Foreign Nationals in Bavaria by Citizenship 2025
Total foreign nationals: 2,386,525
By continent
| Europe | 1,762,325 | 73.8% |
| Asia | 430,475 | 18.0% |
| Africa | 116,690 | 4.9% |
| Americas | 65,880 | 2.8% |
| Australia and Oceania | 3,100 | 0.1% |
| Stateless, unclear and British Overseas Territories | 8,045 | 0.3% |
By citizenship
| Ukraine | 213,075 | 8.9% |
| Romania | 210,560 | 8.8% |
| Türkiye | 193,605 | 8.1% |
| Croatia | 129,675 | 5.4% |
| Poland | 112,535 | 4.7% |
| Italy | 108,155 | 4.5% |
| Syria | 88,860 | 3.7% |
| Austria | 83,060 | 3.5% |
| Kosovo | 77,650 | 3.3% |
| Hungary | 76,270 | 3.2% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 75,785 | 3.2% |
| Greece | 75,505 | 3.2% |
| Bulgaria | 65,185 | 2.7% |
| India | 63,130 | 2.6% |
| Afghanistan | 61,580 | 2.6% |
| Russia | 43,305 | 1.8% |
| Serbia | 40,425 | 1.7% |
| China | 33,330 | 1.4% |
| Iraq | 31,755 | 1.3% |
| Spain | 28,720 | 1.2% |
| Czechia | 25,685 | 1.1% |
| North Macedonia | 25,000 | 1.0% |
| United States | 24,970 | 1.0% |
| Vietnam | 24,140 | 1.0% |
| France | 23,890 | 1.0% |
| Slovakia | 22,405 | 0.9% |
| Albania | 19,790 | 0.8% |
| Nigeria | 16,890 | 0.7% |
| Iran | 16,095 | 0.7% |
| Portugal | 14,050 | 0.6% |
| Pakistan | 13,755 | 0.6% |
| Eritrea | 12,405 | 0.5% |
| United Kingdom | 12,140 | 0.5% |
| Tunisia | 11,535 | 0.5% |
| Somalia | 11,460 | 0.5% |
| Brazil | 11,175 | 0.5% |
| Thailand | 10,720 | 0.4% |
| Netherlands | 9,950 | 0.4% |
| Morocco | 8,800 | 0.4% |
| Ethiopia | 8,765 | 0.4% |
| Philippines | 8,680 | 0.4% |
| Slovenia | 8,440 | 0.4% |
| Kazakhstan | 8,370 | 0.4% |
| Egypt | 8,355 | 0.4% |
| Switzerland | 6,750 | 0.3% |
| Azerbaijan | 6,600 | 0.3% |
| Japan | 6,545 | 0.3% |
| Serbia (including Kosovo) | 5,920 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 5,790 | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 5,310 | 0.2% |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 5,190 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 5,180 | 0.2% |
| South Korea | 5,160 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 5,155 | 0.2% |
| Mexico | 4,985 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 4,950 | 0.2% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 4,805 | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 4,590 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 4,530 | 0.2% |
| Sweden | 4,460 | 0.2% |
| Unclear or not stated | 4,445 | 0.2% |
| Armenia | 3,880 | 0.2% |
| Yemen | 3,795 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 3,785 | 0.2% |
| Canada | 3,760 | 0.2% |
| Bangladesh | 3,630 | 0.2% |
| Stateless | 3,525 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 3,410 | 0.1% |
| Sierra Leone | 3,375 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 3,265 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 3,230 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 3,060 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 3,035 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 3,000 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 2,800 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 2,680 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 2,575 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 2,575 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 2,525 | 0.1% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 2,490 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 2,440 | 0.1% |
| Togo | 2,365 | 0.1% |
| Taiwan | 2,235 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 2,215 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 2,160 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,065 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 2,050 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 2,025 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 1,965 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 1,835 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 1,830 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 1,830 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 1,825 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 1,800 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 1,765 | 0.1% |
| Tajikistan | 1,675 | 0.1% |
| Malaysia | 1,660 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,540 | 0.1% |
| Luxembourg | 1,445 | 0.1% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1,430 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 1,420 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 1,330 | 0.1% |
| Madagascar | 1,260 | 0.1% |
| Tanzania | 1,260 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 1,240 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 1,205 | 0.1% |
| Mongolia | 1,150 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 1,095 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 955 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 945 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian Territories | 855 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 830 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 780 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 770 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 685 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 560 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 540 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 530 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 505 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 485 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 445 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 420 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 415 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 410 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 405 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 395 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 370 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 355 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 340 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 330 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 295 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 265 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 260 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 255 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 250 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 240 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 235 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 235 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 230 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 230 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 205 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 190 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 185 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 185 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 165 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 155 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 150 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 150 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 140 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 130 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 100 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 90 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 90 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 85 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 80 | 0.0% |
| British Overseas Territories | 75 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 75 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 75 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 70 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 70 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 60 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 55 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 50 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 50 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 45 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 40 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 40 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 35 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 35 | 0.0% |
| Sudan (including South Sudan) | 30 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 30 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | 20 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 20 | 0.0% |
| St. Lucia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 20 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 15 | 0.0% |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 15 | 0.0% |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 10 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 10 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 10 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 10 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 10 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tonga | 10 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Brunei | 5 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | 5 | 0.0% |
| Macao | 5 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | 5 | 0.0% |
| Samoa | 5 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 5 | 0.0% |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 5 | 0.0% |
| Timor-Leste | 5 | 0.0% |
People without German citizenship who were registered in the Central Register of Foreigners on 31 December 2025. Official statistics in Germany do not record race or ethnicity, so this table shows citizenship. People who hold German citizenship alongside another are not included.
Continents follow the grouping used by Destatis; Türkiye, Russia and Cyprus are counted in Europe.
From 2016 onward every figure is rounded to a multiple of 5, so the figures by citizenship may not add up exactly to the total.
People still registered with the citizenship of a state that no longer exists, such as the Soviet Union, are counted under that citizenship.
Datenquelle: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Genesis-Online, 28.09.2026; Datenlizenz by-2-0; eigene Berechnung/eigene Darstellung
Table 12521-0021 “Ausländer: Bundesländer, Stichtag, Geschlecht/Altersjahre/Familienstand, Ländergruppierungen/Staatsangehörigkeit” (last updated September 21, 2026). Compiled by Rollpie.