Romania → Germany
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Romania
- To
- Germany
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 202,039
- Change since 2018
- -19.8%
- Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023
- 11.88%
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Migration from Romania to Germany
Inflows of nationals of Romania recorded by Germany; stock of nationals of Romania living there; and acquisitions of Germany's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 24,202 |
| 2001 | 20,142 |
| 2002 | 23,953 |
| 2003 | 23,780 |
| 2004 | 23,545 |
| 2005 | 23,274 |
| 2006 | 23,353 |
| 2007 | 42,899 |
| 2008 | 48,225 |
| 2009 | 57,273 |
| 2010 | 75,531 |
| 2011 | 97,518 |
| 2012 | 120,524 |
| 2013 | 139,487 |
| 2014 | 198,705 |
| 2015 | 221,405 |
| 2016 | 222,298 |
| 2017 | 230,603 |
| 2018 | 251,971 |
| 2019 | 245,047 |
| 2020 | 198,430 |
| 2021 | 202,686 |
| 2022 | 217,035 |
| 2023 | 202,039 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 909,795 | — |
| 2023 | 202,039 | 883,670 | 7,575 |
| 2022 | 217,035 | 844,535 | 6,990 |
| 2021 | 202,686 | 799,180 | 6,920 |
| 2020 | 198,430 | 748,225 | 5,930 |
| 2019 | 245,047 | 696,275 | 5,830 |
| 2018 | 251,971 | 622,780 | 4,325 |
| 2017 | 230,603 | 533,660 | 4,238 |
| 2016 | 222,298 | 452,718 | 3,828 |
| 2015 | 221,405 | 355,343 | 3,001 |
| 2014 | 198,705 | 267,398 | 2,566 |
| 2013 | 139,487 | 205,026 | 2,504 |
| 2012 | 120,524 | 159,222 | 2,343 |
| 2011 | 97,518 | 126,536 | 2,399 |
| 2010 | 75,531 | 104,980 | 2,523 |
Migrant population
People born in Romania who live in Germany: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 321,795 |
| 1995 | 443,750 |
| 2000 | 399,018 |
| 2005 | 373,304 |
| 2010 | 440,929 |
| 2015 | 654,819 |
| 2020 | 865,707 |
| 2024 | 968,697 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 968,697
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 5.8%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 5
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Germany's consulates in Romania
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Germany's consulates located in Romania.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 106 | 79 | 22 | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 607 | 523 | 71 | 11.7% |
| 2022 | 493 | 451 | 38 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 215 | 191 | 24 | 11.2% |
| 2020 | 231 | 206 | 25 | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 586 | 556 | 29 | 4.9% |
| 2018 | 645 | 622 | 23 | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 635 | 580 | 49 | 7.7% |
| 2016 | 608 | 573 | 28 | 4.6% |
| 2015 | 382 | 372 | 7 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 380 | 330 | 47 | 12.4% |
| 2013 | 393 | 356 | 35 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | 392 | 354 | 38 | 9.7% |
| 2011 | 348 | 310 | 38 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | 412 | 325 | 89 | 21.6% |
| 2009 | 494 | 388 | 106 | 21.5% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 494 |
| 2010 | 412 |
| 2011 | 348 |
| 2012 | 392 |
| 2013 | 393 |
| 2014 | 380 |
| 2015 | 382 |
| 2016 | 608 |
| 2017 | 635 |
| 2018 | 645 |
| 2019 | 586 |
| 2020 | 231 |
| 2021 | 215 |
| 2022 | 493 |
| 2023 | 607 |
| 2024 | 106 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Germany in Romania, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Bucharest | rumaenien.diplo.de |
| Consulate | Sibiu | hermannstadt.diplo.de |
| Consulate | Timișoara | temeswar.diplo.de |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Romania ranks 2.
- Ukraine283,631
- Romania202,039
- Syria128,742
- Türkiye115,937
- Poland97,945
- Bulgaria65,871
- Afghanistan58,482
- India54,123
- Italy38,460
- Hungary34,003
- Russia26,720
- Serbia24,155
- Spain45,663
- Italy26,711
- Austria19,252
- Netherlands13,914
- Belgium12,889
- Switzerland7,520
- France6,667
- Denmark6,129
- Sweden2,216
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