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Bremen

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
164,135
Share of Germany
1.2%
With a residence title for employment
4,885
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.5%
Largest nationality
Türkiye
Foreign residents, 3164,13531 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 movement41,310
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons38,080
  3. Permanent residence title35,910
  4. Family reasons20,910
  5. Education and training6,195
  6. Employment4,885
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted4,805
  8. Application for a residence title pending4,055
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,580
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,385
  11. Special residence rights and national visas1,970
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement45
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement41,31025.2%
Permanent residence title35,91021.9%
Employment4,8853.0%
Education and training6,1953.8%
Family reasons20,91012.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons38,08023.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1,9701.2%
Application for a residence title pending4,0552.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,5802.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,3851.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4,8052.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement450.0%
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

Most common nationalities on 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by nationality
  1. Türkiye23,730
  2. Syria18,135
  3. Ukraine15,565
  4. Bulgaria9,480
  5. Poland8,680
  6. Afghanistan5,725
  7. Ghana4,465
  8. Romania4,315
  9. Russia4,290
  10. Serbia3,930
  11. Nigeria3,015
  12. India2,915
  13. Albania2,895
  14. Iran2,765
  15. Kosovo2,465
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. Bremen (city)135,805
  2. Bremerhaven (city)28,330
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Bremen (city)135,8054,26530,500
Bremerhaven (city)28,3306207,580
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 2024161,710
First arrivals from abroad9,095
Repeat arrivals from abroad2,125
Births1,895
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany5,380
Departures abroad2,025
Deregistrations abroad3,305
Deaths590
Moves to elsewhere in Germany4,445
Net migration from abroad5,890
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025164,135
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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