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Stade

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
26,315
Share of Germany
0.19%
With a residence title for employment
610
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.9%
Rank in the state
11 / 45
Foreign residents, 326,31531 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 movement10,555
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,065
  3. Permanent residence title3,055
  4. Family reasons1,955
  5. Application for a residence title pending945
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure815
  7. Employment610
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)505
  9. Neither tolerated nor permitted405
  10. Special residence rights and national visas245
  11. Education and training155
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,55540.1%
Permanent residence title3,05511.6%
Employment6102.3%
Education and training1550.6%
Family reasons1,9557.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,06526.8%
Special residence rights and national visas2450.9%
Application for a residence title pending9453.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5051.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8153.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4051.5%
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. Poland3,635
  2. Ukraine3,380
  3. Syria2,605
  4. Türkiye2,095
  5. Romania1,865
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
10,555
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 202426,815
First arrivals from abroad1,305
Repeat arrivals from abroad435
Births255
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,025
Departures abroad930
Deregistrations abroad840
Deaths70
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,065
Net migration from abroad-30
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202526,315
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,305
Departures abroad, 2025
930
Net migration from abroad, 2025
-30
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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