Turkmenistan → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Turkmenistan
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 817
Change since 2018: +211.8%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.05%

Inflow 2023817OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Turkmenistan to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	207
2003	204
2004	150
2005	137
2006	114
2007	128
2008	147
2009	144
2010	120
2011	164
2012	149
2013	244
2014	454
2015	458
2016	448
2017	280
2018	262
2019	213
2020	103
2021	126
2022	2,383
2023	817

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	4,040	—
2023	817	4,085	40
2022	2,383	1,930	40
2021	126	1,935	40
2020	103	1,990	30
2019	213	1,930	20
2018	262	1,925	35
2017	280	2,070	48
2016	448	2,165	28
2015	458	1,822	44
2014	454	1,488	77
2013	244	1,395	61
2012	149	1,334	46
2011	164	1,326	38
2010	120	1,378	56

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

Germany's consulates in Turkmenistan

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	5,247	4,463	454	8.7%
2023	4,979	4,109	488	9.8%
2022	2,206	1,845	95	4.3%
2021	43	13	0	—
2020	652	600	41	6.3%
2019	4,311	4,029	278	6.4%
2018	4,362	4,226	127	2.9%
2017	3,862	3,749	101	2.6%
2016	3,693	3,571	119	3.2%
2015	4,585	4,398	178	3.9%
2014	4,306	4,196	96	2.2%
2013	4,221	4,020	93	2.2%
2012	2,993	2,898	95	3.2%
2011	2,171	2,084	87	4.0%
2010	2,002	1,881	122	6.1%
2009	1,847	1,681	166	9.0%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	1,847
2010	2,002
2011	2,171
2012	2,993
2013	4,221
2014	4,306
2015	4,585
2016	3,693
2017	3,862
2018	4,362
2019	4,311
2020	652
2021	43
2022	2,206
2023	4,979
2024	5,247

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 Turkmenistan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Work171
Family145
Education97
Other reasons84

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	497	46	0	0
2024	490	53	160	109
2023	251	37	40	115
2022	255	35	50	111
2021	127	18	40	99
2020	95	18	30	88
2019	108	15	40	0
2018	136	9	50	0
2017	76	4	52	0
2016	75	3	39	0
2015	71	4	59	0
2014	75	5	78	0
2013	82	2	65	0
2012	99	0	47	0
2011	79	0	38	0
2010	72	0	59	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities98
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)53
EU Blue Card19
Researchers1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 1,995
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 92
Changed status into work, 2025: 28

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Ashgabat	aschgabat.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Turkmenistan ranks 107.

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 Turkmenistan, 2023

Türkiye15,575
United States620
South Korea474
Japan80
Canada40
Netherlands40
Hungary37
Austria36
France24