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Regensburg (city)

City · Bavaria

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
36,205
Share of Germany
0.26%
With a residence title for employment
1,815
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-14.1%
Rank in the state
8 / 96
Foreign residents, 336,20531 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 movement12,265
  2. Application for a residence title pending5,100
  3. Permanent residence title4,770
  4. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,140
  5. Family reasons2,775
  6. Employment1,815
  7. Education and training1,450
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,445
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,240
  10. Special residence rights and national visas640
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)555
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement12,26533.9%
Permanent residence title4,77013.2%
Employment1,8155.0%
Education and training1,4504.0%
Family reasons2,7757.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,14011.4%
Special residence rights and national visas6401.8%
Application for a residence title pending5,10014.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5551.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,2403.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,4454.0%
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. Ukraine4,200
  2. Romania2,400
  3. Syria2,375
  4. Bulgaria2,130
  5. India1,680
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
12,265
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 202442,155
First arrivals from abroad3,060
Repeat arrivals from abroad580
Births270
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,960
Departures abroad1,535
Deregistrations abroad1,190
Deaths95
Moves to elsewhere in Germany6,405
Net migration from abroad915
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202536,205
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,060
Departures abroad, 2025
1,535
Net migration from abroad, 2025
915
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. München (city)538,785
  2. Nürnberg (city)157,115
  3. Augsburg (city)85,465
  4. München (district)81,785
  5. Fürstenfeldbruck45,270
  6. Freising42,680
  7. Ingolstadt (city)37,060
  8. Regensburg (city)36,205
  9. Rosenheim (district)34,105
  10. Neu-Ulm33,480
  11. Augsburg (district)33,355
  12. Erlangen (city)31,305
  13. Dachau31,240
  14. Fürth (city)30,140
  15. Ebersberg25,755
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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