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Delmenhorst (city)

City · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
16,420
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
175
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.7%
Rank in the state
26 / 45
Foreign residents, 316,42031 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 movement6,455
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,740
  3. Permanent residence title3,265
  4. Family reasons1,315
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure475
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted320
  7. Application for a residence title pending250
  8. Employment175
  9. Special residence rights and national visas160
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)155
  11. Education and training95
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement6,45539.3%
Permanent residence title3,26519.9%
Employment1751.1%
Education and training950.6%
Family reasons1,3158.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,74022.8%
Special residence rights and national visas1601.0%
Application for a residence title pending2501.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1550.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4752.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3201.9%
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. Türkiye2,335
  2. Syria1,935
  3. Romania1,840
  4. Bulgaria1,555
  5. Poland1,445
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
6,455
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 202416,530
First arrivals from abroad635
Repeat arrivals from abroad230
Births140
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany735
Departures abroad300
Deregistrations abroad350
Deaths55
Moves to elsewhere in Germany610
Net migration from abroad215
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202516,420
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
635
Departures abroad, 2025
300
Net migration from abroad, 2025
215
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. Region Hannover225,335
  2. Emsland52,315
  3. Göttingen42,385
  4. Osnabrück (district)40,995
  5. Braunschweig (city)36,735
  6. Hildesheim33,585
  7. Osnabrück (city)31,870
  8. Harburg29,810
  9. Cloppenburg26,690
  10. Grafschaft Bentheim26,530
  11. Stade26,315
  12. Wolfsburg (city)26,115
  13. Diepholz25,910
  14. Salzgitter (city)25,090
  15. Oldenburg (Oldenburg) (city)24,180
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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