Migration and integration Foreign population by selected citizenships and years

Foreign population, 2018 to 20251 by selected citizenships
Citizenship20252024202320222021202020192018
1: As at 31 December.
2: The United Kingdom is included in the EU-states up to and including reporting date December 31, 2019. As of the reporting date December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom is included in the categories other Europe and EU-Third Countries.
3: The category "EU-candidate countries" includes Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. Since 2022, Moldova, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina belong to the category of EU-candidate countries. Since 2023, Georgia belongs to the category of EU-candidate countries.

Source: Central Register of Foreigners.
Total14,070,22514,061,64013,895,86513,383,91011,817,79011,432,46011,228,30010,915,455
Europe9,579,9059,620,4709,581,8959,322,0758,099,5557,928,6757,789,8257,636,615
EU-states24,976,4105,051,2255,113,8755,064,5154,985,4904,895,9054,882,4954,789,755
Romania903,770909,755909,795883,670844,535799,180748,225 696,275
Poland839,660864,980887,715880,780870,995866,690862,535 860,145
Italy629,405636,730644,035644,970646,845648,360646,460 643,530
Bulgaria421,895432,080436,860429,665410,885388,700360,170 337,015
Croatia413,480425,810434,045436,325434,610426,845414,890 395,665
Greece347,225353,730359,045361,270362,565364,285363,650 363,205
Hungary212,415216,140220,345214,695212,735211,460211,740 212,360
Spain203,930201,810199,005193,460187,865181,645177,755 176,020
Austria180,315181,510184,330185,755186,695186,910186,725 187,370
Netherlands148,050148,560149,770150,295150,435150,530151,145 151,260
Portugal139,940140,185140,275139,435138,730138,555138,410 138,890
France137,650138,250140,400140,320140,495140,590140,290 140,900
EEA -States/Switzerland49,18549,52050,15550,14050,34549,59549,100 48,240
Rest of Europe24,554,3054,519,7254,417,8654,207,4253,063,7252,983,1752,858,2302,798,620
Turkey1,520,4001,544,4801,548,0951,487,1101,458,3601,461,9101,472,3901,476,410
Ukraine31,409,5651,334,0051,239,7051,164,200155,310145,515143,545 141,350
Kosovo323,260313,615299,685280,850262,005242,855232,075 218,150
Russian Federation284,225302,315308,015290,615268,620263,300260,395 254,325
Serbia271,285272,690270,750263,065252,335242,620237,755 231,230
Africa822,085791,430755,170710,165650,665615,830600,925 570,115
America355,475355,400348,075328,150306,065294,280296,710 283,585
United States118,130120,385122,475121,420119,255117,450121,645 119,645
Asia3,176,6653,152,6753,066,6702,879,0352,620,8452,457,5352,408,3202,297,970
Syria936,285975,060972,460923,805867,585818,460789,465 745,645
Afghanistan449,780442,020419,410377,240309,820271,805263,420 257,110
India311,130277,455246,125210,385171,895150,840143,725124,095
Iraq254,065268,785281,340284,595276,925259,500255,050 247,800
China168,660163,000155,955149,550146,450145,610149,195 143,135
Australia and Oceania17,13017,55517,67017,20517,05017,42518,345 17,795
Stateless, unknown or not specified, across continents118,965124,105126,380127,275123,610118,710114,170 109,375
including:
EU-candidate countries33,879,2153,832,7253,738,7903,518,3802,004,5001,973,1951,966,7551,946,235

As at 02 April 2026

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