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Heilbronn (district)

District · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
65,465
Share of Germany
0.47%
With a residence title for employment
1,170
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.5%
Rank in the state
11 / 44
Foreign residents, 365,46531 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 movement28,605
  2. Permanent residence title16,445
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,635
  4. Application for a residence title pending3,840
  5. Family reasons3,245
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,525
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,505
  8. Employment1,170
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)750
  10. Special residence rights and national visas480
  11. Education and training235
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement35
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement28,60543.7%
Permanent residence title16,44525.1%
Employment1,1701.8%
Education and training2350.4%
Family reasons3,2455.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,63510.1%
Special residence rights and national visas4800.7%
Application for a residence title pending3,8405.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7501.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,5052.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,5253.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement350.1%
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. Türkiye11,915
  2. Romania9,055
  3. Ukraine5,185
  4. Italy3,595
  5. Kosovo3,365
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
28,605
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 202465,795
First arrivals from abroad2,725
Repeat arrivals from abroad945
Births375
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,830
Departures abroad2,090
Deregistrations abroad890
Deaths260
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,700
Net migration from abroad690
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202565,465
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,725
Departures abroad, 2025
2,090
Net migration from abroad, 2025
690
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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