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Freiburg im Breisgau (city)

City · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
46,005
Share of Germany
0.33%
With a residence title for employment
2,445
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.5%
Rank in the state
16 / 44
Foreign residents, 346,00531 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 movement17,040
  2. Permanent residence title8,340
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,350
  4. Application for a residence title pending4,275
  5. Family reasons2,770
  6. Education and training2,495
  7. Employment2,445
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,915
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)515
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure495
  11. Special residence rights and national visas350
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement17,04037.0%
Permanent residence title8,34018.1%
Employment2,4455.3%
Education and training2,4955.4%
Family reasons2,7706.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,35011.6%
Special residence rights and national visas3500.8%
Application for a residence title pending4,2759.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5151.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4951.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,9154.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Ukraine4,140
  2. Italy3,305
  3. Romania2,830
  4. Türkiye2,180
  5. France1,760
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
17,040
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 202445,775
First arrivals from abroad3,550
Repeat arrivals from abroad515
Births175
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,180
Departures abroad1,570
Deregistrations abroad870
Deaths150
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,810
Net migration from abroad1,625
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202546,005
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,550
Departures abroad, 2025
1,570
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,625
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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