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Oldenburg (Oldenburg) (city)

City · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
24,180
Share of Germany
0.17%
With a residence title for employment
780
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.2%
Rank in the state
15 / 45
Foreign residents, 324,18031 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. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,705
  2. EU free movement6,185
  3. Permanent residence title3,640
  4. Family reasons2,020
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,090
  6. Education and training1,010
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted905
  8. Employment780
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure340
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)285
  11. Special residence rights and national visas210
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement6,18525.6%
Permanent residence title3,64015.1%
Employment7803.2%
Education and training1,0104.2%
Family reasons2,0208.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,70531.9%
Special residence rights and national visas2100.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,0904.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2851.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3401.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9053.7%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Iraq3,380
  2. Ukraine3,070
  3. Syria2,265
  4. Türkiye1,505
  5. Romania1,335
Largest nationality
Iraq
EU free movement
6,185
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 202423,900
First arrivals from abroad1,385
Repeat arrivals from abroad340
Births200
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,665
Departures abroad630
Deregistrations abroad310
Deaths65
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,300
Net migration from abroad785
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202524,180
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,385
Departures abroad, 2025
630
Net migration from abroad, 2025
785
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. Region Hannover225,335
  2. Emsland52,315
  3. Göttingen42,385
  4. Osnabrück (district)40,995
  5. Braunschweig (city)36,735
  6. Hildesheim33,585
  7. Osnabrück (city)31,870
  8. Harburg29,810
  9. Cloppenburg26,690
  10. Grafschaft Bentheim26,530
  11. Stade26,315
  12. Wolfsburg (city)26,115
  13. Diepholz25,910
  14. Salzgitter (city)25,090
  15. Oldenburg (Oldenburg) (city)24,180
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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