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Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,535
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
260
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.9%
Rank in the state
21 / 36
Foreign residents, 314,53531 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. EU free movement4,785
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,050
  3. Permanent residence title2,755
  4. Family reasons1,060
  5. Application for a residence title pending855
  6. Employment260
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure250
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted220
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)175
  10. Special residence rights and national visas75
  11. Education and training45
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,78532.9%
Permanent residence title2,75519.0%
Employment2601.8%
Education and training450.3%
Family reasons1,0607.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,05027.9%
Special residence rights and national visas750.5%
Application for a residence title pending8555.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1751.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2501.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2201.5%
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. Ukraine2,645
  2. Türkiye2,170
  3. Syria1,285
  4. Romania1,240
  5. Poland985
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,785
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 202414,265
First arrivals from abroad785
Repeat arrivals from abroad225
Births120
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany770
Departures abroad445
Deregistrations abroad190
Deaths45
Moves to elsewhere in Germany600
Net migration from abroad375
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,535
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
785
Departures abroad, 2025
445
Net migration from abroad, 2025
375
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. Ludwigshafen am Rhein (city)59,870
  2. Mainz (city)45,690
  3. Mainz-Bingen28,325
  4. Mayen-Koblenz25,755
  5. Neuwied24,705
  6. Westerwaldkreis24,375
  7. Trier-Saarburg24,340
  8. Bad Kreuznach24,070
  9. Kaiserslautern (city)23,940
  10. Trier (city)22,825
  11. Worms (city)20,895
  12. Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis20,700
  13. Koblenz (city)20,375
  14. Germersheim19,550
  15. Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm18,600
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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