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Dresden (city)

City · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
74,850
Share of Germany
0.53%
With a residence title for employment
4,910
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.8%
Rank in the state
2 / 13
Foreign residents, 374,85031 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 reasons18,420
  2. EU free movement16,865
  3. Permanent residence title10,495
  4. Family reasons7,580
  5. Employment4,910
  6. Education and training4,725
  7. Application for a residence title pending3,930
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,840
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,990
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,645
  11. Special residence rights and national visas445
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement16,86522.5%
Permanent residence title10,49514.0%
Employment4,9106.6%
Education and training4,7256.3%
Family reasons7,58010.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons18,42024.6%
Special residence rights and national visas4450.6%
Application for a residence title pending3,9305.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,6452.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,9902.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,8405.1%
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. Ukraine10,755
  2. Syria7,220
  3. India4,005
  4. Russia3,805
  5. Afghanistan3,035
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
16,865
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 202472,785
First arrivals from abroad6,265
Repeat arrivals from abroad835
Births575
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,375
Departures abroad2,765
Deregistrations abroad1,870
Deaths135
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,345
Net migration from abroad2,465
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202574,850
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
6,265
Departures abroad, 2025
2,765
Net migration from abroad, 2025
2,465
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. Leipzig (city)95,300
  2. Dresden (city)74,850
  3. Chemnitz (city)38,730
  4. Zwickau22,565
  5. Görlitz19,970
  6. Mittelsachsen19,225
  7. Vogtlandkreis15,650
  8. Nordsachsen14,895
  9. Meißen14,710
  10. Leipzig (district)14,490
  11. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge13,770
  12. Erzgebirgskreis13,460
  13. Bautzen13,435
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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