,086
2023	1,034

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	7,250	—
2023	1,034	6,865	20
2022	1,086	6,355	25
2021	807	5,990	25
2020	469	6,000	35
2019	837	5,805	25
2018	961	5,500	40
2017	901	5,225	33
2016	902	4,880	30
2015	793	4,719	27
2014	794	4,565	21
2013	716	4,412	26
2012	652	4,293	21
2011	701	4,273	30
2010	618	4,302	21

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

Germany's consulates in Malaysia

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	903	674	226	25.0%
2023	770	591	176	22.9%
2022	672	501	166	24.7%
2021	79	56	23	29.1%
2020	175	141	34	19.4%
2019	980	863	109	11.1%
2018	841	738	89	10.6%
2017	737	679	49	6.6%
2016	736	652	78	10.6%
2015	658	602	49	7.4%
2014	711	625	79	11.1%
2013	645	545	89	13.8%
2012	633	530	103	16.3%
2011	615	482	133	21.6%
2010	582	508	76	13.1%
2009	578	434	147	25.4%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	578
2010	582
2011	615
2012	633
2013	645
2014	711
2015	658
2016	736
2017	737
2018	841
2019	980
2020	175
2021	79
2022	672
2023	770
2024	903

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 Malaysia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education338
Family152
Work143
Other reasons11

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	644	231	0	0
2024	584	222	65	1,449
2023	758	230	15	1,456
2022	759	226	25	1,400
2021	646	223	25	1,275
2020	435	156	35	1,329
2019	559	156	25	0
2018	662	82	40	0
2017	478	69	34	0
2016	403	62	30	0
2015	276	53	27	0
2014	457	50	20	0
2013	421	59	27	0
2012	345	19	21	0
2011	325	0	30	0
2010	310	0	21	0

Work permits by type, 2025

EU Blue Card76
Other paid activities46
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)13
Researchers8

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 5,793
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 447
Changed status into work, 2025: 71
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 5

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Kuala Lumpur	kuala-lumpur.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Malaysia ranks 101.

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 Malaysia, 2023

Australia3,534
South Korea3,300
New Zealand2,502
Japan2,313
United States1,150
Canada380
Netherlands355
Türkiye254
Switzerland162