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Bamberg (city)

City · Bavaria

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
15,550
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
815
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-6.5%
Rank in the state
50 / 96
Foreign residents, 315,55031 Dec 2025
Data as at 31 Dec 2025
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Residence status

Foreign residents on 31 December 2025 by residence status in the Central Register of Foreigners. Residence titles are grouped by purpose; EU citizens and their families hold rights under the Free Movement Act.

Foreign residents by residence status
  1. EU free movement4,320
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,425
  3. Permanent residence title2,040
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,295
  5. Education and training1,275
  6. Family reasons1,235
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,060
  8. Employment815
  9. Application for a residence title pending755
  10. Special residence rights and national visas170
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)150
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,32027.8%
Permanent residence title2,04013.1%
Employment8155.2%
Education and training1,2758.2%
Family reasons1,2357.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,42515.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1701.1%
Application for a residence title pending7554.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1501.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,0606.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,2958.3%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.1%
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Nationalities

The five most common nationalities on 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by nationality
  1. Ukraine1,930
  2. Syria1,110
  3. Türkiye1,070
  4. Romania730
  5. Russia620
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,320
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Arrivals and departures in 2025

Changes recorded in the register during 2025: first and repeat arrivals from abroad, departures abroad and moves within Germany.

Measure2025
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202416,625
First arrivals from abroad2,090
Repeat arrivals from abroad250
Births110
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany925
Departures abroad915
Deregistrations abroad610
Deaths40
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,250
Net migration from abroad815
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202515,550
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,090
Departures abroad, 2025
915
Net migration from abroad, 2025
815
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Districts and cities

Districts and district-free cities, 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by district
  1. München (city)538,785
  2. Nürnberg (city)157,115
  3. Augsburg (city)85,465
  4. München (district)81,785
  5. Fürstenfeldbruck45,270
  6. Freising42,680
  7. Ingolstadt (city)37,060
  8. Regensburg (city)36,205
  9. Rosenheim (district)34,105
  10. Neu-Ulm33,480
  11. Augsburg (district)33,355
  12. Erlangen (city)31,305
  13. Dachau31,240
  14. Fürth (city)30,140
  15. Ebersberg25,755
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

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