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Heilbronn (city)

City · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
43,240
Share of Germany
0.31%
With a residence title for employment
1,715
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.4%
Rank in the state
20 / 44
Foreign residents, 343,24031 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 movement15,155
  2. Permanent residence title11,140
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,670
  4. Family reasons3,880
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,135
  6. Application for a residence title pending1,740
  7. Employment1,715
  8. Education and training1,040
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure710
  10. Special residence rights and national visas615
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)415
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement15,15535.0%
Permanent residence title11,14025.8%
Employment1,7154.0%
Education and training1,0402.4%
Family reasons3,8809.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,67010.8%
Special residence rights and national visas6151.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,7404.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4151.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7101.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,1354.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement250.1%
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. Türkiye7,380
  2. Kosovo3,845
  3. Romania3,590
  4. Ukraine2,695
  5. Italy2,525
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
15,155
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 202443,075
First arrivals from abroad2,330
Repeat arrivals from abroad515
Births215
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,420
Departures abroad985
Deregistrations abroad700
Deaths170
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,030
Net migration from abroad1,160
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202543,240
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,330
Departures abroad, 2025
985
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,160
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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