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Barnim

District · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,775
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
465
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+4.2%
Rank in the state
8 / 17
Foreign residents, 314,77531 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 reasons3,910
  2. EU free movement3,555
  3. Permanent residence title1,740
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,520
  5. Family reasons1,195
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted750
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)695
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure500
  9. Employment465
  10. Education and training345
  11. Special residence rights and national visas90
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,55524.1%
Permanent residence title1,74011.8%
Employment4653.1%
Education and training3452.3%
Family reasons1,1958.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,91026.5%
Special residence rights and national visas900.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,52010.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6954.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5003.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7505.1%

Nationalities

The five most common nationalities on 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by nationality
  1. Ukraine2,910
  2. Poland1,365
  3. Syria1,115
  4. Russia995
  5. Afghanistan855
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,555

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 202414,175
First arrivals from abroad1,010
Repeat arrivals from abroad175
Births130
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany960
Departures abroad370
Deregistrations abroad260
Deaths35
Moves to elsewhere in Germany765
Net migration from abroad555
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,775
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,010
Departures abroad, 2025
370
Net migration from abroad, 2025
555

Districts and cities

Districts and district-free cities, 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by district
  1. Potsdam (city)25,995
  2. Cottbus and Spree-Neiße district20,950
  3. Teltow-Fläming15,870
  4. Oder-Spree15,460
  5. Potsdam-Mittelmark15,375
  6. Oberhavel15,100
  7. Dahme-Spreewald15,055
  8. Barnim14,775
  9. Havelland14,025
  10. Märkisch-Oderland11,410
  11. Frankfurt (Oder) (city)9,905
  12. Uckermark8,430
  13. Brandenburg an der Havel (city)7,165
  14. Ostprignitz-Ruppin6,860
  15. Oberspreewald-Lausitz6,760