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Kassel (city and district)

District · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
76,280
Share of Germany
0.54%
With a residence title for employment
1,895
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.2%
Rank in the state
6 / 25
Foreign residents, 376,28031 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 movement22,075
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons19,695
  3. Permanent residence title16,740
  4. Family reasons5,790
  5. Application for a residence title pending4,915
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,950
  7. Employment1,895
  8. Education and training1,390
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure790
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)625
  11. Special residence rights and national visas405
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement22,07528.9%
Permanent residence title16,74021.9%
Employment1,8952.5%
Education and training1,3901.8%
Family reasons5,7907.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons19,69525.8%
Special residence rights and national visas4050.5%
Application for a residence title pending4,9156.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6250.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7901.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,9502.6%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Ukraine10,890
  2. Türkiye9,025
  3. Syria6,860
  4. Bulgaria4,725
  5. Romania4,085
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
22,075
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 202476,410
First arrivals from abroad3,935
Repeat arrivals from abroad990
Births635
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,515
Departures abroad1,970
Deregistrations abroad2,035
Deaths280
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,245
Net migration from abroad920
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202576,280
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,935
Departures abroad, 2025
1,970
Net migration from abroad, 2025
920
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. Frankfurt am Main (city)257,935
  2. Offenbach94,160
  3. Main-Kinzig-Kreis91,460
  4. Wiesbaden (city)77,545
  5. Groß-Gerau77,100
  6. Kassel (city and district)76,280
  7. Offenbach am Main (city)64,155
  8. Darmstadt-Dieburg57,550
  9. Main-Taunus-Kreis54,760
  10. Wetteraukreis54,370
  11. Hochtaunuskreis54,195
  12. Gießen52,460
  13. Bergstraße47,315
  14. Darmstadt (city)43,980
  15. Lahn-Dill-Kreis38,305
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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