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Würzburg (city)

City · Bavaria

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
22,810
Share of Germany
0.16%
With a residence title for employment
1,435
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+4.2%
Rank in the state
21 / 96
Foreign residents, 322,81031 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 movement5,775
  2. Permanent residence title4,210
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,595
  4. Application for a residence title pending2,405
  5. Family reasons1,875
  6. Education and training1,615
  7. Employment1,435
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,105
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)340
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure235
  11. Special residence rights and national visas220
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,77525.3%
Permanent residence title4,21018.5%
Employment1,4356.3%
Education and training1,6157.1%
Family reasons1,8758.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,59515.8%
Special residence rights and national visas2201.0%
Application for a residence title pending2,40510.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3401.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2351.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,1054.8%
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. Ukraine2,420
  2. Syria1,610
  3. Türkiye1,305
  4. Romania1,215
  5. Afghanistan1,060
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,775
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 202421,900
First arrivals from abroad1,740
Repeat arrivals from abroad260
Births175
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,910
Departures abroad920
Deregistrations abroad470
Deaths80
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,355
Net migration from abroad610
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202522,810
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,740
Departures abroad, 2025
920
Net migration from abroad, 2025
610
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. München (city)538,785
  2. Nürnberg (city)157,115
  3. Augsburg (city)85,465
  4. München (district)81,785
  5. Fürstenfeldbruck45,270
  6. Freising42,680
  7. Ingolstadt (city)37,060
  8. Regensburg (city)36,205
  9. Rosenheim (district)34,105
  10. Neu-Ulm33,480
  11. Augsburg (district)33,355
  12. Erlangen (city)31,305
  13. Dachau31,240
  14. Fürth (city)30,140
  15. Ebersberg25,755
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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