Public Schengen visa statistics
Portugal Schengen visa statistics
Portugal hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.
Explore Portugal Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 253,108 applications in 2025 and a 23.4% weighted rejection rate.
- Applications
- 253,108
- Visas issued
- 194,381
- Not issued
- 59,254
- Weighted rejection rate
- 23.4%
- 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 | 266,516 | 44,179 | 16.6% |
| 2019 | 297,236 | 60,321 | 20.3% |
| 2020 | 56,613 | 17,013 | 30.1% |
| 2021 | 47,415 | 5,610 | 11.8% |
| 2022 | 150,915 | 27,378 | 18.1% |
| 2023 | 207,654 | 33,220 | 16.0% |
| 2024 | 206,420 | 22,232 | 10.8% |
| 2025 | 253,108 | 59,254 | 23.4% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Portugal Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
- In 2025, consulates recorded about 253,108 Portugal Schengen visa applications, of which 59,254 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 23.4%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
- How many Portugal Schengen visa applications were recorded?
- About 253,108 Portugal Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 59,254 were not issued.
- Do these statistics guarantee my Portugal 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.