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Erlangen (city)

City · Bavaria

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
31,305
Share of Germany
0.22%
With a residence title for employment
2,920
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.0%
Rank in the state
12 / 96
Foreign residents, 331,30531 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 movement9,215
  2. Permanent residence title5,255
  3. Family reasons3,800
  4. Education and training3,650
  5. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,990
  6. Employment2,920
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,525
  8. Application for a residence title pending1,380
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure210
  10. Special residence rights and national visas185
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)170
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement9,21529.4%
Permanent residence title5,25516.8%
Employment2,9209.3%
Education and training3,65011.7%
Family reasons3,80012.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,9909.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1850.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,3804.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1700.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2100.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,5254.9%
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. India4,390
  2. Türkiye1,880
  3. Ukraine1,750
  4. China1,615
  5. Romania1,440
Largest nationality
India
EU free movement
9,215
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

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 202430,395
First arrivals from abroad2,855
Repeat arrivals from abroad305
Births160
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,810
Departures abroad1,310
Deregistrations abroad145
Deaths85
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,885
Net migration from abroad1,705
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202531,305
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,855
Departures abroad, 2025
1,310
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,705
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. München (city)538,785
  2. Nürnberg (city)157,115
  3. Augsburg (city)85,465
  4. München (district)81,785
  5. Fürstenfeldbruck45,270
  6. Freising42,680
  7. Ingolstadt (city)37,060
  8. Regensburg (city)36,205
  9. Rosenheim (district)34,105
  10. Neu-Ulm33,480
  11. Augsburg (district)33,355
  12. Erlangen (city)31,305
  13. Dachau31,240
  14. Fürth (city)30,140
  15. Ebersberg25,755
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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