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München (city)

City · Bavaria

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
538,785
Share of Germany
3.83%
With a residence title for employment
32,435
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.3%
Rank in the state
1 / 96
Foreign residents, 3538,78531 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 movement235,310
  2. Permanent residence title109,055
  3. Application for a residence title pending44,300
  4. Family reasons33,220
  5. Employment32,435
  6. International law, humanitarian or political reasons31,900
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted29,665
  8. Education and training14,200
  9. Special residence rights and national visas3,470
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3,265
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,875
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement100
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement235,31043.7%
Permanent residence title109,05520.2%
Employment32,4356.0%
Education and training14,2002.6%
Family reasons33,2206.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons31,9005.9%
Special residence rights and national visas3,4700.6%
Application for a residence title pending44,3008.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,8750.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3,2650.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted29,6655.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement1000.0%
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. Türkiye40,710
  2. Croatia37,335
  3. Italy31,560
  4. Ukraine31,025
  5. Greece25,790
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
235,310
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 2024537,420
First arrivals from abroad28,805
Repeat arrivals from abroad5,270
Births1,655
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany15,975
Departures abroad13,405
Deregistrations abroad5,100
Deaths1,740
Moves to elsewhere in Germany19,930
Net migration from abroad15,570
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025538,785
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
28,805
Departures abroad, 2025
13,405
Net migration from abroad, 2025
15,570
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. München (city)538,785
  2. Nürnberg (city)157,115
  3. Augsburg (city)85,465
  4. München (district)81,785
  5. Fürstenfeldbruck45,270
  6. Freising42,680
  7. Ingolstadt (city)37,060
  8. Regensburg (city)36,205
  9. Rosenheim (district)34,105
  10. Neu-Ulm33,480
  11. Augsburg (district)33,355
  12. Erlangen (city)31,305
  13. Dachau31,240
  14. Fürth (city)30,140
  15. Ebersberg25,755
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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