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Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

District · Saxony-Anhalt

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
4,990
Share of Germany
0.04%
With a residence title for employment
105
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+9.2%
Rank in the state
14 / 14
Foreign residents, 34,99031 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 movement1,500
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,375
  3. Application for a residence title pending735
  4. Permanent residence title320
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure305
  6. Family reasons260
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted145
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)140
  9. Employment105
  10. Special residence rights and national visas80
  11. Education and training20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,50030.1%
Permanent residence title3206.4%
Employment1052.1%
Education and training200.4%
Family reasons2605.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,37527.6%
Special residence rights and national visas801.6%
Application for a residence title pending73514.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1402.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3056.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1452.9%
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. Ukraine1,345
  2. Poland585
  3. Syria460
  4. Romania435
  5. Afghanistan250
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,500
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 20244,570
First arrivals from abroad765
Repeat arrivals from abroad125
Births55
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany250
Departures abroad240
Deregistrations abroad135
Deaths10
Moves to elsewhere in Germany270
Net migration from abroad515
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20254,990
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
765
Departures abroad, 2025
240
Net migration from abroad, 2025
515
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. Magdeburg (city)38,520
  2. Halle (Saale) (city)38,055
  3. Burgenlandkreis16,225
  4. Saalekreis13,085
  5. Anhalt-Bitterfeld11,910
  6. Salzlandkreis11,500
  7. Harz10,850
  8. Börde10,630
  9. Dessau-Roßlau (city)8,490
  10. Wittenberg7,995
  11. Stendal7,180
  12. Mansfeld-Südharz6,550
  13. Jerichower Land6,175
  14. Altmarkkreis Salzwedel4,990
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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