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Erzgebirgskreis

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
13,460
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
255
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+4.1%
Rank in the state
12 / 13
Foreign residents, 313,46031 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 reasons5,055
  2. EU free movement2,980
  3. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,100
  4. Permanent residence title1,005
  5. Tolerated stay (Duldung)785
  6. Family reasons750
  7. Application for a residence title pending695
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted540
  9. Employment255
  10. Special residence rights and national visas150
  11. Education and training140
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,98022.1%
Permanent residence title1,0057.5%
Employment2551.9%
Education and training1401.0%
Family reasons7505.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,05537.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1501.1%
Application for a residence title pending6955.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7855.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,1008.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5404.0%
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. Ukraine4,080
  2. Syria1,195
  3. Czechia990
  4. India470
  5. Romania460
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,980
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 202412,930
First arrivals from abroad1,615
Repeat arrivals from abroad165
Births115
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany630
Departures abroad400
Deregistrations abroad335
Deaths20
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,150
Net migration from abroad1,045
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202513,460
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,615
Departures abroad, 2025
400
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,045
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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