Togo → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Togo
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 641
Change since 2018: -3.9%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.25%

Inflow 2023641OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

CR<FRTOGO<FRANCE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
TG1<FR6<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<6

Migration from Togo to France

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	455
2001	602
2002	746
2003	793
2004	958
2005	817
2006	991
2007	884
2008	835
2009	741
2010	766
2011	641
2012	697
2013	695
2014	643
2015	631
2016	633
2017	534
2018	667
2019	669
2020	525
2021	712
2022	657
2023	641

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	641	—	549
2022	657	—	661
2021	712	12,950	775
2020	525	12,781	422
2019	669	12,326	537
2018	667	11,349	597
2017	534	10,935	664
2016	633	10,395	713
2015	631	10,166	747
2014	643	—	672
2013	695	—	534
2012	697	—	484
2011	641	—	682
2010	766	9,348	828

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

France's consulates in Togo

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	8,240	5,070	3,137	38.1%
2023	8,005	5,092	2,702	33.8%
2022	7,097	5,240	1,763	24.8%
2021	2,637	2,117	461	17.5%
2020	1,124	779	334	29.7%
2019	8,157	5,174	2,846	34.9%
2018	7,498	5,745	1,626	21.7%
2017	7,313	5,653	1,476	20.2%
2016	6,744	5,366	1,182	17.5%
2015	6,549	5,534	923	14.1%
2014	6,187	5,144	1,026	16.6%
2013	6,020	4,990	1,021	17.0%
2012	6,036	5,183	853	14.1%
2011	6,460	5,434	1,026	15.9%
2010	5,838	5,133	732	12.5%
2009	1,097	377	747	68.1%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	1,097
2010	5,838
2011	6,460
2012	6,036
2013	6,020
2014	6,187
2015	6,549
2016	6,744
2017	7,313
2018	7,498
2019	8,157
2020	1,124
2021	2,637
2022	7,097
2023	8,005
2024	8,240

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

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

First permits by reason, 2025

Education2,094
Family422
Other reasons213
Work64

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	2,793	1	0	0
2024	2,666	4	627	4,467
2023	2,399	4	549	3,919
2022	2,509	1	661	3,261
2021	1,889	2	775	3,041
2020	1,344	2	422	2,850
2019	1,703	2	537	2,454
2018	1,550	0	597	2,071
2017	1,399	0	664	1,794
2016	1,214	0	713	1,490
2015	1,097	0	747	1,311
2014	1,008	0	672	1,215
2013	969	0	534	1,044
2012	818	0	484	0
2011	835	0	682	0
2010	872	0	828	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities49
Researchers13
EU Blue Card1
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 21,921
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 196
Changed status into work, 2025: 758
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 2
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024: 2

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Lomé	tg.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Togo ranks 66.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Togo, 2023

United States2,010
Germany1,086
Canada675
Belgium348
Italy289
Switzerland89
Luxembourg30
Japan27
Netherlands15