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Dithmarschen

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
13,315
Share of Germany
0.09%
With a residence title for employment
260
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.6%
Rank in the state
13 / 15
Foreign residents, 313,31531 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 movement4,650
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,000
  3. Permanent residence title1,115
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,080
  5. Family reasons895
  6. Tolerated stay (Duldung)410
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted400
  8. Employment260
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure250
  10. Education and training155
  11. Special residence rights and national visas105
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,65034.9%
Permanent residence title1,1158.4%
Employment2602.0%
Education and training1551.2%
Family reasons8956.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,00030.0%
Special residence rights and national visas1050.8%
Application for a residence title pending1,0808.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4103.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2501.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4003.0%
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. Ukraine2,320
  2. Romania1,800
  3. Syria1,550
  4. Poland1,245
  5. Afghanistan815
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,650
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 202413,230
First arrivals from abroad990
Repeat arrivals from abroad265
Births110
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany560
Departures abroad570
Deregistrations abroad355
Deaths45
Moves to elsewhere in Germany595
Net migration from abroad330
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202513,315
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
990
Departures abroad, 2025
570
Net migration from abroad, 2025
330
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. Pinneberg51,705
  2. Kiel (city)37,900
  3. Segeberg37,415
  4. Lübeck (city)33,155
  5. Stormarn27,290
  6. Herzogtum Lauenburg23,905
  7. Rendsburg-Eckernförde21,835
  8. Ostholstein18,000
  9. Flensburg (city)17,910
  10. Nordfriesland17,395
  11. Schleswig-Flensburg16,345
  12. Neumünster (city)14,770
  13. Dithmarschen13,315
  14. Steinburg12,940
  15. Plön8,685
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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