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Darmstadt (city)

City · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
43,980
Share of Germany
0.31%
With a residence title for employment
1,920
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+4.5%
Rank in the state
14 / 25
Foreign residents, 343,98031 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 movement12,115
  2. Permanent residence title7,905
  3. Application for a residence title pending7,235
  4. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,990
  5. Family reasons2,740
  6. Education and training2,310
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,080
  8. Employment1,920
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure790
  10. Special residence rights and national visas605
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)225
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement60
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement12,11527.5%
Permanent residence title7,90518.0%
Employment1,9204.4%
Education and training2,3105.3%
Family reasons2,7406.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,99013.6%
Special residence rights and national visas6051.4%
Application for a residence title pending7,23516.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2250.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7901.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,0804.7%
Exempt from the permit requirement600.1%
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. Türkiye4,965
  2. Ukraine3,100
  3. Syria2,595
  4. India2,345
  5. Italy2,260
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
12,115
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 202442,085
First arrivals from abroad3,155
Repeat arrivals from abroad620
Births260
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,490
Departures abroad1,010
Deregistrations abroad685
Deaths125
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,560
Net migration from abroad2,080
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202543,980
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,155
Departures abroad, 2025
1,010
Net migration from abroad, 2025
2,080
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. Frankfurt am Main (city)257,935
  2. Offenbach94,160
  3. Main-Kinzig-Kreis91,460
  4. Wiesbaden (city)77,545
  5. Groß-Gerau77,100
  6. Kassel (city and district)76,280
  7. Offenbach am Main (city)64,155
  8. Darmstadt-Dieburg57,550
  9. Main-Taunus-Kreis54,760
  10. Wetteraukreis54,370
  11. Hochtaunuskreis54,195
  12. Gießen52,460
  13. Bergstraße47,315
  14. Darmstadt (city)43,980
  15. Lahn-Dill-Kreis38,305
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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