Myanmar → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Myanmar
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 454
Change since 2018: +65.7%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.03%

Inflow 2023454OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Myanmar to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	238
2003	194
2004	154
2005	370
2006	192
2007	406
2008	434
2009	491
2010	446
2011	452
2012	411
2013	353
2014	296
2015	392
2016	294
2017	335
2018	274
2019	463
2020	354
2021	222
2022	388
2023	454

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	2,845	—
2023	454	2,555	35
2022	388	2,265	35
2021	222	2,140	25
2020	354	1,975	30
2019	463	1,720	40
2018	274	1,685	30
2017	335	1,610	42
2016	294	1,520	37
2015	392	1,454	61
2014	296	1,402	56
2013	353	1,336	43
2012	411	1,304	48
2011	452	1,244	65
2010	446	1,204	41

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

Germany's consulates in Myanmar

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	2,138	1,567	569	26.6%
2023	2,402	1,808	579	24.1%
2022	1,701	1,206	477	28.0%
2021	147	141	1	0.7%
2020	1,278	1,012	266	20.8%
2019	5,538	5,293	244	4.4%
2018	3,968	3,816	152	3.8%
2017	4,403	4,303	94	2.1%
2016	3,353	3,308	44	1.3%
2015	2,902	2,878	24	0.8%
2014	2,603	2,556	46	1.8%
2013	2,735	2,610	125	4.6%
2012	2,039	1,989	50	2.5%
2011	1,354	1,312	42	3.1%
2010	812	755	61	7.5%
2009	749	667	88	11.7%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	749
2010	812
2011	1,354
2012	2,039
2013	2,735
2014	2,603
2015	2,902
2016	3,353
2017	4,403
2018	3,968
2019	5,538
2020	1,278
2021	147
2022	1,701
2023	2,402
2024	2,138

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 Myanmar (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons374
Education252
Work154
Family94

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	874	28	0	0
2024	384	14	70	302
2023	318	8	40	243
2022	334	6	35	161
2021	186	5	25	118
2020	127	2	30	98
2019	123	3	40	0
2018	168	0	30	0
2017	191	2	42	0
2016	71	1	37	0
2015	56	1	61	0
2014	70	0	56	0
2013	79	0	43	0
2012	86	0	48	0
2011	79	0	65	0
2010	110	0	41	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities131
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)12
EU Blue Card9
Researchers2

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 2,877
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 80
Changed status into work, 2025: 35

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Yangon	rangun.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Myanmar ranks 118.

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 Myanmar, 2023

Japan30,849
South Korea12,601
United States4,880
New Zealand558
Australia536
Finland405
Canada260
Türkiye258
Hungary167