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Vechta

District · Lower Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
24,025
Share of Germany
0.17%
With a residence title for employment
605
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-3.0%
Rank in the state
16 / 45
Foreign residents, 324,02531 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 movement11,685
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,130
  3. Permanent residence title3,360
  4. Family reasons1,685
  5. Employment605
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted415
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure280
  8. Application for a residence title pending260
  9. Education and training245
  10. Special residence rights and national visas240
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)120
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,68548.6%
Permanent residence title3,36014.0%
Employment6052.5%
Education and training2451.0%
Family reasons1,6857.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,13021.4%
Special residence rights and national visas2401.0%
Application for a residence title pending2601.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1200.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2801.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4151.7%
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. Romania3,880
  2. Poland3,620
  3. Ukraine2,670
  4. Syria2,220
  5. Türkiye2,145
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
11,685
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 202424,775
First arrivals from abroad1,560
Repeat arrivals from abroad560
Births140
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany950
Departures abroad1,150
Deregistrations abroad450
Deaths55
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,050
Net migration from abroad520
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202524,025
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,560
Departures abroad, 2025
1,150
Net migration from abroad, 2025
520
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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