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Karlsruhe (district)

District · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
77,705
Share of Germany
0.55%
With a residence title for employment
1,930
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.1%
Rank in the state
8 / 44
Foreign residents, 377,70531 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 movement36,240
  2. Permanent residence title17,045
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,475
  4. Application for a residence title pending4,705
  5. Family reasons4,120
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,455
  7. Employment1,930
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)870
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure845
  10. Special residence rights and national visas500
  11. Education and training490
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement30
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement36,24046.6%
Permanent residence title17,04521.9%
Employment1,9302.5%
Education and training4900.6%
Family reasons4,1205.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,47510.9%
Special residence rights and national visas5000.6%
Application for a residence title pending4,7056.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)8701.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8451.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,4553.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement300.0%
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. Türkiye10,235
  2. Romania9,415
  3. Ukraine6,945
  4. Croatia5,240
  5. Italy4,940
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
36,240
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 202476,105
First arrivals from abroad4,025
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,355
Births505
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,865
Departures abroad2,855
Deregistrations abroad1,020
Deaths260
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,010
Net migration from abroad1,505
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202577,705
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
4,025
Departures abroad, 2025
2,855
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,505
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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