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Gifhorn

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
17,575
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
500
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.7%
Rank in the state
21 / 45
Foreign residents, 317,57531 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 movement5,480
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,755
  3. Permanent residence title2,955
  4. Family reasons1,515
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,160
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted665
  7. Application for a residence title pending645
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)510
  9. Employment500
  10. Education and training210
  11. Special residence rights and national visas175
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,48031.2%
Permanent residence title2,95516.8%
Employment5002.8%
Education and training2101.2%
Family reasons1,5158.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,75521.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1751.0%
Application for a residence title pending6453.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5102.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,1606.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6653.8%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Türkiye2,070
  2. Ukraine1,985
  3. Syria1,410
  4. Poland1,080
  5. Romania1,020
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
5,480
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 202417,880
First arrivals from abroad925
Repeat arrivals from abroad230
Births135
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany670
Departures abroad460
Deregistrations abroad425
Deaths45
Moves to elsewhere in Germany870
Net migration from abroad270
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202517,575
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
925
Departures abroad, 2025
460
Net migration from abroad, 2025
270
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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