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Fulda

District · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
30,630
Share of Germany
0.22%
With a residence title for employment
940
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.6%
Rank in the state
17 / 25
Foreign residents, 330,63031 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 movement9,295
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,245
  3. Permanent residence title4,560
  4. Application for a residence title pending2,725
  5. Family reasons2,335
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,115
  7. Education and training1,045
  8. Employment940
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure735
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)415
  11. Special residence rights and national visas210
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement9,29530.3%
Permanent residence title4,56014.9%
Employment9403.1%
Education and training1,0453.4%
Family reasons2,3357.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,24523.7%
Special residence rights and national visas2100.7%
Application for a residence title pending2,7258.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4151.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7352.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,1153.6%
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. Ukraine4,265
  2. Türkiye2,610
  3. Romania2,445
  4. Syria2,055
  5. Afghanistan1,925
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
9,295
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 202429,860
First arrivals from abroad2,170
Repeat arrivals from abroad505
Births250
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,135
Departures abroad985
Deregistrations abroad635
Deaths85
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,140
Net migration from abroad1,055
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202530,630
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,170
Departures abroad, 2025
985
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,055
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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