Public Schengen visa statistics
Netherlands Schengen visa statistics
Netherlands hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.
Explore Netherlands Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 746,011 applications in 2025 and a 17.6% weighted rejection rate.
- Applications
- 746,011
- Visas issued
- 607,324
- Not issued
- 131,072
- Weighted rejection rate
- 17.6%
- 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 | 682,484 | 89,038 | 13.0% |
| 2019 | 739,248 | 96,861 | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 169,926 | 27,921 | 16.4% |
| 2021 | 137,866 | 18,409 | 13.4% |
| 2022 | 412,967 | 70,566 | 17.1% |
| 2023 | 669,291 | 114,269 | 17.1% |
| 2024 | 728,656 | 111,209 | 15.3% |
| 2025 | 746,011 | 131,072 | 17.6% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Netherlands Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
- In 2025, consulates recorded about 746,011 Netherlands Schengen visa applications, of which 131,072 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 17.6%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
- How many Netherlands Schengen visa applications were recorded?
- About 746,011 Netherlands Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 131,072 were not issued.
- Do these statistics guarantee my Netherlands 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.