Foreign Nationals in Germany by Citizenship 2025
Total foreign nationals in the 16 states: 14,070,225
By continent
| Europe | 9,579,905 | 68.1% |
| Asia | 3,176,670 | 22.6% |
| Africa | 822,085 | 5.8% |
| Americas | 355,475 | 2.5% |
| Australia and Oceania | 17,120 | 0.1% |
| Stateless, unclear and British Overseas Territories | 118,955 | 0.8% |
By citizenship
| Türkiye | 1,520,405 | 10.8% |
| Ukraine | 1,409,570 | 10.0% |
| Syria | 936,280 | 6.7% |
| Romania | 903,775 | 6.4% |
| Poland | 839,655 | 6.0% |
| Italy | 629,410 | 4.5% |
| Afghanistan | 449,775 | 3.2% |
| Bulgaria | 421,900 | 3.0% |
| Croatia | 413,485 | 2.9% |
| Greece | 347,245 | 2.5% |
| Kosovo | 323,260 | 2.3% |
| India | 311,125 | 2.2% |
| Russia | 284,225 | 2.0% |
| Serbia | 262,340 | 1.9% |
| Iraq | 254,055 | 1.8% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 245,955 | 1.7% |
| Hungary | 212,420 | 1.5% |
| Spain | 203,925 | 1.4% |
| Austria | 180,320 | 1.3% |
| China | 168,660 | 1.2% |
| Iran | 161,790 | 1.1% |
| North Macedonia | 161,115 | 1.1% |
| Vietnam | 151,980 | 1.1% |
| Netherlands | 148,060 | 1.1% |
| Portugal | 139,940 | 1.0% |
| France | 137,660 | 1.0% |
| Albania | 131,540 | 0.9% |
| United States | 118,140 | 0.8% |
| Morocco | 109,100 | 0.8% |
| Pakistan | 102,615 | 0.7% |
| Unclear or not stated | 90,105 | 0.6% |
| Eritrea | 84,735 | 0.6% |
| Nigeria | 84,210 | 0.6% |
| United Kingdom | 77,465 | 0.6% |
| Somalia | 68,045 | 0.5% |
| Czechia | 63,515 | 0.5% |
| Tunisia | 63,490 | 0.5% |
| Slovakia | 61,715 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 59,365 | 0.4% |
| Brazil | 58,890 | 0.4% |
| Egypt | 54,720 | 0.4% |
| Lithuania | 54,720 | 0.4% |
| Ghana | 53,510 | 0.4% |
| Philippines | 48,145 | 0.3% |
| Lebanon | 47,855 | 0.3% |
| Kazakhstan | 47,425 | 0.3% |
| South Korea | 41,850 | 0.3% |
| Latvia | 40,410 | 0.3% |
| Switzerland | 40,300 | 0.3% |
| Moldova | 40,155 | 0.3% |
| Cameroon | 40,010 | 0.3% |
| Georgia | 39,050 | 0.3% |
| Japan | 38,770 | 0.3% |
| Azerbaijan | 38,530 | 0.3% |
| Colombia | 36,005 | 0.3% |
| Armenia | 31,955 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 31,755 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 30,350 | 0.2% |
| Sweden | 29,235 | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 28,635 | 0.2% |
| Stateless | 28,325 | 0.2% |
| Montenegro | 28,250 | 0.2% |
| Algeria | 27,005 | 0.2% |
| Guinea | 26,955 | 0.2% |
| Bangladesh | 26,640 | 0.2% |
| Slovenia | 26,335 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 26,295 | 0.2% |
| Luxembourg | 25,910 | 0.2% |
| Mexico | 24,155 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 23,880 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 20,390 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 19,730 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 18,715 | 0.1% |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 18,160 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 18,135 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 18,095 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 16,620 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 16,500 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 16,335 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 15,400 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 14,670 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 14,180 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 13,960 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 13,740 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 13,405 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13,090 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 12,620 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 12,615 | 0.1% |
| Tajikistan | 12,610 | 0.1% |
| Togo | 12,450 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 12,365 | 0.1% |
| Yemen | 12,225 | 0.1% |
| Taiwan | 10,810 | 0.1% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 10,605 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 10,195 | 0.1% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 10,025 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 9,915 | 0.1% |
| Serbia (including Kosovo) | 8,945 | 0.1% |
| Mongolia | 8,925 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 8,860 | 0.1% |
| Madagascar | 8,475 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 7,915 | 0.1% |
| Malaysia | 7,545 | 0.1% |
| Palestinian Territories | 7,510 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 7,255 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 7,135 | 0.1% |
| Angola | 7,115 | 0.1% |
| Dominican Republic | 6,450 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 6,215 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 6,210 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 5,640 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 5,565 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 5,005 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 4,770 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 4,070 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 3,940 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 3,800 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,635 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 3,430 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3,420 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 3,160 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 3,115 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3,065 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 2,850 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 2,800 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 2,610 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 2,535 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 2,525 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 2,305 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 2,265 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,255 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 2,090 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 1,965 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1,925 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 1,915 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 1,880 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 1,805 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1,795 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 1,750 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 1,695 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,615 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 1,520 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 1,495 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 1,420 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1,365 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 1,345 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 1,340 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 1,260 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 985 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 980 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 955 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 935 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 890 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 795 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 770 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 620 | 0.0% |
| British Overseas Territories | 525 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 520 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 495 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 490 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 470 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 435 | 0.0% |
| Sudan (including South Sudan) | 405 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 370 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 365 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 350 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 290 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 260 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 255 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 225 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 190 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 185 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 185 | 0.0% |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 160 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 150 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 125 | 0.0% |
| St. Lucia | 120 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 110 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 85 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | 80 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 70 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 65 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | 65 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 60 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 55 | 0.0% |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 45 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 0.0% |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 45 | 0.0% |
| Macao | 40 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 40 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 35 | 0.0% |
| Kiribati | 30 | 0.0% |
| Tonga | 30 | 0.0% |
| Andorra | 25 | 0.0% |
| Brunei | 25 | 0.0% |
| Samoa | 25 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 15 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | 5 | 0.0% |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | 0.0% |
| Timor-Leste | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tuvalu | 5 | 0.0% |
| Vanuatu | 5 | 0.0% |
By state
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 3,265,705 | 23.2% |
| Bavaria | 2,386,525 | 17.0% |
| Baden-Württemberg | 2,192,400 | 15.6% |
| Hesse | 1,360,875 | 9.7% |
| Lower Saxony | 1,084,595 | 7.7% |
| Berlin | 994,590 | 7.1% |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 626,355 | 4.5% |
| Hamburg | 387,845 | 2.8% |
| Saxony | 371,045 | 2.6% |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 352,575 | 2.5% |
| Brandenburg | 213,330 | 1.5% |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 192,155 | 1.4% |
| Thuringia | 187,990 | 1.3% |
| Saarland | 164,395 | 1.2% |
| Bremen | 164,135 | 1.2% |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 125,710 | 0.9% |
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.
Figures for Germany are the sum of the 16 states.
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.