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

Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships on 31 December 2025
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.
Total14,070,2251,675,34512,394,880
Europe9,579,9051,211,5958,368,305
EU-states4,976,410628,9454,347,465
Romania903,77086,020817,750
Poland839,66059,260780,400
Italy629,405149,820479,585
Bulgaria421,89542,405379,490
Croatia413,48061,750351,730
Greece347,22570,025277,200
Hungary212,41513,790198,625
Spain203,93029,025174,905
Austria180,31523,665156,645
Netherlands148,05027,535120,515
Portugal139,94022,945116,995
France137,65011,775125,880
EEA -States/Switzerland49,1855,33543,855
Rest of Europe4,554,305577,3153,976,990
Turkey1,520,400345,6951,174,710
Ukraine1,409,56530,0001,379,565
Kosovo323,26050,080273,180
Russian Federation284,22515,660268,565
Serbia271,28550,245221,040
Africa822,085118,065704,020
America355,47510,765344,710
United States118,1305,010113,120
Asia3,176,665296,3352,880,330
Syria936,285125,940810,350
Afghanistan449,78046,365403,415
India311,13014,495296,635
Iraq254,06535,805218,260
China168,6607,910160,750
Australia and Oceania17,13047016,665
Stateless, unknown or not specified, across continents118,96538,11580,850
including:
EU-candidate countries13,879,215508,6303,370,585

As at 02 April 2026

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