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Bremerhaven (city)

City · Bremen

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
28,330
Share of Germany
0.20%
With a residence title for employment
620
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.3%
Rank in the state
2 / 2
Foreign residents, 328,33031 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 movement10,620
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,580
  3. Permanent residence title4,075
  4. Family reasons2,145
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted890
  6. Application for a residence title pending730
  7. Employment620
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)500
  9. Education and training480
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure450
  11. Special residence rights and national visas225
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,62037.5%
Permanent residence title4,07514.4%
Employment6202.2%
Education and training4801.7%
Family reasons2,1457.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,58026.8%
Special residence rights and national visas2250.8%
Application for a residence title pending7302.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5001.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4501.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted8903.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.1%
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. Syria3,515
  2. Ukraine3,160
  3. Türkiye3,030
  4. Bulgaria2,725
  5. Poland2,095
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
10,620
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 202427,695
First arrivals from abroad1,510
Repeat arrivals from abroad545
Births255
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,335
Departures abroad600
Deregistrations abroad465
Deaths100
Moves to elsewhere in Germany910
Net migration from abroad990
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202528,330
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,510
Departures abroad, 2025
600
Net migration from abroad, 2025
990
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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