Public Schengen visa statistics
South Africa Schengen visa rejection rate
This hub compares public Schengen visa statistics for applications submitted through consulates in South Africa.
Compare Schengen visa rejection rates for applicants in South Africa, including 192,601 applications in 2024 and a 5.6% weighted rejection rate.
- Applications
- 192,601
- Visas issued
- 179,417
- Not issued
- 10,813
- Weighted rejection rate
- 5.6%
- Year
- 2024
- Confidence
- High confidence
Weighted rejection rate is calculated from the total not-issued applications divided by total applications for the rows in this page.
Yearly trend
| Year | Applications | Not issued | Weighted rejection rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 221,790 | 5,403 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 225,060 | 7,388 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 34,328 | 2,127 | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 25,443 | 1,475 | 5.8% |
| 2022 | 165,893 | 8,644 | 5.2% |
| 2023 | 204,221 | 9,711 | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 192,601 | 10,813 | 5.6% |