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Europe

Region · Schengen area and EU

Schengen applications, 2024
11,716,723
EU Blue Cards, 2024
77,875
Countries
30
Data as at 24 Oct 2026
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Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

European countries

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Schengen visa applications

Applications

8.64M17.3M2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8.64M17.3M200920122015201820212024
Data table
200911,056,248
201011,812,352
201113,485,396
201215,116,973
201317,285,449
201416,725,908
201515,446,676
201615,192,502
201716,155,613
201816,016,599
201916,955,541
20202,924,365
20212,926,104
20227,572,755
202310,327,572
202411,716,723
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

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