Sudan → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Sudan
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 2,177
Change since 2018: +48.1%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.13%

Inflow 20232,177OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Sudan to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	578
2003	642
2004	840
2005	551
2006	387
2007	413
2008	429
2009	396
2010	381
2011	259
2012	46
2013	18
2014	1,497
2015	5,776
2016	2,543
2017	1,900
2018	1,470
2019	1,288
2020	669
2021	995
2022	1,296
2023	2,177

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	11,595	—
2023	2,177	10,270	155
2022	1,296	9,215	125
2021	995	8,505	90
2020	669	8,545	75
2019	1,288	7,935	75
2018	1,470	7,765	95
2017	1,900	7,720	83
2016	2,543	7,145	61
2015	5,776	3,617	76
2014	1,497	2,765	89
2013	18	2,432	74
2012	46	2,346	81
2011	259	2,420	126
2010	381	2,488	102

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

Germany's consulates in Sudan

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2023	336	248	81	24.1%
2022	1,321	785	500	37.9%
2021	272	178	85	31.2%
2020	318	172	117	36.8%
2019	1,596	1,125	443	27.8%
2018	2,085	1,451	470	22.5%
2017	2,351	101	414	17.6%
2016	1,679	62	116	6.9%
2015	1,788	78	156	8.7%
2014	1,298	193	247	19.0%
2013	573	443	78	13.6%
2012	1,041	663	378	36.3%
2011	1,782	1,203	579	32.5%
2010	2,276	1,535	806	35.4%
2009	2,062	1,447	625	30.3%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	2,062
2010	2,276
2011	1,782
2012	1,041
2013	573
2014	1,298
2015	1,788
2016	1,679
2017	2,351
2018	2,085
2019	1,596
2020	318
2021	272
2022	1,321
2023	336

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 Sudan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons1,320
Family401
Education112
Work89

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,922	105	0	0
2024	1,413	94	380	393
2023	1,302	108	155	391
2022	1,119	119	125	369
2021	1,027	95	90	316
2020	757	79	75	495
2019	791	53	70	0
2018	1,197	18	95	0
2017	1,079	29	83	0
2016	369	20	61	0
2015	142	17	76	0
2014	181	13	89	0
2013	162	15	74	0
2012	191	3	82	0
2011	60	0	126	0
2010	89	0	102	0

Work permits by type, 2025

EU Blue Card36
Other paid activities27
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)16
Researchers10

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 9,579
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 334
Changed status into work, 2025: 39

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Khartoum	khartum.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Sudan ranks 73.

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 Sudan, 2023

United States3,820
Canada2,010
Türkiye1,908
France1,603
Netherlands369
Italy316
Sweden310
Norway243
Belgium184