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Wetteraukreis

District · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
54,370
Share of Germany
0.39%
With a residence title for employment
1,220
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.4%
Rank in the state
10 / 25
Foreign residents, 354,37031 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 movement21,605
  2. Permanent residence title11,220
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,215
  4. Application for a residence title pending3,945
  5. Family reasons3,105
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,900
  7. Employment1,220
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure685
  9. Education and training540
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)515
  11. Special residence rights and national visas390
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement21,60539.7%
Permanent residence title11,22020.6%
Employment1,2202.2%
Education and training5401.0%
Family reasons3,1055.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,21516.9%
Special residence rights and national visas3900.7%
Application for a residence title pending3,9457.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5150.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6851.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,9003.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement250.0%
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. Türkiye6,330
  2. Ukraine4,840
  3. Romania4,285
  4. Poland3,710
  5. Afghanistan2,925
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
21,605
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 202455,155
First arrivals from abroad2,380
Repeat arrivals from abroad640
Births395
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,305
Departures abroad1,335
Deregistrations abroad920
Deaths185
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,255
Net migration from abroad765
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202554,370
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,380
Departures abroad, 2025
1,335
Net migration from abroad, 2025
765
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. Frankfurt am Main (city)257,935
  2. Offenbach94,160
  3. Main-Kinzig-Kreis91,460
  4. Wiesbaden (city)77,545
  5. Groß-Gerau77,100
  6. Kassel (city and district)76,280
  7. Offenbach am Main (city)64,155
  8. Darmstadt-Dieburg57,550
  9. Main-Taunus-Kreis54,760
  10. Wetteraukreis54,370
  11. Hochtaunuskreis54,195
  12. Gießen52,460
  13. Bergstraße47,315
  14. Darmstadt (city)43,980
  15. Lahn-Dill-Kreis38,305
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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