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Halle (Saale) (city)

City · Saxony-Anhalt

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
38,055
Share of Germany
0.27%
With a residence title for employment
1,560
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.5%
Rank in the state
2 / 14
Foreign residents, 338,05531 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 reasons11,000
  2. EU free movement7,160
  3. Application for a residence title pending4,255
  4. Permanent residence title3,925
  5. Family reasons3,865
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,190
  7. Education and training2,160
  8. Employment1,560
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure965
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)675
  11. Special residence rights and national visas295
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,16018.8%
Permanent residence title3,92510.3%
Employment1,5604.1%
Education and training2,1605.7%
Family reasons3,86510.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,00028.9%
Special residence rights and national visas2950.8%
Application for a residence title pending4,25511.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6751.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure9652.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,1905.8%
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. Syria7,500
  2. Ukraine5,290
  3. Poland1,755
  4. Romania1,700
  5. Afghanistan1,670
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
7,160
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 202437,480
First arrivals from abroad2,720
Repeat arrivals from abroad630
Births480
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,110
Departures abroad755
Deregistrations abroad1,490
Deaths75
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,225
Net migration from abroad1,105
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202538,055
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,720
Departures abroad, 2025
755
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,105
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. Magdeburg (city)38,520
  2. Halle (Saale) (city)38,055
  3. Burgenlandkreis16,225
  4. Saalekreis13,085
  5. Anhalt-Bitterfeld11,910
  6. Salzlandkreis11,500
  7. Harz10,850
  8. Börde10,630
  9. Dessau-Roßlau (city)8,490
  10. Wittenberg7,995
  11. Stendal7,180
  12. Mansfeld-Südharz6,550
  13. Jerichower Land6,175
  14. Altmarkkreis Salzwedel4,990
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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