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Osnabrück (city)

City · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
31,870
Share of Germany
0.23%
With a residence title for employment
1,020
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.1%
Rank in the state
7 / 45
Foreign residents, 331,87031 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 movement10,255
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,985
  3. Permanent residence title5,825
  4. Family reasons2,425
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,775
  6. Education and training1,325
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,245
  8. Employment1,020
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)400
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure360
  11. Special residence rights and national visas240
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,25532.2%
Permanent residence title5,82518.3%
Employment1,0203.2%
Education and training1,3254.2%
Family reasons2,4257.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,98521.9%
Special residence rights and national visas2400.8%
Application for a residence title pending1,7755.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4001.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3601.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,2453.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Syria3,785
  2. Ukraine3,425
  3. Türkiye2,795
  4. Bulgaria2,565
  5. Poland1,580
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
10,255
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 202431,200
First arrivals from abroad1,530
Repeat arrivals from abroad265
Births190
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,625
Departures abroad625
Deregistrations abroad350
Deaths120
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,355
Net migration from abroad820
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202531,870
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,530
Departures abroad, 2025
625
Net migration from abroad, 2025
820
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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