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Region Hannover

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
225,335
Share of Germany
1.60%
With a residence title for employment
6,120
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.9%
Rank in the state
1 / 45
Foreign residents, 3225,33531 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 movement66,350
  2. Permanent residence title49,655
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons46,995
  4. Family reasons18,375
  5. Application for a residence title pending11,545
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted9,045
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6,205
  8. Employment6,120
  9. Education and training5,465
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,555
  11. Special residence rights and national visas1,945
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement80
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement66,35029.4%
Permanent residence title49,65522.0%
Employment6,1202.7%
Education and training5,4652.4%
Family reasons18,3758.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons46,99520.9%
Special residence rights and national visas1,9450.9%
Application for a residence title pending11,5455.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,5551.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6,2052.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9,0454.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement800.0%
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. Türkiye26,160
  2. Ukraine21,475
  3. Syria19,655
  4. Poland16,430
  5. Iraq13,205
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
66,350
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 2024227,495
First arrivals from abroad9,405
Repeat arrivals from abroad2,060
Births1,350
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany7,295
Departures abroad2,405
Deregistrations abroad5,570
Deaths675
Moves to elsewhere in Germany5,595
Net migration from abroad3,490
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025225,335
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
9,405
Departures abroad, 2025
2,405
Net migration from abroad, 2025
3,490
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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