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Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

District · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
40,190
Share of Germany
0.29%
With a residence title for employment
1,960
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.5%
Rank in the state
23 / 44
Foreign residents, 340,19031 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 movement16,905
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,535
  3. Permanent residence title5,505
  4. Application for a residence title pending3,050
  5. Family reasons2,480
  6. Employment1,960
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,675
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,445
  9. Education and training735
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)595
  11. Special residence rights and national visas310
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement16,90542.1%
Permanent residence title5,50513.7%
Employment1,9604.9%
Education and training7351.8%
Family reasons2,4806.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,53513.8%
Special residence rights and national visas3100.8%
Application for a residence title pending3,0507.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5951.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,4453.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,6754.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Ukraine4,450
  2. Romania3,765
  3. Türkiye2,970
  4. Kosovo2,505
  5. Italy2,475
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
16,905
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 202440,410
First arrivals from abroad2,140
Repeat arrivals from abroad500
Births310
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,895
Departures abroad1,045
Deregistrations abroad420
Deaths250
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,755
Net migration from abroad1,175
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202540,190
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,140
Departures abroad, 2025
1,045
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,175
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. Stuttgart (city)173,810
  2. Ludwigsburg118,840
  3. Esslingen114,490
  4. Mannheim (city)97,735
  5. Böblingen88,515
  6. Rhein-Neckar-Kreis88,190
  7. Rems-Murr-Kreis84,920
  8. Karlsruhe (district)77,705
  9. Ortenaukreis73,665
  10. Karlsruhe (city)69,075
  11. Heilbronn (district)65,465
  12. Reutlingen56,240
  13. Konstanz55,875
  14. Göppingen53,175
  15. Lörrach48,135
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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