Migration and integration Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships

Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships on 31 December 2023
CitizenshipTotalBorn in GermanyBorn abroad
1: The category "EU-candidate countries" includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
Source: Central Register of Foreigners.
Total13,895,8651,666,93012,228,930
Europe9,581,8951,222,0308,359,865
EU-states5,113,875627,4004,486,475
Romania909,79579,840829,950
Poland887,71559,330828,385
Italy644,035153,625490,410
Bulgaria436,86039,010397,850
Croatia434,04561,750372,295
Greece359,04572,070286,975
Hungary220,34513,515206,830
Spain199,00529,045169,960
Austria184,33024,245160,085
Netherlands149,77028,665121,105
France140,40012,155128,245
Portugal140,27523,315116,955
EEA -States/Switzerland50,1555,59044,560
Rest of Europe4,417,865589,0403,828,830
Turkey1,548,095372,7201,175,370
Ukraine1,239,70516,8151,222,895
Russian Federation308,01516,145291,870
Kosovo299,68548,075251,610
Serbia270,75050,880219,865
Africa755,170107,505647,665
America348,07510,620337,455
United States122,4755,450117,020
Asia3,066,670288,7052,777,965
Syria972,460129,810842,650
Afghanistan419,41038,985380,425
Iraq281,34036,110245,230
India246,12511,860234,265
China155,9558,065147,890
Australia and Oceania17,67050517,165
Stateless, unknown or not specified, across continents126,38037,56588,820
including:
EU-candidate countries13,738,790521,0903,217,700

As at 02 May 2024

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