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Göttingen

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
42,385
Share of Germany
0.30%
With a residence title for employment
2,280
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.2%
Rank in the state
3 / 45
Foreign residents, 342,38531 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 movement11,715
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,490
  3. Permanent residence title6,430
  4. Family reasons3,480
  5. Application for a residence title pending3,110
  6. Education and training2,660
  7. Employment2,280
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,990
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,000
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure870
  11. Special residence rights and national visas350
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,71527.6%
Permanent residence title6,43015.2%
Employment2,2805.4%
Education and training2,6606.3%
Family reasons3,4808.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,49020.0%
Special residence rights and national visas3500.8%
Application for a residence title pending3,1107.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,0002.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8702.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,9904.7%
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. Ukraine5,005
  2. Türkiye3,125
  3. Syria2,190
  4. Romania2,080
  5. Afghanistan1,785
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
11,715
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 202441,475
First arrivals from abroad3,865
Repeat arrivals from abroad630
Births285
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,640
Departures abroad1,255
Deregistrations abroad610
Deaths125
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,010
Net migration from abroad2,630
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202542,385
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,865
Departures abroad, 2025
1,255
Net migration from abroad, 2025
2,630
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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