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Gera (city)

City · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,740
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
245
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+4.8%
Rank in the state
2 / 22
Foreign residents, 314,74031 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 reasons6,840
  2. EU free movement2,680
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,700
  4. Family reasons955
  5. Permanent residence title835
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure485
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted420
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)320
  9. Employment245
  10. Education and training135
  11. Special residence rights and national visas120
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,68018.2%
Permanent residence title8355.7%
Employment2451.7%
Education and training1350.9%
Family reasons9556.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,84046.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1200.8%
Application for a residence title pending1,70011.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3202.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4853.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4202.8%
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. Ukraine4,105
  2. Syria2,945
  3. Afghanistan1,415
  4. Romania975
  5. Poland480
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,680
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 202414,065
First arrivals from abroad995
Repeat arrivals from abroad175
Births175
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,000
Departures abroad360
Deregistrations abroad315
Deaths15
Moves to elsewhere in Germany665
Net migration from abroad495
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,740
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
995
Departures abroad, 2025
360
Net migration from abroad, 2025
495
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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