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Friesland

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
6,900
Share of Germany
0.05%
With a residence title for employment
105
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.6%
Rank in the state
43 / 45
Foreign residents, 36,90031 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. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,420
  2. EU free movement1,770
  3. Permanent residence title690
  4. Application for a residence title pending590
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure405
  6. Family reasons285
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)240
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted225
  9. Employment105
  10. Education and training85
  11. Special residence rights and national visas70
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,77025.7%
Permanent residence title69010.0%
Employment1051.5%
Education and training851.2%
Family reasons2854.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,42035.1%
Special residence rights and national visas701.0%
Application for a residence title pending5908.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2403.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4055.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2253.3%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.1%
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. Ukraine1,290
  2. Syria905
  3. Poland450
  4. Afghanistan335
  5. Türkiye315
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,770
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 20246,945
First arrivals from abroad355
Repeat arrivals from abroad125
Births60
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany330
Departures abroad170
Deregistrations abroad135
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany420
Net migration from abroad175
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20256,900
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
355
Departures abroad, 2025
170
Net migration from abroad, 2025
175
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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