Tajikistan → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Tajikistan
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 1,674
Change since 2018: +58.1%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.10%

Inflow 20231,674OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Tajikistan to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	141
2003	91
2004	102
2005	70
2006	128
2007	149
2008	153
2009	199
2010	235
2011	285
2012	207
2013	365
2014	649
2015	1,008
2016	1,497
2017	1,651
2018	1,059
2019	1,180
2020	835
2021	1,359
2022	3,206
2023	1,674

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	11,430	—
2023	1,674	10,555	95
2022	3,206	7,670	20
2021	1,359	6,695	20
2020	835	6,235	40
2019	1,180	5,600	15
2018	1,059	5,360	10
2017	1,651	4,585	18
2016	1,497	2,249	4
2015	1,008	1,676	11
2014	649	1,271	21
2013	365	1,024	19
2012	207	981	32
2011	285	860	5
2010	235	778	14

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

Germany's consulates in Tajikistan

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	4,019	2,433	1,444	35.9%
2023	4,629	2,977	1,487	32.1%
2022	3,818	2,381	1,334	34.9%
2021	1,017	495	302	29.7%
2020	1,109	801	308	27.8%
2019	5,367	4,156	1,209	22.5%
2018	4,662	3,750	901	19.3%
2017	3,859	3,400	431	11.2%
2016	3,586	3,364	219	6.1%
2015	3,984	3,714	253	6.4%
2014	3,554	3,411	73	2.1%
2013	3,418	3,161	200	5.9%
2012	2,802	2,685	117	4.2%
2011	2,497	2,405	92	3.7%
2010	2,449	2,331	119	4.9%
2009	2,196	2,058	138	6.3%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	2,196
2010	2,449
2011	2,497
2012	2,802
2013	3,418
2014	3,554
2015	3,984
2016	3,586
2017	3,859
2018	4,662
2019	5,367
2020	1,109
2021	1,017
2022	3,818
2023	4,629
2024	4,019

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 Tajikistan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Family617
Education399
Other reasons265
Work233

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,514	42	0	0
2024	1,200	45	255	239
2023	1,367	49	105	210
2022	1,354	37	25	212
2021	960	37	25	196
2020	717	32	40	193
2019	791	19	15	0
2018	550	10	15	0
2017	550	5	26	0
2016	285	11	12	0
2015	106	2	19	0
2014	182	4	24	0
2013	162	2	28	0
2012	119	1	32	0
2011	63	0	12	0
2010	80	0	18	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities150
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)74
EU Blue Card9

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 7,865
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 226
Changed status into work, 2025: 272

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Dushanbe	duschanbe.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Tajikistan ranks 85.

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 Tajikistan, 2023

Lithuania3,207
United States2,080
Türkiye1,341
South Korea708
Hungary239
Japan236
Latvia145
Finland60
Canada60