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Heidelberg (city)

City · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
33,245
Share of Germany
0.24%
With a residence title for employment
2,305
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.1%
Rank in the state
29 / 44
Foreign residents, 333,24531 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 movement10,435
  2. Permanent residence title5,515
  3. Application for a residence title pending3,880
  4. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,860
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,530
  6. Family reasons2,410
  7. Employment2,305
  8. Education and training2,260
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure420
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)335
  11. Special residence rights and national visas190
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement110
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,43531.4%
Permanent residence title5,51516.6%
Employment2,3056.9%
Education and training2,2606.8%
Family reasons2,4107.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,8608.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1900.6%
Application for a residence title pending3,88011.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3351.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4201.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,5307.6%
Exempt from the permit requirement1100.3%
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. Türkiye2,470
  2. Ukraine2,195
  3. India1,850
  4. China1,810
  5. Italy1,705
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
10,435
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 202433,225
First arrivals from abroad4,350
Repeat arrivals from abroad500
Births195
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,845
Departures abroad1,835
Deregistrations abroad655
Deaths80
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,175
Net migration from abroad2,360
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202533,245
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
4,350
Departures abroad, 2025
1,835
Net migration from abroad, 2025
2,360
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. Stuttgart (city)173,810
  2. Ludwigsburg118,840
  3. Esslingen114,490
  4. Mannheim (city)97,735
  5. Böblingen88,515
  6. Rhein-Neckar-Kreis88,190
  7. Rems-Murr-Kreis84,920
  8. Karlsruhe (district)77,705
  9. Ortenaukreis73,665
  10. Karlsruhe (city)69,075
  11. Heilbronn (district)65,465
  12. Reutlingen56,240
  13. Konstanz55,875
  14. Göppingen53,175
  15. Lörrach48,135
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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