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Yemen → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Yemen
To
Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,076
Change since 2018
+864.3%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
1.06%
Inflow 20233,076OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Yemen to the Netherlands

Inflows of nationals of Yemen recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Yemen living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,5383,076200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,5383,0762000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200011
200118
200215
200316
200412
200514
200613
200713
200816
200917
201018
201121
201223
201321
201453
201558
201674
2017191
2018319
2019857
2020926
20211,208
20221,765
20233,076
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—8,253—
20233,0765,451367
20221,7653,69695
20211,2082,50980
20209261,59757
201985774123
201831943015
201719124413
20167419225
20155815117
20145312527
20132112922
20122311012
201121944
201018829
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

The Netherlands' consulates in Yemen

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Yemen.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2019100—
201191491920.9%
20104012785814.5%
20093252684513.8%

Applications by year

2014012009201020112019
2014012009201020112019
Data table
2009325
2010401
201191
20191
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in the Netherlands

First residence permits issued by the Netherlands to citizens of Yemen (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons1,693
  2. Family559
  3. Work11
  4. Education9
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,272000
20241,96401,2050
20232,86413670
20221,9820950
20211,3320800
20201,1840570
201974102716
201830202613
20172870180
2016580372
2015570371
2014420465
2013350244
2012440150
201135040
201021090
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)5
  2. Researchers3
  3. Other paid activities3
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
10,102
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
865
Changed status into work, 2025
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 the Netherlands in Yemen, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassySanaa—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Yemen ranks 22.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Ukraine38,497
  2. Poland25,298
  3. Syria19,551
  4. Romania13,914
  5. Bulgaria12,328
  6. India12,073
  7. Türkiye11,250
  8. Italy10,603
  9. Spain10,447
  10. Germany10,429
  11. China7,991
  12. Portugal6,084
Other destinations for people from Yemen, 2023
  1. United States5,880
  2. Germany2,529
  3. Türkiye1,712
  4. Canada650
  5. Belgium345
  6. South Korea208
  7. France202
  8. Sweden164
  9. Hungary154
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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