This statistic shows the number of foreigners in Germany according to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023, by state. In 2023, North-Rhine-Westphalia had the most foreign nationals at over 3.2 million, followed by Bavaria with almost 2.4 million and Baden-Württemberg with around 2.2 million. Foreigners are those who are not German based on Article 116, Paragraph 1 of the German constitution. These include stateless persons and those with unclear citizenship as well as the population group with a migration background. Individuals with a migration background can either have immigrated into Germany or been born in the country to at least one parent who was born a foreigner.
Number of foreigners in German federal states accordig to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023
According to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals
Supplementary notes
Foreign population based on the Central Register of Foreign Nationals as of December 31, 2023.
Based on the Central Register of Foreign Nationals, statistics on foreigners were rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5, due to demands for statistical privacy and personal data protection in population statistics publications.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (May 2, 2024). Number of foreigners in German federal states accordig to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/891288/foreigner-numbers-by-state-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of foreigners in German federal states accordig to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/891288/foreigner-numbers-by-state-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Number of foreigners in German federal states accordig to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/891288/foreigner-numbers-by-state-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Foreigners in German Federal States Accordig to The Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/891288/foreigner-numbers-by-state-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of foreigners in German federal states accordig to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/891288/foreigner-numbers-by-state-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of foreigners in German federal states accordig to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals in 2023 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/891288/foreigner-numbers-by-state-germany/
