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Somalia → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Somalia
To
France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,734
Change since 2018
+159.6%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023
0.67%
Inflow 20231,734OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Somalia to France

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

Inflows by year

8671,734200020032006200920122015201820212023
8671,7342000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200074
200182
200269
200362
200462
200596
2006103
200786
200881
2009133
2010215
2011223
2012251
2013208
2014286
2015197
2016297
2017525
2018668
2019694
2020865
20211,276
20221,101
20231,734
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20231,734—53
20221,101—76
20211,2766,634105
20208656,54754
20196945,62441
20186684,50995
20175253,56360
20162972,90669
20151972,34265
2014286—29
2013208—24
2012251—38
2011223—45
20102151,15974
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Somalia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons2,089
  2. Family11
  3. Education1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,101000
20242,01507535
20231,73905326
20221,13107618
20211,279010517
202086605412
201970004124
201867009516
201752506017
201630106917
201519706522
201428702923
201321102415
20122560380
20112240450
201021604160
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
15,540
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
565
Changed status into work, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Somalia ranks 37.

Inflows to France, 2023
  1. Algeria20,762
  2. Morocco17,703
  3. Tunisia14,656
  4. Afghanistan10,974
  5. Italy10,113
  6. Spain9,628
  7. Côte d’Ivoire7,945
  8. Belgium7,813
  9. Portugal7,426
  10. Germany7,105
  11. Türkiye6,780
  12. Romania6,667
Other destinations for people from Somalia, 2023
  1. Germany6,720
  2. Canada5,170
  3. Netherlands1,453
  4. United States1,450
  5. Austria1,248
  6. Türkiye1,026
  7. Belgium862
  8. Italy785
  9. Finland645
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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