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Altenburger Land

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
7,715
Share of Germany
0.05%
With a residence title for employment
60
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.3%
Rank in the state
9 / 22
Foreign residents, 37,71531 Dec 2025
Data as at 31 Dec 2025
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Residence status

Foreign residents on 31 December 2025 by residence status in the Central Register of Foreigners. Residence titles are grouped by purpose; EU citizens and their families hold rights under the Free Movement Act.

Foreign residents by residence status
  1. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,385
  2. EU free movement1,505
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,305
  4. Permanent residence title375
  5. Family reasons375
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure360
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)145
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted115
  9. Employment60
  10. Education and training60
  11. Special residence rights and national visas30
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,50519.5%
Permanent residence title3754.9%
Employment600.8%
Education and training600.8%
Family reasons3754.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,38543.9%
Special residence rights and national visas300.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,30516.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1451.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3604.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1151.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Nationalities

The five most common nationalities on 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by nationality
  1. Ukraine3,230
  2. Syria955
  3. Afghanistan530
  4. Poland355
  5. Romania320
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,505
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Arrivals and departures in 2025

Changes recorded in the register during 2025: first and repeat arrivals from abroad, departures abroad and moves within Germany.

Measure2025
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20247,545
First arrivals from abroad770
Repeat arrivals from abroad105
Births85
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany225
Departures abroad305
Deregistrations abroad145
Deaths20
Moves to elsewhere in Germany380
Net migration from abroad425
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20257,715
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
770
Departures abroad, 2025
305
Net migration from abroad, 2025
425
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Districts and cities

Districts and district-free cities, 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by district
  1. Erfurt (city)27,785
  2. Gera (city)14,740
  3. Jena (city)14,700
  4. Gotha14,090
  5. Wartburgkreis12,965
  6. Ilm-Kreis11,030
  7. Schmalkalden-Meiningen9,155
  8. Weimar (city)8,340
  9. Altenburger Land7,715
  10. Nordhausen7,140
  11. Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis6,760
  12. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt6,100
  13. Weimarer Land6,090
  14. Eichsfeld5,860
  15. Sonneberg5,120
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), foreign population from the Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

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