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Harburg

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
29,810
Share of Germany
0.21%
With a residence title for employment
810
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-5.3%
Rank in the state
8 / 45
Foreign residents, 329,81031 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 movement11,395
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,000
  3. Permanent residence title4,035
  4. Family reasons2,375
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,010
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,425
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,120
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,080
  9. Employment810
  10. Special residence rights and national visas310
  11. Education and training240
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,39538.2%
Permanent residence title4,03513.5%
Employment8102.7%
Education and training2400.8%
Family reasons2,3758.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,00016.8%
Special residence rights and national visas3101.0%
Application for a residence title pending2,0106.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,1203.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,4254.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,0803.6%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.1%
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. Poland3,565
  2. Ukraine3,035
  3. Türkiye2,165
  4. Romania2,130
  5. Syria1,485
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
11,395
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 202431,480
First arrivals from abroad2,040
Repeat arrivals from abroad625
Births215
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,640
Departures abroad1,195
Deregistrations abroad1,235
Deaths95
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,055
Net migration from abroad235
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202529,810
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,040
Departures abroad, 2025
1,195
Net migration from abroad, 2025
235
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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