Foreign Nationals in Hesse by Citizenship 2025
Total foreign nationals: 1,360,875
By continent
| Europe | 918,035 | 67.5% |
| Asia | 303,695 | 22.3% |
| Africa | 96,895 | 7.1% |
| Americas | 34,130 | 2.5% |
| Australia and Oceania | 1,275 | 0.1% |
| Stateless, unclear and British Overseas Territories | 6,840 | 0.5% |
By citizenship
| Türkiye | 166,045 | 12.2% |
| Ukraine | 111,390 | 8.2% |
| Romania | 82,120 | 6.0% |
| Poland | 73,365 | 5.4% |
| Italy | 72,280 | 5.3% |
| Afghanistan | 69,515 | 5.1% |
| Syria | 59,430 | 4.4% |
| Bulgaria | 54,320 | 4.0% |
| Croatia | 52,995 | 3.9% |
| Greece | 35,105 | 2.6% |
| Serbia | 35,075 | 2.6% |
| India | 34,990 | 2.6% |
| Spain | 29,860 | 2.2% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 27,485 | 2.0% |
| Morocco | 22,220 | 1.6% |
| Pakistan | 21,240 | 1.6% |
| Russia | 20,940 | 1.5% |
| Eritrea | 18,975 | 1.4% |
| Iran | 18,155 | 1.3% |
| China | 17,105 | 1.3% |
| Kosovo | 16,595 | 1.2% |
| Portugal | 15,115 | 1.1% |
| United States | 14,340 | 1.1% |
| Somalia | 13,885 | 1.0% |
| Hungary | 13,195 | 1.0% |
| France | 13,085 | 1.0% |
| Austria | 12,560 | 0.9% |
| North Macedonia | 11,810 | 0.9% |
| South Korea | 11,625 | 0.9% |
| Albania | 11,445 | 0.8% |
| Iraq | 10,745 | 0.8% |
| Vietnam | 9,380 | 0.7% |
| Ethiopia | 8,360 | 0.6% |
| Netherlands | 7,755 | 0.6% |
| United Kingdom | 7,195 | 0.5% |
| Lithuania | 7,140 | 0.5% |
| Thailand | 6,565 | 0.5% |
| Japan | 5,465 | 0.4% |
| Philippines | 5,070 | 0.4% |
| Tunisia | 5,035 | 0.4% |
| Brazil | 4,935 | 0.4% |
| Ghana | 4,365 | 0.3% |
| Unclear or not stated | 4,365 | 0.3% |
| Moldova | 4,130 | 0.3% |
| Slovakia | 3,970 | 0.3% |
| Egypt | 3,925 | 0.3% |
| Czechia | 3,915 | 0.3% |
| Kazakhstan | 3,850 | 0.3% |
| Colombia | 3,705 | 0.3% |
| Bangladesh | 3,630 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 3,375 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 3,195 | 0.2% |
| Montenegro | 3,195 | 0.2% |
| Cameroon | 3,040 | 0.2% |
| Switzerland | 2,925 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 2,735 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 2,700 | 0.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 2,575 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 2,565 | 0.2% |
| Algeria | 2,440 | 0.2% |
| Stateless | 2,415 | 0.2% |
| Sweden | 2,365 | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 2,210 | 0.2% |
| Slovenia | 2,070 | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 2,035 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 1,940 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 1,930 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 1,835 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 1,770 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 1,740 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1,730 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 1,600 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 1,530 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 1,490 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 1,420 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 1,390 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 1,350 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 1,260 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 1,205 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 1,040 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,030 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 995 | 0.1% |
| Taiwan | 990 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 940 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 940 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 940 | 0.1% |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 895 | 0.1% |
| Dominican Republic | 820 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 735 | 0.1% |
| Yemen | 735 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 725 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 715 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 705 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 680 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 675 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 625 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 595 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 575 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 570 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 565 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 565 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 540 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 515 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 495 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian Territories | 485 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 480 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 475 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 405 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 395 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 355 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 355 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 350 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 345 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 295 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 285 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 265 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 260 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 255 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 245 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 235 | 0.0% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 230 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 225 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 205 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 200 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 185 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 185 | 0.0% |
| Serbia (including Kosovo) | 185 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 180 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 180 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 175 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 170 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 150 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 140 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 140 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 140 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 130 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 125 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 120 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 115 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 110 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 105 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 105 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 100 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 85 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 85 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 80 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 75 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 65 | 0.0% |
| British Overseas Territories | 60 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 60 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 55 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 55 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 55 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 50 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 50 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 50 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 45 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 40 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 30 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 25 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 25 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 20 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 20 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 20 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 20 | 0.0% |
| Sudan (including South Sudan) | 20 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 15 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 15 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 15 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 15 | 0.0% |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 15 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 15 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 10 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 10 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 10 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 10 | 0.0% |
| St. Lucia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 10 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Andorra | 5 | 0.0% |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 5 | 0.0% |
| Brunei | 5 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 5 | 0.0% |
| Macao | 5 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Samoa | 5 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 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.