Zimbabwe → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Zimbabwe
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 817
Change since 2018: +25.3%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.05%

Inflow 2023817OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Zimbabwe to Germany

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	135
2003	197
2004	241
2005	157
2006	120
2007	134
2008	166
2009	277
2010	181
2011	177
2012	170
2013	163
2014	166
2015	204
2016	443
2017	580
2018	652
2019	631
2020	304
2021	297
2022	644
2023	817

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	4,180	—
2023	817	3,645	70
2022	644	3,130	40
2021	297	2,955	45
2020	304	2,820	45
2019	631	2,360	40
2018	652	1,865	30
2017	580	1,435	20
2016	443	1,085	36
2015	204	1,015	23
2014	166	976	23
2013	163	935	26
2012	170	919	26
2011	177	885	18
2010	181	863	24

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

Germany's consulates in Zimbabwe

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	1,426	1,174	242	17.0%
2023	1,214	1,008	187	15.4%
2022	698	575	107	15.3%
2021	94	59	22	23.4%
2020	295	237	55	18.6%
2019	1,194	943	251	21.0%
2018	1,194	1,057	129	10.8%
2017	1,438	1,231	205	14.3%
2016	1,224	1,076	147	12.0%
2015	1,155	1,124	31	2.7%
2014	1,103	1,000	55	5.0%
2013	867	834	32	3.7%
2012	780	773	7	0.9%
2011	862	844	18	2.1%
2010	628	602	26	4.1%
2009	631	627	4	0.6%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	631
2010	628
2011	862
2012	780
2013	867
2014	1,103
2015	1,155
2016	1,224
2017	1,438
2018	1,194
2019	1,194
2020	295
2021	94
2022	698
2023	1,214
2024	1,426

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 Zimbabwe (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education277
Work188
Family124
Other reasons61

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	650	40	0	0
2024	404	42	130	415
2023	593	53	70	395
2022	476	47	40	384
2021	396	35	40	348
2020	346	32	50	327
2019	444	22	40	0
2018	464	22	30	0
2017	355	15	21	0
2016	169	2	37	0
2015	75	6	23	0
2014	114	8	24	0
2013	117	0	27	0
2012	110	1	26	0
2011	59	0	18	0
2010	75	0	24	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities152
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)15
EU Blue Card14
Researchers7

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 3,201
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 129
Changed status into work, 2025: 136

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Harare	harare.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Zimbabwe ranks 106.

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 Zimbabwe, 2023

United States1,370
Australia1,223
New Zealand1,200
Canada555
Netherlands211
Japan210
Belgium49
Sweden46
Austria44