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Gießen

District · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
52,460
Share of Germany
0.37%
With a residence title for employment
1,325
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-2.1%
Rank in the state
12 / 25
Foreign residents, 352,46031 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 movement12,100
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,820
  3. Permanent residence title7,410
  4. Application for a residence title pending6,535
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4,600
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted4,210
  7. Family reasons3,020
  8. Education and training1,515
  9. Employment1,325
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)605
  11. Special residence rights and national visas300
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement12,10023.1%
Permanent residence title7,41014.1%
Employment1,3252.5%
Education and training1,5152.9%
Family reasons3,0205.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,82020.6%
Special residence rights and national visas3000.6%
Application for a residence title pending6,53512.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6051.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4,6008.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4,2108.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.0%
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. Ukraine7,505
  2. Türkiye6,840
  3. Syria5,125
  4. Afghanistan3,830
  5. Romania2,680
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
12,100
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 202453,600
First arrivals from abroad6,705
Repeat arrivals from abroad895
Births375
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,095
Departures abroad1,425
Deregistrations abroad2,045
Deaths155
Moves to elsewhere in Germany6,610
Net migration from abroad4,130
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202552,460
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
6,705
Departures abroad, 2025
1,425
Net migration from abroad, 2025
4,130
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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