Foreign Nationals in Rhineland-Palatinate by Citizenship 2025
Total foreign nationals: 626,355
By continent
| Europe | 437,630 | 69.9% |
| Asia | 132,045 | 21.1% |
| Africa | 35,685 | 5.7% |
| Americas | 16,695 | 2.7% |
| Australia and Oceania | 465 | 0.1% |
| Stateless, unclear and British Overseas Territories | 3,830 | 0.6% |
By citizenship
| Türkiye | 62,250 | 9.9% |
| Ukraine | 60,590 | 9.7% |
| Romania | 51,165 | 8.2% |
| Syria | 48,700 | 7.8% |
| Poland | 41,310 | 6.6% |
| Italy | 30,085 | 4.8% |
| Bulgaria | 27,475 | 4.4% |
| Afghanistan | 21,310 | 3.4% |
| Kosovo | 17,125 | 2.7% |
| Croatia | 14,680 | 2.3% |
| Luxembourg | 12,190 | 1.9% |
| India | 10,650 | 1.7% |
| Russia | 10,320 | 1.6% |
| Hungary | 9,820 | 1.6% |
| Greece | 9,555 | 1.5% |
| Portugal | 9,155 | 1.5% |
| Serbia | 8,345 | 1.3% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 8,210 | 1.3% |
| United States | 7,935 | 1.3% |
| France | 7,740 | 1.2% |
| Spain | 7,410 | 1.2% |
| Somalia | 7,135 | 1.1% |
| Pakistan | 7,070 | 1.1% |
| Albania | 6,920 | 1.1% |
| Netherlands | 6,570 | 1.0% |
| North Macedonia | 6,430 | 1.0% |
| Iran | 6,400 | 1.0% |
| Vietnam | 5,365 | 0.9% |
| Austria | 4,955 | 0.8% |
| Egypt | 4,285 | 0.7% |
| Morocco | 4,185 | 0.7% |
| Eritrea | 4,025 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 3,980 | 0.6% |
| Thailand | 3,940 | 0.6% |
| China | 3,905 | 0.6% |
| Lithuania | 3,795 | 0.6% |
| Philippines | 2,690 | 0.4% |
| United Kingdom | 2,665 | 0.4% |
| Tunisia | 2,660 | 0.4% |
| Belgium | 2,525 | 0.4% |
| Azerbaijan | 2,405 | 0.4% |
| Brazil | 2,325 | 0.4% |
| Kazakhstan | 2,275 | 0.4% |
| Moldova | 2,245 | 0.4% |
| Armenia | 2,165 | 0.3% |
| Unclear or not stated | 2,150 | 0.3% |
| Cameroon | 2,070 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 1,950 | 0.3% |
| Slovakia | 1,915 | 0.3% |
| Latvia | 1,855 | 0.3% |
| Colombia | 1,785 | 0.3% |
| Stateless | 1,650 | 0.3% |
| Czechia | 1,585 | 0.3% |
| Switzerland | 1,445 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 1,300 | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 1,270 | 0.2% |
| Algeria | 1,215 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 1,210 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 1,150 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 1,045 | 0.2% |
| South Korea | 980 | 0.2% |
| Ghana | 955 | 0.2% |
| Japan | 920 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 915 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 915 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 810 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 800 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 720 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 675 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 645 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 640 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 605 | 0.1% |
| El Salvador | 590 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 560 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 550 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 535 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 475 | 0.1% |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 460 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 435 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 435 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 425 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 415 | 0.1% |
| Rwanda | 415 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 410 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 405 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 360 | 0.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 360 | 0.1% |
| Madagascar | 355 | 0.1% |
| Togo | 330 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 320 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 315 | 0.1% |
| Dominican Republic | 310 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 305 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 295 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 295 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 290 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 290 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 270 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 260 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 250 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 235 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian Territories | 230 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 220 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 220 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 210 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 210 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 195 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 195 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 190 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 190 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 155 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 150 | 0.0% |
| Serbia (including Kosovo) | 150 | 0.0% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 145 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 120 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 105 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 105 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 100 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 100 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 100 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 100 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 95 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 90 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 85 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 85 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 85 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 80 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 80 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 80 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 65 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 65 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 60 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 60 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 55 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 55 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 55 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 55 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 45 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 45 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 45 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 45 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 45 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 45 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 40 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 40 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 40 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 40 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 40 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 35 | 0.0% |
| British Overseas Territories | 30 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 30 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 30 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 30 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 25 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 20 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 20 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 20 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 15 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 15 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 15 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 15 | 0.0% |
| Sudan (including South Sudan) | 15 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 15 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 10 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 10 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 10 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 10 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 10 | 0.0% |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 10 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 5 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 5 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 5 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 5 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 5 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 5 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 5 | 0.0% |
| St. Lucia | 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.