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Baden-Württemberg

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
2,192,380
Share of Germany
15.6%
With a residence title for employment
73,325
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.2%
Largest nationality
Türkiye
Foreign residents, 32,192,38031 Dec 2025
Year by year
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 movement935,575
  2. Permanent residence title443,105
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons263,320
  4. Family reasons146,090
  5. Application for a residence title pending139,115
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted74,190
  7. Employment73,325
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure44,520
  9. Education and training31,000
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)23,990
  11. Special residence rights and national visas16,990
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement1,205
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement935,57542.7%
Permanent residence title443,10520.2%
Employment73,3253.3%
Education and training31,0001.4%
Family reasons146,0906.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons263,32012.0%
Special residence rights and national visas16,9900.8%
Application for a residence title pending139,1156.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)23,9901.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure44,5202.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted74,1903.4%
Exempt from the permit requirement1,2050.1%
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

Most common nationalities on 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by nationality
  1. Türkiye265,975
  2. Ukraine189,460
  3. Romania179,745
  4. Italy173,210
  5. Croatia118,380
  6. Syria93,815
  7. Kosovo93,375
  8. Poland78,070
  9. Greece76,030
  10. Bosnia and Herzegovina52,640
  11. Hungary52,245
  12. Bulgaria49,700
  13. Serbia48,610
  14. India45,785
  15. Afghanistan44,075
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
  16. Freiburg im Breisgau (city)46,005
  17. Ostalbkreis44,575
  18. Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis44,505
  19. Ravensburg43,470
  20. Heilbronn (city)43,240
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Stuttgart (city)173,8106,05514,345
Ludwigsburg118,8403,56513,465
Esslingen114,4903,22512,930
Mannheim (city)97,7353,5407,060
Böblingen88,5153,3259,675
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis88,1902,73012,695
Rems-Murr-Kreis84,9202,47510,255
Karlsruhe (district)77,7051,9308,475
Ortenaukreis73,6652,85510,585
Karlsruhe (city)69,0754,2555,830
Heilbronn (district)65,4651,1706,635
Reutlingen56,2401,6956,190
Konstanz55,8752,3658,080
Göppingen53,1751,8957,310
Lörrach48,1351,8705,795
Freiburg im Breisgau (city)46,0052,4455,350
Ostalbkreis44,5751,3955,895
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis44,5051,3106,195
Ravensburg43,4701,2556,260
Heilbronn (city)43,2401,7154,670
Pforzheim (city)43,0701,2556,320
Rastatt42,1609055,830
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald40,1901,9605,535
Bodenseekreis39,2151,1405,475
Tübingen37,2201,8405,575
Alb-Donau-Kreis34,9158053,580
Ulm (city)34,7901,9804,430
Waldshut33,6058304,330
Heidelberg (city)33,2452,3052,860
Schwäbisch Hall32,9051,0605,005
Enzkreis31,9705654,320
Zollernalbkreis31,2355754,120
Tuttlingen31,0108603,860
Calw30,2207653,780
Biberach27,9559503,970
Heidenheim27,0506853,130
Emmendingen24,8907953,830
Rottweil21,4554403,640
Freudenstadt19,3805802,810
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis19,1503352,735
Sigmaringen18,8004002,340
Main-Tauber-Kreis17,6804503,295
Hohenlohekreis17,2453402,445
Baden-Baden (city)15,3954352,410
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 20242,188,060
First arrivals from abroad112,400
Repeat arrivals from abroad25,310
Births12,780
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany86,835
Departures abroad62,760
Deregistrations abroad32,020
Deaths8,455
Moves to elsewhere in Germany87,595
Net migration from abroad42,930
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20252,192,380
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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