Nationalities registered in Berlin

At the end of 2025, over 976,000 foreign residents from more than 190 countries were registered in Berlin. The proportion of foreign citizens among all registered residents of Berlin was 25 percent on December 31, 2025.

Selection of states by continent with the most inhabitants:

Country of CitizenshipTotal
European Countries580,619
Bulgaria31,442
France19,053
Italy34,057
Poland50,967
Romania30,948
Russian Federation35,644
Serbia121,012
Spain15,867
Turkey108,077
Ukraine75,867
United Kingdom14,547
Other European States143,138
African Countries53,072
Egypt7,553
Ghana4,902
Cameroon4,702
Libya2,591
Morocco2,670
Nigeria6,173
Tunisia4,495
Other African Countries19,986
American Countries55,505
Brazil8,701
Chile3,125
Canada4,062
Colombia3,573
Mexico3,728
United States21,276
Other American Countries11,040
Asian Countries259,529
Afghanistan24,979
China216,854
India48,111
Iraq8,586
Islamic Republic of Iran13,377
Lebanon9,855
Pakistan9,464
Syrian Arab Republic41,180
Vietnam30,830
Other Asian Countries56,293
Australia and Oceania Countries4,720
Stateless1,305
Unclarified321,621
Total976,419

1 incl. former "Serbia and Montenegro" as well as "Serbia (incl. Kosovo)"
2 incl. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
3 incl. without specification

(Source: Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg 2026 - as at 12.31.2025)