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

Foreign population by duration of stay1 and selected citizenships on 31 December 2023
CitizenshipTotalDuration of stay in years from ... to under ... yearsAverage duration
of stay in years
under 11 to 44 to 88 to 1515 to 2525 and over

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.

Total13,895,8651,150,6202,935,0902,618,7452,846,7151,304,3503,040,34514.3
Europe9,581,895687,4901,989,7401,513,7701,683,080980,5352,727,27516.9
EU-states5,113,875255,495724,3051,088,7551,301,945506,4201,236,95516.5
Romania909,79572,720207,455299,175272,14539,31518,9757.1
Poland887,71543,230114,880175,675300,385155,49098,05512.2
Italy644,03519,34551,01580,52088,79049,045355,32028.0
Bulgaria436,86025,90589,565129,490154,54528,6608,7008.0
Croatia434,04511,27549,080120,94576,10519,445157,19520.0
Greece359,0459,16528,32046,51567,29027,400180,35026.1
Hungary220,34515,56532,69055,11584,02016,71516,24010.1
Spain199,00513,22032,78034,38548,45513,25556,91019.0
Austria184,3304,61014,33016,94523,54024,715100,18530.4
Netherlands149,7704,65013,72017,91026,95031,74054,80024.7
France140,4006,81517,05019,66026,28023,01547,57520.3
Portugal140,2754,86511,48014,09023,93016,00569,90524.7
EEA -States/Switzerland50,1552,2355,9907,1258,1957,29019,32523.8
Rest of Europe4,417,865429,7651,259,445417,895372,940466,8301,470,99517.2
Turkey1,548,09588,49597,58581,47072,875181,0451,026,62530.2
Ukraine1,239,705229,835879,86033,41530,98047,83017,7852.9
Russian Federation308,01520,53046,71047,42065,12098,58029,66012.9
Kosovo299,68520,00052,90554,33550,77540,56581,11014.6
Serbia270,75013,64037,42541,49043,89033,715100,59020.1
Africa755,17078,550157,375213,835185,31557,74562,3509.1
America348,07538,22072,22573,59060,83543,52059,69512.7
United States122,4758,97018,75520,43022,66015,25036,40518.0
Asia3,066,670336,040691,345781,210875,200211,400171,4758.0
Syria972,460119,250201,670283,695354,6057,4805,7605.8
Afghanistan419,41052,370122,04578,285151,2056,9108,5906.1
Iraq281,34011,92544,02594,865104,53020,4655,5308.0
India246,12538,96588,59066,60535,16510,3106,4905.6
China155,95512,97026,62041,60039,72526,4458,5959.8
Australia and Oceania17,6701,4602,7103,9054,2752,4702,85013.4
Stateless, unknown or not specified, across continents126,3808,85521,69532,44038,0108,68016,70011.3
including:
EU-candidate countries23,738,790392,7251,155,060302,380243,845312,6801,332,10017.7

As at 02 May 2024

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