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Ostalbkreis

District · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
44,575
Share of Germany
0.32%
With a residence title for employment
1,395
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.7%
Rank in the state
17 / 44
Foreign residents, 344,57531 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 movement18,235
  2. Permanent residence title9,785
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,895
  4. Family reasons3,220
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,715
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,640
  7. Employment1,395
  8. Education and training565
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure415
  10. Special residence rights and national visas375
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)305
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement30
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement18,23540.9%
Permanent residence title9,78522.0%
Employment1,3953.1%
Education and training5651.3%
Family reasons3,2207.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,89513.2%
Special residence rights and national visas3750.8%
Application for a residence title pending2,7156.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3050.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4150.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,6403.7%
Exempt from the permit requirement300.1%
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. Türkiye6,200
  2. Ukraine4,980
  3. Romania3,595
  4. Italy2,985
  5. Croatia2,510
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
18,235
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 202445,325
First arrivals from abroad2,320
Repeat arrivals from abroad500
Births220
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,330
Departures abroad1,315
Deregistrations abroad605
Deaths195
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,260
Net migration from abroad900
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202544,575
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,320
Departures abroad, 2025
1,315
Net migration from abroad, 2025
900
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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