| Citizenship | Total | Born in Germany | Born 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. | |||
| Total | 14,070,225 | 1,675,345 | 12,394,880 |
| Europe | 9,579,905 | 1,211,595 | 8,368,305 |
| EU-states | 4,976,410 | 628,945 | 4,347,465 |
| Romania | 903,770 | 86,020 | 817,750 |
| Poland | 839,660 | 59,260 | 780,400 |
| Italy | 629,405 | 149,820 | 479,585 |
| Bulgaria | 421,895 | 42,405 | 379,490 |
| Croatia | 413,480 | 61,750 | 351,730 |
| Greece | 347,225 | 70,025 | 277,200 |
| Hungary | 212,415 | 13,790 | 198,625 |
| Spain | 203,930 | 29,025 | 174,905 |
| Austria | 180,315 | 23,665 | 156,645 |
| Netherlands | 148,050 | 27,535 | 120,515 |
| Portugal | 139,940 | 22,945 | 116,995 |
| France | 137,650 | 11,775 | 125,880 |
| EEA -States/Switzerland | 49,185 | 5,335 | 43,855 |
| Rest of Europe | 4,554,305 | 577,315 | 3,976,990 |
| Turkey | 1,520,400 | 345,695 | 1,174,710 |
| Ukraine | 1,409,565 | 30,000 | 1,379,565 |
| Kosovo | 323,260 | 50,080 | 273,180 |
| Russian Federation | 284,225 | 15,660 | 268,565 |
| Serbia | 271,285 | 50,245 | 221,040 |
| Africa | 822,085 | 118,065 | 704,020 |
| America | 355,475 | 10,765 | 344,710 |
| United States | 118,130 | 5,010 | 113,120 |
| Asia | 3,176,665 | 296,335 | 2,880,330 |
| Syria | 936,285 | 125,940 | 810,350 |
| Afghanistan | 449,780 | 46,365 | 403,415 |
| India | 311,130 | 14,495 | 296,635 |
| Iraq | 254,065 | 35,805 | 218,260 |
| China | 168,660 | 7,910 | 160,750 |
| Australia and Oceania | 17,130 | 470 | 16,665 |
| Stateless, unknown or not specified, across continents | 118,965 | 38,115 | 80,850 |
| including: | |||
| EU-candidate countries1 | 3,879,215 | 508,630 | 3,370,585 |
As at 02 April 2026