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Esslingen

District · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
114,490
Share of Germany
0.81%
With a residence title for employment
3,225
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.3%
Rank in the state
3 / 44
Foreign residents, 3114,49031 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 movement47,290
  2. Permanent residence title25,475
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,930
  4. Application for a residence title pending8,860
  5. Family reasons7,830
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,425
  7. Employment3,225
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,345
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,175
  10. Education and training950
  11. Special residence rights and national visas915
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement70
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement47,29041.3%
Permanent residence title25,47522.3%
Employment3,2252.8%
Education and training9500.8%
Family reasons7,8306.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,93011.3%
Special residence rights and national visas9150.8%
Application for a residence title pending8,8607.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,1751.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,3452.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,4253.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement700.1%
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. Türkiye17,435
  2. Italy9,975
  3. Ukraine8,875
  4. Greece8,125
  5. Croatia6,885
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
47,290
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 2024114,195
First arrivals from abroad4,925
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,170
Births745
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,310
Departures abroad2,825
Deregistrations abroad1,430
Deaths510
Moves to elsewhere in Germany4,360
Net migration from abroad1,840
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025114,490
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
4,925
Departures abroad, 2025
2,825
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,840
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. Stuttgart (city)173,810
  2. Ludwigsburg118,840
  3. Esslingen114,490
  4. Mannheim (city)97,735
  5. Böblingen88,515
  6. Rhein-Neckar-Kreis88,190
  7. Rems-Murr-Kreis84,920
  8. Karlsruhe (district)77,705
  9. Ortenaukreis73,665
  10. Karlsruhe (city)69,075
  11. Heilbronn (district)65,465
  12. Reutlingen56,240
  13. Konstanz55,875
  14. Göppingen53,175
  15. Lörrach48,135
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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