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Wiesbaden (city)

City · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
77,545
Share of Germany
0.55%
With a residence title for employment
2,370
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.3%
Rank in the state
4 / 25
Foreign residents, 377,54531 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 movement31,455
  2. Permanent residence title17,855
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,725
  4. Family reasons6,525
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,550
  6. Employment2,370
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,245
  8. Education and training910
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure850
  10. Special residence rights and national visas620
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)360
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement75
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement31,45540.6%
Permanent residence title17,85523.0%
Employment2,3703.1%
Education and training9101.2%
Family reasons6,5258.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,72515.1%
Special residence rights and national visas6200.8%
Application for a residence title pending2,5503.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3600.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8501.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,2452.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement750.1%
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. Türkiye9,555
  2. Ukraine5,390
  3. Poland4,380
  4. Italy4,270
  5. Bulgaria4,035
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
31,455
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 202476,585
First arrivals from abroad3,055
Repeat arrivals from abroad745
Births440
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,015
Departures abroad1,490
Deregistrations abroad1,015
Deaths265
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,190
Net migration from abroad1,295
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202577,545
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,055
Departures abroad, 2025
1,490
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,295
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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