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Cottbus and Spree-Neiße district

District · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
20,950
Share of Germany
0.15%
With a residence title for employment
865
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.4%
Rank in the state
2 / 17
Foreign residents, 320,95031 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 reasons6,635
  2. EU free movement4,625
  3. Education and training2,170
  4. Family reasons1,870
  5. Permanent residence title1,800
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,280
  7. Employment865
  8. Application for a residence title pending735
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure475
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)370
  11. Special residence rights and national visas125
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,62522.1%
Permanent residence title1,8008.6%
Employment8654.1%
Education and training2,17010.4%
Family reasons1,8708.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,63531.7%
Special residence rights and national visas1250.6%
Application for a residence title pending7353.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3701.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4752.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,2806.1%
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. Syria3,250
  2. Ukraine3,175
  3. Poland2,915
  4. Afghanistan1,510
  5. India1,430
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
4,625
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 202420,270
First arrivals from abroad1,795
Repeat arrivals from abroad235
Births220
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,130
Departures abroad575
Deregistrations abroad380
Deaths40
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,180
Net migration from abroad1,075
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202520,950
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,795
Departures abroad, 2025
575
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,075
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. 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
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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