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Nürnberg (city)

City · Bavaria

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
157,115
Share of Germany
1.12%
With a residence title for employment
4,330
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+4.9%
Rank in the state
2 / 96
Foreign residents, 3157,11531 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 movement65,465
  2. Permanent residence title31,235
  3. Application for a residence title pending18,695
  4. International law, humanitarian or political reasons16,690
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted7,520
  6. Family reasons7,275
  7. Employment4,330
  8. Education and training2,435
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,465
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,260
  11. Special residence rights and national visas720
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement65,46541.7%
Permanent residence title31,23519.9%
Employment4,3302.8%
Education and training2,4351.5%
Family reasons7,2754.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons16,69010.6%
Special residence rights and national visas7200.5%
Application for a residence title pending18,69511.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,2600.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,4650.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7,5204.8%
Exempt from the permit requirement250.0%
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. Romania16,005
  2. Türkiye15,885
  3. Ukraine14,075
  4. Greece11,785
  5. Syria7,990
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
65,465
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 2024149,740
First arrivals from abroad10,085
Repeat arrivals from abroad3,185
Births1,235
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany8,915
Departures abroad3,960
Deregistrations abroad2,960
Deaths680
Moves to elsewhere in Germany5,025
Net migration from abroad6,350
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025157,115
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
10,085
Departures abroad, 2025
3,960
Net migration from abroad, 2025
6,350
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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