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Stuttgart (city)

City · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
173,810
Share of Germany
1.24%
With a residence title for employment
6,055
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.6%
Rank in the state
1 / 44
Foreign residents, 3173,81031 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 movement73,875
  2. Permanent residence title32,740
  3. Application for a residence title pending23,335
  4. International law, humanitarian or political reasons14,345
  5. Family reasons8,135
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted7,265
  7. Employment6,055
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3,095
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,985
  10. Education and training1,880
  11. Special residence rights and national visas980
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement120
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement73,87542.5%
Permanent residence title32,74018.8%
Employment6,0553.5%
Education and training1,8801.1%
Family reasons8,1354.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons14,3458.3%
Special residence rights and national visas9800.6%
Application for a residence title pending23,33513.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,9851.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3,0951.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7,2654.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement1200.1%
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. Türkiye17,980
  2. Croatia13,505
  3. Italy12,675
  4. Ukraine12,065
  5. Greece11,945
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
73,875
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 2024171,100
First arrivals from abroad7,180
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,270
Births870
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany7,345
Departures abroad2,510
Deregistrations abroad1,825
Deaths270
Moves to elsewhere in Germany6,660
Net migration from abroad4,115
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025173,810
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
7,180
Departures abroad, 2025
2,510
Net migration from abroad, 2025
4,115
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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