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Bernkastel-Wittlich

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
15,605
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
330
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.1%
Rank in the state
17 / 36
Foreign residents, 315,60531 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 movement7,740
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,765
  3. Permanent residence title1,840
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,225
  5. Family reasons785
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted335
  7. Employment330
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)200
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure190
  10. Education and training105
  11. Special residence rights and national visas85
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,74049.6%
Permanent residence title1,84011.8%
Employment3302.1%
Education and training1050.7%
Family reasons7855.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,76517.7%
Special residence rights and national visas850.5%
Application for a residence title pending1,2257.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2001.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1901.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3352.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Romania2,620
  2. Ukraine1,950
  3. Poland1,490
  4. Türkiye970
  5. Syria885
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
7,740
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 202415,625
First arrivals from abroad705
Repeat arrivals from abroad170
Births50
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany490
Departures abroad440
Deregistrations abroad195
Deaths35
Moves to elsewhere in Germany660
Net migration from abroad240
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202515,605
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
705
Departures abroad, 2025
440
Net migration from abroad, 2025
240
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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