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Bremen (city)

City · Bremen

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
135,805
Share of Germany
0.97%
With a residence title for employment
4,265
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.3%
Rank in the state
1 / 2
Foreign residents, 3135,80531 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. Permanent residence title31,835
  2. EU free movement30,690
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons30,500
  4. Family reasons18,765
  5. Education and training5,715
  6. Employment4,265
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,915
  8. Application for a residence title pending3,325
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,080
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,935
  11. Special residence rights and national visas1,745
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement30
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement30,69022.6%
Permanent residence title31,83523.4%
Employment4,2653.1%
Education and training5,7154.2%
Family reasons18,76513.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons30,50022.5%
Special residence rights and national visas1,7451.3%
Application for a residence title pending3,3252.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,0802.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,9351.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,9152.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement300.0%
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. Türkiye20,700
  2. Syria14,620
  3. Ukraine12,410
  4. Bulgaria6,750
  5. Poland6,585
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
30,690
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 2024134,015
First arrivals from abroad7,585
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,580
Births1,640
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,045
Departures abroad1,425
Deregistrations abroad2,840
Deaths490
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,535
Net migration from abroad4,900
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025135,805
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
7,585
Departures abroad, 2025
1,425
Net migration from abroad, 2025
4,900
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. Bremen (city)135,805
  2. Bremerhaven (city)28,330
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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