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Berlin

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
994,590
Share of Germany
7.1%
With a residence title for employment
63,435
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.1%
Largest nationality
Türkiye
Foreign residents, 3994,59031 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 movement320,050
  2. Permanent residence title193,805
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons143,655
  4. Family reasons104,560
  5. Employment63,435
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted51,535
  7. Education and training39,960
  8. Application for a residence title pending34,675
  9. Special residence rights and national visas15,085
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)14,590
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure12,645
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement590
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement320,05032.2%
Permanent residence title193,80519.5%
Employment63,4356.4%
Education and training39,9604.0%
Family reasons104,56010.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons143,65514.4%
Special residence rights and national visas15,0851.5%
Application for a residence title pending34,6753.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)14,5901.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure12,6451.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted51,5355.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement5900.1%
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. Türkiye112,480
  2. Ukraine81,000
  3. Poland60,915
  4. Syria41,455
  5. India39,865
  6. Italy35,290
  7. Russia35,165
  8. Vietnam32,010
  9. Bulgaria30,215
  10. Romania28,625
  11. Afghanistan25,070
  12. France21,535
  13. United States21,165
  14. zz-unknown20,895
  15. Serbia17,590
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. Berlin994,590
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Berlin994,59063,435143,655
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 2024993,295
First arrivals from abroad60,670
Repeat arrivals from abroad11,505
Births4,850
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany19,165
Departures abroad21,680
Deregistrations abroad17,695
Deaths2,475
Moves to elsewhere in Germany14,560
Net migration from abroad32,800
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025994,590
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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