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Rotenburg (Wümme)

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
16,885
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
440
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.4%
Rank in the state
24 / 45
Foreign residents, 316,88531 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 movement6,315
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,445
  3. Permanent residence title1,975
  4. Family reasons1,155
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,155
  6. Application for a residence title pending830
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted635
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)585
  9. Employment440
  10. Special residence rights and national visas185
  11. Education and training165
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement6,31537.4%
Permanent residence title1,97511.7%
Employment4402.6%
Education and training1651.0%
Family reasons1,1556.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,44520.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1851.1%
Application for a residence title pending8304.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5853.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,1556.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6353.8%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Ukraine2,230
  2. Poland2,010
  3. Syria1,370
  4. Romania1,095
  5. Türkiye830
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
6,315
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 202416,960
First arrivals from abroad1,165
Repeat arrivals from abroad240
Births125
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany670
Departures abroad460
Deregistrations abroad380
Deaths45
Moves to elsewhere in Germany810
Net migration from abroad565
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202516,885
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,165
Departures abroad, 2025
460
Net migration from abroad, 2025
565
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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