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Ulm (city)

City · Baden-Württemberg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
34,790
Share of Germany
0.25%
With a residence title for employment
1,980
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.8%
Rank in the state
27 / 44
Foreign residents, 334,79031 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 movement11,375
  2. Permanent residence title8,760
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,430
  4. Family reasons3,320
  5. Employment1,980
  6. Application for a residence title pending1,550
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,210
  8. Education and training875
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure550
  10. Special residence rights and national visas395
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)335
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,37532.7%
Permanent residence title8,76025.2%
Employment1,9805.7%
Education and training8752.5%
Family reasons3,3209.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,43012.7%
Special residence rights and national visas3951.1%
Application for a residence title pending1,5504.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3351.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5501.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,2103.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Türkiye4,695
  2. Ukraine2,505
  3. Syria2,395
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina2,190
  5. Italy2,010
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
11,375
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 202434,500
First arrivals from abroad1,870
Repeat arrivals from abroad335
Births205
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,915
Departures abroad875
Deregistrations abroad500
Deaths135
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,680
Net migration from abroad830
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202534,790
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,870
Departures abroad, 2025
875
Net migration from abroad, 2025
830
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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