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Hamburg

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
387,845
Share of Germany
2.8%
With a residence title for employment
14,850
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.7%
Largest nationality
Türkiye
Foreign residents, 3387,84531 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 movement97,530
  2. Application for a residence title pending92,120
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons61,010
  4. Permanent residence title54,615
  5. Family reasons25,150
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted16,470
  7. Employment14,850
  8. Education and training9,140
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6,630
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)5,965
  11. Special residence rights and national visas4,230
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement135
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement97,53025.1%
Permanent residence title54,61514.1%
Employment14,8503.8%
Education and training9,1402.4%
Family reasons25,1506.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons61,01015.7%
Special residence rights and national visas4,2301.1%
Application for a residence title pending92,12023.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5,9651.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6,6301.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted16,4704.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement1350.0%
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. Türkiye46,050
  2. Ukraine38,465
  3. Afghanistan33,060
  4. Poland21,470
  5. Syria16,800
  6. Iran12,250
  7. Russia10,620
  8. India10,070
  9. Romania9,895
  10. Ghana9,795
  11. North Macedonia8,860
  12. Bulgaria8,725
  13. Portugal8,610
  14. Serbia7,455
  15. Italy7,125
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. Hamburg387,845
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Hamburg387,84514,85061,010
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 2024390,445
First arrivals from abroad20,700
Repeat arrivals from abroad3,940
Births3,125
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany10,645
Departures abroad6,925
Deregistrations abroad11,110
Deaths1,545
Moves to elsewhere in Germany8,095
Net migration from abroad6,605
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025387,845
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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