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Diepholz

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
25,910
Share of Germany
0.18%
With a residence title for employment
425
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.8%
Rank in the state
13 / 45
Foreign residents, 325,91031 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 movement10,485
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,625
  3. Permanent residence title3,405
  4. Family reasons1,645
  5. Application for a residence title pending845
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure840
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted710
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)565
  9. Employment425
  10. Education and training205
  11. Special residence rights and national visas160
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,48540.5%
Permanent residence title3,40513.1%
Employment4251.6%
Education and training2050.8%
Family reasons1,6456.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,62525.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1600.6%
Application for a residence title pending8453.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5652.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8403.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7102.7%
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. Poland3,785
  2. Ukraine3,355
  3. Romania2,510
  4. Syria2,080
  5. Türkiye1,735
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
10,485
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 202426,120
First arrivals from abroad1,505
Repeat arrivals from abroad440
Births220
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,195
Departures abroad930
Deregistrations abroad470
Deaths85
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,265
Net migration from abroad545
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202525,910
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,505
Departures abroad, 2025
930
Net migration from abroad, 2025
545
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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