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Main-Kinzig-Kreis

District · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
91,460
Share of Germany
0.65%
With a residence title for employment
2,010
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.5%
Rank in the state
3 / 25
Foreign residents, 391,46031 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 movement35,475
  2. Permanent residence title20,900
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons15,875
  4. Family reasons6,160
  5. Application for a residence title pending4,470
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,930
  7. Employment2,010
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,665
  9. Special residence rights and national visas820
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)810
  11. Education and training315
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement35
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement35,47538.8%
Permanent residence title20,90022.9%
Employment2,0102.2%
Education and training3150.3%
Family reasons6,1606.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons15,87517.4%
Special residence rights and national visas8200.9%
Application for a residence title pending4,4704.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)8100.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,6651.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,9303.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement350.0%
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. Türkiye14,135
  2. Romania7,275
  3. Afghanistan7,255
  4. Ukraine7,075
  5. Italy5,555
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
35,475
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 202490,150
First arrivals from abroad3,560
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,040
Births620
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,830
Departures abroad1,950
Deregistrations abroad1,510
Deaths305
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,610
Net migration from abroad1,140
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202591,460
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,560
Departures abroad, 2025
1,950
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,140
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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