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Görlitz

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
19,970
Share of Germany
0.14%
With a residence title for employment
215
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.7%
Rank in the state
5 / 13
Foreign residents, 319,97031 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 movement10,135
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,345
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,670
  4. Permanent residence title835
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure745
  6. Family reasons650
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)505
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted505
  9. Employment215
  10. Education and training185
  11. Special residence rights and national visas175
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,13550.8%
Permanent residence title8354.2%
Employment2151.1%
Education and training1850.9%
Family reasons6503.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,34521.8%
Special residence rights and national visas1750.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,6708.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5052.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7453.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5052.5%
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. Poland7,415
  2. Ukraine4,080
  3. Syria1,350
  4. Czechia1,110
  5. Türkiye535
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
10,135
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 202419,630
First arrivals from abroad1,820
Repeat arrivals from abroad375
Births180
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany925
Departures abroad955
Deregistrations abroad665
Deaths60
Moves to elsewhere in Germany900
Net migration from abroad575
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202519,970
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,820
Departures abroad, 2025
955
Net migration from abroad, 2025
575
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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