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Grafschaft Bentheim

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
26,530
Share of Germany
0.19%
With a residence title for employment
340
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.3%
Rank in the state
10 / 45
Foreign residents, 326,53031 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 movement17,565
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,975
  3. Permanent residence title1,990
  4. Family reasons1,040
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure480
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted415
  7. Employment340
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)260
  9. Application for a residence title pending190
  10. Education and training170
  11. Special residence rights and national visas100
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement17,56566.2%
Permanent residence title1,9907.5%
Employment3401.3%
Education and training1700.6%
Family reasons1,0403.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,97515.0%
Special residence rights and national visas1000.4%
Application for a residence title pending1900.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2601.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4801.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4151.6%
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. Netherlands9,675
  2. Poland3,140
  3. Ukraine2,200
  4. Romania1,460
  5. Syria1,325
Largest nationality
Netherlands
EU free movement
17,565
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 202426,195
First arrivals from abroad1,725
Repeat arrivals from abroad340
Births200
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany900
Departures abroad800
Deregistrations abroad405
Deaths125
Moves to elsewhere in Germany730
Net migration from abroad860
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202526,530
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,725
Departures abroad, 2025
800
Net migration from abroad, 2025
860
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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