Schengen visa statistics 2011
Schengen visa demand climbed steadily through the early 2010s.
Every Schengen short-stay visa application and decision for 2011, as reported by Member States to the European Commission. Browse by destination country or by applicant nationality.
Data released by the European Commission in April 2012.
⚠ Figures before 2013 are drawn from the European Commission's pre-Visa-Code compilations. They cover the comparable C (uniform short-stay) visas, but were reported on a different basis and aggregated from consulate-level data, so they are indicative rather than directly comparable with later years.
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Where applicants applied to go
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Refusal rate | Multiple-entry share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,130,471 | 1,938,556 | 9.0% | 24.8% |
| Germany | 1,707,197 | 1,588,594 | 7.0% | 15.0% |
| Spain | 1,518,641 | 1,337,992 | 7.2% | 11.5% |
| Italy | 1,516,237 | 1,445,746 | 4.7% | 68.7% |
| Finland | 1,259,643 | 1,244,681 | 1.2% | 86.8% |
| Poland | 912,988 | 893,455 | 1.9% | 56.3% |
| Greece | 770,145 | 757,060 | 1.6% | 17.2% |
| Netherlands | 428,206 | 390,458 | 7.4% | 57.1% |
| Switzerland | 428,189 | 406,887 | 5.0% | 45.6% |
| Lithuania | 345,765 | 340,692 | 1.1% | 35.6% |
| Hungary | 288,415 | 278,018 | 3.6% | 28.8% |
| Austria | 283,540 | 270,539 | 4.6% | 68.6% |
| Belgium | 242,857 | 201,524 | 17.0% | 45.4% |
| Sweden | 220,567 | 192,489 | 7.8% | 28.4% |
| Latvia | 163,309 | 156,307 | 4.3% | 29.1% |
| Norway | 151,071 | 138,497 | 8.3% | 26.1% |
| Estonia | 144,567 | 142,031 | 1.8% | 58.0% |
| Portugal | 142,754 | 126,513 | 11.4% | 55.7% |
| Denmark | 94,310 | 84,266 | 4.4% | 33.3% |
| Slovakia | 71,313 | 69,681 | 1.7% | 24.3% |
| Slovenia | 39,735 | 38,123 | 4.1% | 95.6% |
| Malta | 33,858 | 31,108 | 8.1% | 23.9% |
| Luxembourg | 9,051 | 8,810 | 2.6% | 61.2% |
| Iceland | 636 | 553 | 13.1% | 0.0% |
Where applicants applied from
| Country of application | Applications | Issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 4,922,147 | 4,813,435 | 1.5% |
| China | 1,067,618 | 1,015,056 | 4.5% |
| Ukraine | 1,034,224 | 1,000,021 | 3.1% |
| Turkey | 606,334 | 575,222 | 5.0% |
| Belarus | 569,022 | 565,583 | 0.5% |
| India | 493,220 | 458,683 | 6.8% |
| Morocco | 359,260 | 311,437 | 11.5% |
| Algeria | 310,333 | 219,029 | 27.4% |
| United Kingdom | 210,615 | 199,506 | 4.7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 188,474 | 183,403 | 2.0% |
| Thailand | 186,965 | 173,210 | 6.5% |
| South Africa | 182,406 | 179,945 | 1.0% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 181,834 | 148,939 | 16.9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 164,060 | 153,910 | 5.7% |
| Egypt | 117,896 | 104,847 | 9.8% |
| Indonesia | 117,814 | 113,839 | 2.0% |
| Tunisia | 114,519 | 99,147 | 13.2% |
| Colombia | 112,445 | 98,370 | 11.4% |
| Kazakhstan | 110,292 | 106,848 | 3.0% |
| Usa | 103,267 | 99,293 | 3.5% |
| Philippines | 99,064 | 92,218 | 6.6% |
| Kuwait | 93,449 | 92,003 | 1.3% |
| Lebanon | 77,180 | 73,161 | 4.6% |
| Nigeria | 75,828 | 48,064 | 33.7% |
| Georgia | 62,042 | 53,427 | 13.8% |
| Pakistan | 57,789 | 36,585 | 34.2% |
| Angola | 57,650 | 50,439 | 12.2% |
| Senegal | 51,664 | 32,179 | 35.3% |
| Moldova, Republic Of | 50,790 | 45,946 | 9.3% |
| Viet Nam | 49,924 | 46,156 | 6.8% |
| Peru | 48,699 | 41,788 | 11.4% |
| Qatar | 43,353 | 42,531 | 1.4% |
| Azerbaijan | 40,131 | 38,257 | 4.6% |
| Armenia | 36,751 | 33,527 | 8.8% |
| Jordan | 36,373 | 31,368 | 9.3% |
| Ecuador | 35,286 | 29,112 | 13.8% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 31,952 | 22,465 | 26.2% |
| Cameroon | 30,581 | 22,186 | 27.1% |
| Dominican Republic | 28,561 | 20,754 | 17.8% |
| Kenya | 28,016 | 23,222 | 16.1% |
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs — Schengen visa statistics 2011. Figures cover uniform (type C) short-stay visas.