Uganda → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Uganda
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 1,305
Change since 2018: +200.7%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.08%

Inflow 20231,305OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Uganda to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	8
2002	291
2003	277
2004	251
2005	208
2006	143
2007	147
2008	165
2009	183
2010	217
2011	226
2012	233
2013	225
2014	225
2015	320
2016	374
2017	368
2018	434
2019	468
2020	300
2021	493
2022	854
2023	1,305

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	4,750	—
2023	1,305	3,825	60
2022	854	3,135	65
2021	493	2,830	80
2020	300	2,710	65
2019	468	2,430	55
2018	434	2,205	55
2017	368	2,030	42
2016	374	1,782	56
2015	320	1,667	69
2014	225	1,605	60
2013	225	1,526	49
2012	233	1,460	50
2011	226	1,397	56
2010	217	1,349	37

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

Germany's consulates in Uganda

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	6,252	3,526	2,253	36.0%
2023	4,285	3,077	1,078	25.2%
2022	3,275	2,525	707	21.6%
2021	749	679	56	7.5%
2020	851	661	189	22.2%
2019	4,565	3,708	843	18.5%
2018	3,927	3,299	617	15.7%
2017	3,275	2,909	296	9.0%
2016	2,555	2,270	282	11.0%
2015	2,739	2,446	267	9.7%
2014	2,211	1,690	388	17.5%
2013	2,212	1,593	469	21.2%
2012	1,891	1,495	396	20.9%
2011	2,085	1,600	485	23.3%
2010	2,078	1,746	332	16.0%
2009	1,753	1,534	221	12.6%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	1,753
2010	2,078
2011	2,085
2012	1,891
2013	2,212
2014	2,211
2015	2,739
2016	2,555
2017	3,275
2018	3,927
2019	4,565
2020	851
2021	749
2022	3,275
2023	4,285
2024	6,252

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 Uganda (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education317
Family203
Work167
Other reasons145

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	832	25	0	0
2024	592	29	130	590
2023	715	28	65	453
2022	536	21	65	446
2021	395	11	85	342
2020	239	15	65	262
2019	320	7	60	0
2018	283	5	55	0
2017	212	4	43	0
2016	185	5	58	0
2015	139	5	69	0
2014	133	3	61	0
2013	118	0	49	0
2012	147	0	52	0
2011	86	0	56	0
2010	108	0	40	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities135
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)19
EU Blue Card7
Researchers6

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 3,882
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 129
Changed status into work, 2025: 71

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Kampala	kampala.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Uganda ranks 91.

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 Uganda, 2023

United States1,220
Canada680
Netherlands307
Denmark258
Japan224
Sweden214
Türkiye130
South Korea122
Australia104