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Frankfurt am Main (city)

City · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
257,935
Share of Germany
1.83%
With a residence title for employment
13,325
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.1%
Rank in the state
1 / 25
Foreign residents, 3257,93531 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 movement104,165
  2. Permanent residence title60,985
  3. Family reasons19,870
  4. Application for a residence title pending18,885
  5. International law, humanitarian or political reasons18,065
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted13,620
  7. Employment13,325
  8. Education and training5,170
  9. Special residence rights and national visas1,900
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)935
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure890
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement115
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement104,16540.4%
Permanent residence title60,98523.6%
Employment13,3255.2%
Education and training5,1702.0%
Family reasons19,8707.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons18,0657.0%
Special residence rights and national visas1,9000.7%
Application for a residence title pending18,8857.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)9350.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8900.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted13,6205.3%
Exempt from the permit requirement1150.0%
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. Türkiye24,740
  2. Italy15,555
  3. Croatia14,835
  4. India12,435
  5. Romania11,585
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
104,165
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 2024255,145
First arrivals from abroad13,380
Repeat arrivals from abroad3,205
Births1,430
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany9,300
Departures abroad7,515
Deregistrations abroad4,530
Deaths835
Moves to elsewhere in Germany8,975
Net migration from abroad4,540
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025257,935
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
13,380
Departures abroad, 2025
7,515
Net migration from abroad, 2025
4,540
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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