Public Schengen visa statistics

France Schengen visa statistics

France hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.

Explore France Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 3,105,356 applications in 2025 and a 14.2% weighted rejection rate.

Applications
3,105,356
Visas issued
2,646,866
Not issued
440,758
Weighted rejection rate
14.2%
Latest year
2025
Confidence
High confidence

How this rate is calculated

Weighted rejection rate is calculated as total not-issued uniform visa applications divided by total uniform applications for the rows on this page. It is historical context, not an official decision or a legal prediction.

Yearly trend

YearApplicationsNot issuedRejection rate
20184,010,604629,99615.7%
20193,980,989635,48916.0%
2020658,247125,57919.1%
2021652,331128,67219.7%
20221,918,515408,87621.3%
20232,625,846436,89316.6%
20243,072,728481,13915.7%
20253,105,356440,75814.2%

Frequently asked questions

What is the France Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
In 2025, consulates recorded about 3,105,356 France Schengen visa applications, of which 440,758 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 14.2%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
How many France Schengen visa applications were recorded?
About 3,105,356 France Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 440,758 were not issued.
Do these statistics guarantee my France visa outcome?
No. These are historical, aggregate statistics from official sources. Every application is decided individually on its own merits by the relevant consulate, so a high or low rejection rate does not guarantee any specific result.

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