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Oldenburg

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,890
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
225
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-2.1%
Rank in the state
31 / 45
Foreign residents, 314,89031 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 movement7,650
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,190
  3. Permanent residence title1,425
  4. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure825
  5. Family reasons650
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted360
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)235
  8. Employment225
  9. Application for a residence title pending145
  10. Education and training105
  11. Special residence rights and national visas80
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,65051.4%
Permanent residence title1,4259.6%
Employment2251.5%
Education and training1050.7%
Family reasons6504.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,19021.4%
Special residence rights and national visas800.5%
Application for a residence title pending1451.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2351.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8255.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3602.4%
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. Romania2,305
  2. Bulgaria2,145
  3. Poland1,605
  4. Ukraine1,420
  5. Syria1,225
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
7,650
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 202415,205
First arrivals from abroad1,165
Repeat arrivals from abroad390
Births110
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany835
Departures abroad885
Deregistrations abroad340
Deaths50
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,065
Net migration from abroad330
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,890
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,165
Departures abroad, 2025
885
Net migration from abroad, 2025
330
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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