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Dahme-Spreewald

District · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
15,055
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
635
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.8%
Rank in the state
7 / 17
Foreign residents, 315,05531 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 movement4,680
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,485
  3. Permanent residence title2,040
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,570
  5. Family reasons1,410
  6. Employment635
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)625
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted610
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure505
  10. Education and training320
  11. Special residence rights and national visas180
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,68031.1%
Permanent residence title2,04013.6%
Employment6354.2%
Education and training3202.1%
Family reasons1,4109.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,48516.5%
Special residence rights and national visas1801.2%
Application for a residence title pending1,57010.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6254.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5053.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6104.1%
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. Ukraine2,010
  2. Poland1,555
  3. Türkiye1,175
  4. Romania1,150
  5. Russia925
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,680
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 202414,935
First arrivals from abroad1,125
Repeat arrivals from abroad475
Births170
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,485
Departures abroad960
Deregistrations abroad415
Deaths55
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,330
Net migration from abroad225
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202515,055
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,125
Departures abroad, 2025
960
Net migration from abroad, 2025
225
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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