Mongolia → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Mongolia
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 1,215
Change since 2018: +50.0%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.07%

Inflow 20231,215OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Mongolia to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	1,302
2003	1,004
2004	734
2005	568
2006	476
2007	409
2008	399
2009	393
2010	492
2011	531
2012	485
2013	598
2014	952
2015	1,298
2016	779
2017	818
2018	810
2019	818
2020	505
2021	607
2022	960
2023	1,215

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	7,915	—
2023	1,215	7,265	70
2022	960	6,630	15
2021	607	6,420	65
2020	505	6,320	75
2019	818	6,110	55
2018	810	6,030	65
2017	818	5,955	52
2016	779	5,297	34
2015	1,298	4,711	37
2014	952	4,346	37
2013	598	4,166	44
2012	485	4,182	42
2011	531	4,132	60
2010	492	4,212	38

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

Germany's consulates in Mongolia

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	11,953	10,558	1,365	11.4%
2023	10,676	8,920	1,725	16.2%
2022	7,555	6,324	1,179	15.6%
2021	505	467	22	4.4%
2020	2,667	2,128	539	20.2%
2019	13,454	11,379	2,074	15.4%
2018	10,976	9,591	1,380	12.6%
2017	10,475	9,206	1,265	12.1%
2016	9,807	8,705	1,100	11.2%
2015	10,673	9,911	762	7.1%
2014	9,772	9,075	696	7.1%
2013	10,028	9,323	705	7.0%
2012	9,199	8,907	292	3.2%
2011	7,406	7,125	281	3.8%
2010	5,482	4,962	522	9.5%
2009	4,588	3,957	635	13.8%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	4,588
2010	5,482
2011	7,406
2012	9,199
2013	10,028
2014	9,772
2015	10,673
2016	9,807
2017	10,475
2018	10,976
2019	13,454
2020	2,667
2021	505
2022	7,555
2023	10,676
2024	11,953

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 Mongolia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education362
Family249
Work243
Other reasons122

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	976	40	0	0
2024	788	55	160	490
2023	779	53	70	522
2022	664	40	15	543
2021	508	43	65	500
2020	523	36	80	476
2019	605	35	55	0
2018	561	16	65	0
2017	447	13	52	0
2016	305	7	35	0
2015	204	9	38	0
2014	287	5	41	0
2013	318	10	47	0
2012	319	2	50	0
2011	184	0	63	0
2010	168	0	42	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities209
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)16
EU Blue Card12
Researchers6

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 5,873
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 205
Changed status into work, 2025: 129

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Ulaanbaatar	ulan-bator.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Mongolia ranks 94.

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 Mongolia, 2023

South Korea11,729
Japan6,094
Hungary1,859
Czechia1,142
United States810
Türkiye387
Sweden310
Australia225
France196