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Birkenfeld

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
10,930
Share of Germany
0.08%
With a residence title for employment
320
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.7%
Rank in the state
26 / 36
Foreign residents, 310,93031 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 movement3,430
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,005
  3. Permanent residence title1,265
  4. Family reasons1,055
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted555
  6. Application for a residence title pending515
  7. Education and training340
  8. Employment320
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure160
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)135
  11. Special residence rights and national visas120
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement35
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,43031.4%
Permanent residence title1,26511.6%
Employment3202.9%
Education and training3403.1%
Family reasons1,0559.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,00527.5%
Special residence rights and national visas1201.1%
Application for a residence title pending5154.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1351.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1601.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5555.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement350.3%
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. Ukraine1,625
  2. Syria1,335
  3. Romania1,240
  4. Poland485
  5. China475
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,430
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 202410,645
First arrivals from abroad910
Repeat arrivals from abroad180
Births110
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany605
Departures abroad330
Deregistrations abroad250
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany595
Net migration from abroad510
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202510,930
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
910
Departures abroad, 2025
330
Net migration from abroad, 2025
510
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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