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Harz

District · Saxony-Anhalt

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
10,850
Share of Germany
0.08%
With a residence title for employment
415
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-3.4%
Rank in the state
7 / 14
Foreign residents, 310,85031 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 reasons3,165
  2. EU free movement2,775
  3. Neither tolerated nor permitted975
  4. Permanent residence title815
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure720
  6. Family reasons680
  7. Application for a residence title pending615
  8. Employment415
  9. Education and training355
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)250
  11. Special residence rights and national visas90
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,77525.6%
Permanent residence title8157.5%
Employment4153.8%
Education and training3553.3%
Family reasons6806.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,16529.2%
Special residence rights and national visas900.8%
Application for a residence title pending6155.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2502.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7206.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9759.0%
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. Ukraine2,810
  2. Syria730
  3. Poland585
  4. Romania575
  5. Vietnam550
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,775
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 202411,230
First arrivals from abroad1,905
Repeat arrivals from abroad235
Births80
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany495
Departures abroad530
Deregistrations abroad565
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,700
Net migration from abroad1,045
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202510,850
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,905
Departures abroad, 2025
530
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. 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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