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Pforzheim (city)

City · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
43,070
Share of Germany
0.31%
With a residence title for employment
1,255
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.0%
Rank in the state
21 / 44
Foreign residents, 343,07031 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 movement19,160
  2. Permanent residence title8,160
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,320
  4. Family reasons2,790
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,380
  6. Employment1,255
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,070
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure610
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)500
  10. Education and training420
  11. Special residence rights and national visas380
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement19,16044.5%
Permanent residence title8,16018.9%
Employment1,2552.9%
Education and training4201.0%
Family reasons2,7906.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,32014.7%
Special residence rights and national visas3800.9%
Application for a residence title pending2,3805.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5001.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6101.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,0702.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement250.1%
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. Romania5,140
  2. Türkiye4,910
  3. Italy3,585
  4. Iraq3,435
  5. Ukraine3,100
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
19,160
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 202442,635
First arrivals from abroad1,645
Repeat arrivals from abroad615
Births420
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,045
Departures abroad995
Deregistrations abroad1,025
Deaths180
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,720
Net migration from abroad240
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202543,070
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,645
Departures abroad, 2025
995
Net migration from abroad, 2025
240
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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