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München (district)

District · Bavaria

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
81,785
Share of Germany
0.58%
With a residence title for employment
4,890
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.3%
Rank in the state
4 / 96
Foreign residents, 381,78531 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 movement39,150
  2. Permanent residence title13,830
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,355
  4. Family reasons6,670
  5. Employment4,890
  6. Application for a residence title pending3,635
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,225
  8. Education and training2,195
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure740
  10. Special residence rights and national visas535
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)535
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement30
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement39,15047.9%
Permanent residence title13,83016.9%
Employment4,8906.0%
Education and training2,1952.7%
Family reasons6,6708.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,3559.0%
Special residence rights and national visas5350.7%
Application for a residence title pending3,6354.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5350.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7400.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,2252.7%
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. Croatia6,030
  2. Ukraine5,620
  3. Türkiye5,520
  4. Romania4,815
  5. Italy4,740
Largest nationality
Croatia
EU free movement
39,150
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 202482,830
First arrivals from abroad3,935
Repeat arrivals from abroad860
Births460
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany5,850
Departures abroad3,385
Deregistrations abroad775
Deaths260
Moves to elsewhere in Germany5,345
Net migration from abroad635
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202581,785
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,935
Departures abroad, 2025
3,385
Net migration from abroad, 2025
635
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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