Foreign Nationals in Schleswig-Holstein by Citizenship 2025
Total foreign nationals: 352,575
By continent
| Europe | 213,400 | 60.5% |
| Asia | 109,915 | 31.2% |
| Africa | 18,520 | 5.3% |
| Americas | 6,675 | 1.9% |
| Australia and Oceania | 430 | 0.1% |
| Stateless, unclear and British Overseas Territories | 3,635 | 1.0% |
By citizenship
| Ukraine | 47,630 | 13.5% |
| Syria | 36,225 | 10.3% |
| Türkiye | 30,525 | 8.7% |
| Poland | 27,945 | 7.9% |
| Afghanistan | 23,380 | 6.6% |
| Romania | 20,535 | 5.8% |
| Iraq | 12,390 | 3.5% |
| Bulgaria | 10,875 | 3.1% |
| Russia | 8,660 | 2.5% |
| Italy | 6,085 | 1.7% |
| Iran | 6,050 | 1.7% |
| Denmark | 5,640 | 1.6% |
| Greece | 4,640 | 1.3% |
| India | 4,590 | 1.3% |
| Armenia | 4,175 | 1.2% |
| North Macedonia | 4,050 | 1.1% |
| Kosovo | 3,965 | 1.1% |
| Spain | 3,690 | 1.0% |
| Eritrea | 3,550 | 1.0% |
| Albania | 3,515 | 1.0% |
| Serbia | 3,465 | 1.0% |
| Croatia | 3,440 | 1.0% |
| Portugal | 3,295 | 0.9% |
| Austria | 3,070 | 0.9% |
| Vietnam | 2,765 | 0.8% |
| Unclear or not stated | 2,755 | 0.8% |
| China | 2,650 | 0.8% |
| Yemen | 2,540 | 0.7% |
| Ghana | 2,230 | 0.6% |
| Netherlands | 2,175 | 0.6% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2,100 | 0.6% |
| United States | 2,040 | 0.6% |
| Lithuania | 1,895 | 0.5% |
| Hungary | 1,860 | 0.5% |
| France | 1,670 | 0.5% |
| Somalia | 1,670 | 0.5% |
| Philippines | 1,600 | 0.5% |
| Morocco | 1,595 | 0.5% |
| Thailand | 1,595 | 0.5% |
| Pakistan | 1,590 | 0.5% |
| United Kingdom | 1,575 | 0.4% |
| Egypt | 1,525 | 0.4% |
| Azerbaijan | 1,325 | 0.4% |
| Latvia | 1,325 | 0.4% |
| Kazakhstan | 1,315 | 0.4% |
| Moldova | 1,305 | 0.4% |
| Nigeria | 1,265 | 0.4% |
| Sweden | 1,235 | 0.4% |
| Tunisia | 1,225 | 0.3% |
| Brazil | 1,175 | 0.3% |
| Switzerland | 1,075 | 0.3% |
| Slovakia | 960 | 0.3% |
| Georgia | 890 | 0.3% |
| Stateless | 865 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 815 | 0.2% |
| Finland | 810 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 790 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 775 | 0.2% |
| Japan | 705 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 680 | 0.2% |
| Algeria | 630 | 0.2% |
| Cameroon | 590 | 0.2% |
| Montenegro | 575 | 0.2% |
| Nepal | 565 | 0.2% |
| Czechia | 555 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 490 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 490 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 480 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 475 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 460 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 440 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 420 | 0.1% |
| Togo | 415 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 410 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 400 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 400 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 375 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 355 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 350 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 305 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 300 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 285 | 0.1% |
| Madagascar | 275 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 275 | 0.1% |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | 265 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 260 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 250 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 250 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 235 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 230 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 230 | 0.1% |
| Tajikistan | 220 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 215 | 0.1% |
| Taiwan | 205 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 200 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 175 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 165 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 160 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 155 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian Territories | 155 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 145 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 130 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 120 | 0.0% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 120 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 110 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 110 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 105 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 100 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 100 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 95 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 85 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 85 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 80 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 80 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 75 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 70 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 70 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 65 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 65 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 60 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 55 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 50 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 50 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 50 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 50 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 45 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 45 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 40 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 40 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 40 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 40 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 40 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 35 | 0.0% |
| Serbia (including Kosovo) | 35 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 35 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 35 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 30 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 25 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 25 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 20 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 20 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 20 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 20 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 20 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 20 | 0.0% |
| Sudan (including South Sudan) | 20 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 20 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 15 | 0.0% |
| British Overseas Territories | 15 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 15 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 15 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 15 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 10 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 10 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 10 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 10 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 10 | 0.0% |
| St. Lucia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 10 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 5 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 5 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 0.0% |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 5 | 0.0% |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tuvalu | 5 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 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.