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Erfurt (city)

City · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
27,785
Share of Germany
0.20%
With a residence title for employment
940
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.9%
Rank in the state
1 / 22
Foreign residents, 327,78531 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 movement8,395
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,385
  3. Permanent residence title3,670
  4. Family reasons1,975
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,905
  6. Employment940
  7. Education and training680
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted655
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure585
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)420
  11. Special residence rights and national visas165
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement8,39530.2%
Permanent residence title3,67013.2%
Employment9403.4%
Education and training6802.4%
Family reasons1,9757.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,38530.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1650.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,9056.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4201.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5852.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6552.4%
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. Ukraine3,650
  2. Syria3,440
  3. Poland3,030
  4. Afghanistan2,240
  5. Romania1,820
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
8,395
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 202427,535
First arrivals from abroad1,580
Repeat arrivals from abroad415
Births210
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,615
Departures abroad1,350
Deregistrations abroad365
Deaths55
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,310
Net migration from abroad280
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202527,785
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,580
Departures abroad, 2025
1,350
Net migration from abroad, 2025
280
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. Erfurt (city)27,785
  2. Gera (city)14,740
  3. Jena (city)14,700
  4. Gotha14,090
  5. Wartburgkreis12,965
  6. Ilm-Kreis11,030
  7. Schmalkalden-Meiningen9,155
  8. Weimar (city)8,340
  9. Altenburger Land7,715
  10. Nordhausen7,140
  11. Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis6,760
  12. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt6,100
  13. Weimarer Land6,090
  14. Eichsfeld5,860
  15. Sonneberg5,120
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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