Migration and integration Foreign population by duration of stay and selected citizenships

Foreign population by duration of stay¹ and selected citizenships on 31 December 2024
Citizenship	Total	Duration of stay in years from ... to under ... years						Average duration of stay in years
Citizenship	Total	under 1	1 to 4	4 to 8	8 to 15	15 to 25	25 and over	Average duration of stay in years
1: The duration of stay is calculated as the difference between the reference date and the date of first entry into Germany or date of birth in Germany, not considering any interruptions. 2: The category "EU-candidate countries" includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. Source: Central Register of Foreigners.
Total	14,061,640	922,520	3,358,810	2,289,740	3,187,125	1,229,725	3,073,720	14.5
Europe	9,620,470	530,870	2,172,575	1,399,370	1,852,910	917,300	2,747,450	17.1
EU-states	5,051,225	214,675	676,820	974,905	1,439,475	508,560	1,236,800	17.0
Romania	909,755	60,855	191,115	275,445	316,330	46,505	19,505	7.7
Poland	864,980	32,850	109,275	151,930	312,085	157,510	101,335	12.8
Italy	636,730	17,030	49,430	73,140	100,110	42,575	354,445	28.5
Bulgaria	432,080	19,940	78,605	116,970	171,995	35,775	8,790	8.6
Croatia	425,810	7,465	39,640	100,875	104,725	17,990	155,110	20.7
Greece	353,730	7,800	26,860	41,240	74,725	23,650	179,455	26.6
Hungary	216,140	12,340	33,360	46,140	90,430	17,785	16,090	10.6
Spain	201,810	12,995	34,190	32,140	53,335	13,155	55,990	18.9
Austria	181,510	4,635	13,010	16,790	23,875	23,875	99,325	30.7
Netherlands	148,560	4,945	13,495	16,680	26,715	32,255	54,470	24.9
Portugal	140,185	4,980	12,215	12,940	25,185	14,340	70,520	25.0
France	138,250	6,740	16,365	18,395	26,665	22,040	48,045	20.6
EEA -States/Switzerland	49,520	2,085	5,770	6,985	8,485	7,085	19,110	23.9
Rest of Europe	4,519,725	314,110	1,489,985	417,480	404,950	401,655	1,491,545	17.1
Turkey	1,544,480	49,060	159,315	80,345	74,890	153,845	1,027,025	30.3
Ukraine	1,334,005	178,560	1,027,280	33,075	32,165	41,260	21,665	3.5
Kosovo	313,615	20,420	59,215	56,540	55,320	33,625	88,485	14.6
Russian Federation	302,315	12,155	57,610	39,980	67,695	88,320	36,550	13.3
Serbia	272,690	11,360	38,295	42,935	48,110	27,075	104,915	20.3
Africa	791,430	71,540	196,765	181,035	222,200	56,150	63,740	9.1
America	355,400	33,870	85,445	71,240	62,945	42,000	59,895	12.6
United States	120,385	8,450	19,420	19,250	22,965	14,710	35,590	18.0
Asia	3,152,675	276,420	878,255	607,675	1,003,260	204,185	182,885	8.2
Syria	975,060	86,975	277,070	199,960	397,980	6,830	6,245	6.1
Afghanistan	442,020	36,750	158,310	47,980	182,495	7,360	9,125	6.5
India	277,455	38,485	113,770	67,300	40,795	10,550	6,555	5.6
Iraq	268,785	8,330	42,180	62,090	127,465	22,030	6,690	8.7
China	163,000	14,285	31,815	35,800	43,830	27,365	9,900	10.0
Australia and Oceania	17,555	1,355	3,000	3,510	4,410	2,405	2,875	13.5
Stateless, unknown or not specified, across continents	124,105	8,465	22,770	26,915	41,395	7,685	16,875	11.6
including:
EU-candidate countries²	3,832,725	280,355	1,371,550	305,520	269,250	266,440	1,339,605	17.6

As at 15 April 2025

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