Senegal → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Senegal
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 872
Change since 2018: +3.8%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.05%

Inflow 2023872OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Senegal to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	260
2003	279
2004	246
2005	228
2006	223
2007	210
2008	226
2009	277
2010	265
2011	270
2012	410
2013	929
2014	1,252
2015	2,255
2016	1,355
2017	734
2018	840
2019	910
2020	741
2021	623
2022	700
2023	872

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	6,125	—
2023	872	6,010	75
2022	700	5,715	90
2021	623	5,400	80
2020	741	5,270	55
2019	910	5,100	85
2018	840	4,995	90
2017	734	5,595	59
2016	1,355	5,341	75
2015	2,255	3,926	71
2014	1,252	3,187	52
2013	929	2,536	49
2012	410	2,317	49
2011	270	2,281	69
2010	265	2,240	61

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

Germany's consulates in Senegal

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	2,536	1,455	1,073	42.3%
2023	2,887	1,747	1,129	39.1%
2022	2,367	1,265	1,070	45.2%
2021	981	601	375	38.2%
2020	729	375	353	48.4%
2019	3,145	1,839	1,303	41.4%
2018	2,943	1,863	1,076	36.6%
2017	2,782	1,763	1,013	36.4%
2016	2,519	1,614	904	35.9%
2015	2,732	1,594	1,138	41.7%
2014	2,935	1,883	1,052	35.8%
2013	2,772	1,865	906	32.7%
2012	2,520	1,765	755	30.0%
2011	2,695	1,773	922	34.2%
2010	3,188	1,773	1,416	44.4%
2009	4,835	2,784	2,057	42.5%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	4,835
2010	3,188
2011	2,695
2012	2,520
2013	2,772
2014	2,935
2015	2,732
2016	2,519
2017	2,782
2018	2,943
2019	3,145
2020	729
2021	981
2022	2,367
2023	2,887
2024	2,536

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 Senegal (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Family297
Other reasons177
Education84
Work59

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	617	17	0	0
2024	488	15	230	147
2023	599	14	75	157
2022	533	9	85	172
2021	468	4	85	168
2020	423	5	55	175
2019	403	7	85	0
2018	389	3	90	0
2017	336	2	59	0
2016	288	4	73	0
2015	245	2	71	0
2014	212	5	52	0
2013	179	3	49	0
2012	184	1	50	0
2011	74	0	69	0
2010	108	0	61	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities50
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)5
EU Blue Card2
Researchers2

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 4,179
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 281
Changed status into work, 2025: 67

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Dakar	dakar.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Senegal ranks 105.

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 Senegal, 2023

Spain11,239
Italy6,185
France4,650
United States1,520
Canada930
Portugal713
Belgium482
Türkiye198
Switzerland191