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Hesse

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
1,360,875
Share of Germany
9.7%
With a residence title for employment
42,310
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.8%
Largest nationality
Türkiye
Foreign residents, 31,360,87531 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 movement521,045
  2. Permanent residence title283,185
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons206,010
  4. Family reasons97,475
  5. Application for a residence title pending91,640
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted53,940
  7. Employment42,310
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure23,330
  9. Education and training19,530
  10. Special residence rights and national visas11,825
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)9,535
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement1,030
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement521,04538.3%
Permanent residence title283,18520.8%
Employment42,3103.1%
Education and training19,5301.4%
Family reasons97,4757.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons206,01015.1%
Special residence rights and national visas11,8250.9%
Application for a residence title pending91,6406.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)9,5350.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure23,3301.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted53,9404.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement1,0300.1%
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. Türkiye166,045
  2. Ukraine111,390
  3. Romania82,120
  4. Poland73,365
  5. Italy72,280
  6. Afghanistan69,515
  7. Syria59,430
  8. Bulgaria54,320
  9. Croatia52,995
  10. Serbia35,260
  11. Greece35,105
  12. India34,990
  13. Spain29,860
  14. Bosnia and Herzegovina27,485
  15. Morocco22,220
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. Frankfurt am Main (city)257,935
  2. Offenbach94,160
  3. Main-Kinzig-Kreis91,460
  4. Wiesbaden (city)77,545
  5. Groß-Gerau77,100
  6. Kassel (city and district)76,280
  7. Offenbach am Main (city)64,155
  8. Darmstadt-Dieburg57,550
  9. Main-Taunus-Kreis54,760
  10. Wetteraukreis54,370
  11. Hochtaunuskreis54,195
  12. Gießen52,460
  13. Bergstraße47,315
  14. Darmstadt (city)43,980
  15. Lahn-Dill-Kreis38,305
  16. Marburg-Biedenkopf36,450
  17. Fulda30,630
  18. Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis30,300
  19. Limburg-Weilburg27,360
  20. Schwalm-Eder-Kreis21,095
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Frankfurt am Main (city)257,93513,32518,065
Offenbach94,1602,32011,610
Main-Kinzig-Kreis91,4602,01015,875
Wiesbaden (city)77,5452,37011,725
Groß-Gerau77,1001,6909,170
Kassel (city and district)76,2801,89519,695
Offenbach am Main (city)64,1552,4252,680
Darmstadt-Dieburg57,5509308,455
Main-Taunus-Kreis54,7602,3206,150
Wetteraukreis54,3701,2209,215
Hochtaunuskreis54,1952,3006,870
Gießen52,4601,32510,820
Bergstraße47,3158608,415
Darmstadt (city)43,9801,9205,990
Lahn-Dill-Kreis38,3054709,395
Marburg-Biedenkopf36,4509008,415
Fulda30,6309407,245
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis30,3005906,235
Limburg-Weilburg27,3604705,590
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis21,0953856,320
Waldeck-Frankenberg20,9605506,765
Odenwaldkreis15,8553201,600
Hersfeld-Rotenburg15,7004154,030
Vogelsbergkreis10,7101803,050
Werra-Meißner-Kreis10,2451802,630
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 20241,349,455
First arrivals from abroad69,050
Repeat arrivals from abroad16,370
Births8,620
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany55,090
Departures abroad34,030
Deregistrations abroad23,415
Deaths4,565
Moves to elsewhere in Germany54,395
Net migration from abroad27,975
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20251,360,875
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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