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Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

District · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
88,190
Share of Germany
0.63%
With a residence title for employment
2,730
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.8%
Rank in the state
6 / 44
Foreign residents, 388,19031 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 movement33,295
  2. Permanent residence title21,400
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,695
  4. Family reasons7,205
  5. Application for a residence title pending4,165
  6. Employment2,730
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,510
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,415
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,070
  10. Education and training910
  11. Special residence rights and national visas685
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement105
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement33,29537.8%
Permanent residence title21,40024.3%
Employment2,7303.1%
Education and training9101.0%
Family reasons7,2058.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,69514.4%
Special residence rights and national visas6850.8%
Application for a residence title pending4,1654.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,0701.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,4151.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,5102.8%
Exempt from the permit requirement1050.1%
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. Türkiye13,750
  2. Ukraine8,695
  3. Italy5,355
  4. Romania5,335
  5. Poland4,490
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
33,295
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 202487,480
First arrivals from abroad4,375
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,010
Births565
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,030
Departures abroad2,310
Deregistrations abroad970
Deaths345
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,230
Net migration from abroad2,105
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202588,190
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
4,375
Departures abroad, 2025
2,310
Net migration from abroad, 2025
2,105
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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