Public Schengen visa statistics
Germany Schengen visa statistics
Germany hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.
Explore Germany Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 1,497,619 applications in 2025 and a 13.0% weighted rejection rate.
- Applications
- 1,497,619
- Visas issued
- 1,288,597
- Not issued
- 195,222
- Weighted rejection rate
- 13.0%
- 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
| Year | Applications | Not issued | Rejection rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,056,296 | 186,699 | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 2,171,309 | 213,306 | 9.8% |
| 2020 | 411,826 | 58,245 | 14.1% |
| 2021 | 346,284 | 53,987 | 15.6% |
| 2022 | 1,043,297 | 167,517 | 16.1% |
| 2023 | 1,459,560 | 208,155 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 1,512,675 | 206,733 | 13.7% |
| 2025 | 1,497,619 | 195,222 | 13.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Germany Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
- In 2025, consulates recorded about 1,497,619 Germany Schengen visa applications, of which 195,222 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 13.0%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
- How many Germany Schengen visa applications were recorded?
- About 1,497,619 Germany Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 195,222 were not issued.
- Do these statistics guarantee my Germany 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.