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Ortenaukreis

District · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
73,665
Share of Germany
0.52%
With a residence title for employment
2,855
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.5%
Rank in the state
9 / 44
Foreign residents, 373,66531 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 movement31,125
  2. Permanent residence title11,760
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,585
  4. Application for a residence title pending5,555
  5. Family reasons4,780
  6. Employment2,855
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,575
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,075
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)900
  10. Education and training720
  11. Special residence rights and national visas700
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement35
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement31,12542.3%
Permanent residence title11,76016.0%
Employment2,8553.9%
Education and training7201.0%
Family reasons4,7806.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,58514.4%
Special residence rights and national visas7001.0%
Application for a residence title pending5,5557.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)9001.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,0752.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,5753.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement350.0%
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. Romania8,500
  2. Ukraine7,470
  3. Türkiye6,955
  4. France4,500
  5. Syria3,635
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
31,125
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 202472,550
First arrivals from abroad4,120
Repeat arrivals from abroad905
Births505
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,255
Departures abroad2,000
Deregistrations abroad1,250
Deaths205
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,015
Net migration from abroad1,775
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202573,665
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
4,120
Departures abroad, 2025
2,000
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,775
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. Stuttgart (city)173,810
  2. Ludwigsburg118,840
  3. Esslingen114,490
  4. Mannheim (city)97,735
  5. Böblingen88,515
  6. Rhein-Neckar-Kreis88,190
  7. Rems-Murr-Kreis84,920
  8. Karlsruhe (district)77,705
  9. Ortenaukreis73,665
  10. Karlsruhe (city)69,075
  11. Heilbronn (district)65,465
  12. Reutlingen56,240
  13. Konstanz55,875
  14. Göppingen53,175
  15. Lörrach48,135
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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