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Gotha

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,090
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
185
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.0%
Rank in the state
4 / 22
Foreign residents, 314,09031 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 movement7,300
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,690
  3. Permanent residence title775
  4. Family reasons520
  5. Application for a residence title pending505
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure340
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted325
  8. Employment185
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)185
  10. Special residence rights and national visas145
  11. Education and training125
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,30051.8%
Permanent residence title7755.5%
Employment1851.3%
Education and training1250.9%
Family reasons5203.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,69026.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1451.0%
Application for a residence title pending5053.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1851.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3402.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3252.3%
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. Poland2,930
  2. Romania2,625
  3. Ukraine2,175
  4. Syria1,040
  5. Afghanistan660
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
7,300
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 202413,815
First arrivals from abroad1,060
Repeat arrivals from abroad320
Births135
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany540
Departures abroad560
Deregistrations abroad455
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany535
Net migration from abroad365
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,090
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,060
Departures abroad, 2025
560
Net migration from abroad, 2025
365
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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