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Karlsruhe (city)

City · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
69,075
Share of Germany
0.49%
With a residence title for employment
4,255
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.1%
Rank in the state
10 / 44
Foreign residents, 369,07531 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 movement27,385
  2. Permanent residence title13,430
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,830
  4. Family reasons4,570
  5. Application for a residence title pending4,420
  6. Employment4,255
  7. Education and training3,575
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,220
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,350
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)525
  11. Special residence rights and national visas495
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement27,38539.6%
Permanent residence title13,43019.4%
Employment4,2556.2%
Education and training3,5755.2%
Family reasons4,5706.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,8308.4%
Special residence rights and national visas4950.7%
Application for a residence title pending4,4206.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5250.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,3502.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,2204.7%
Exempt from the permit requirement200.0%
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. Türkiye6,210
  2. Romania6,000
  3. Ukraine5,955
  4. Italy4,255
  5. Croatia3,295
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
27,385
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 202469,830
First arrivals from abroad5,850
Repeat arrivals from abroad880
Births260
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,335
Departures abroad2,375
Deregistrations abroad2,110
Deaths240
Moves to elsewhere in Germany5,245
Net migration from abroad2,245
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202569,075
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
5,850
Departures abroad, 2025
2,375
Net migration from abroad, 2025
2,245
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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