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Havelland

District · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,025
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
395
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.0%
Rank in the state
9 / 17
Foreign residents, 314,02531 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 movement4,990
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,780
  3. Permanent residence title1,690
  4. Family reasons1,060
  5. Application for a residence title pending705
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted415
  7. Employment395
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)370
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure340
  10. Special residence rights and national visas175
  11. Education and training95
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,99035.6%
Permanent residence title1,69012.0%
Employment3952.8%
Education and training950.7%
Family reasons1,0607.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,78027.0%
Special residence rights and national visas1751.2%
Application for a residence title pending7055.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3702.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3402.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4153.0%

Nationalities

The five most common nationalities on 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by nationality
  1. Poland2,300
  2. Ukraine2,135
  3. Syria1,000
  4. Afghanistan920
  5. Romania670
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
4,990

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 202414,020
First arrivals from abroad755
Repeat arrivals from abroad190
Births130
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany965
Departures abroad480
Deregistrations abroad375
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany780
Net migration from abroad90
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,025
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
755
Departures abroad, 2025
480
Net migration from abroad, 2025
90

Districts and cities

Districts and district-free cities, 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by district
  1. Potsdam (city)25,995
  2. Cottbus and Spree-Neiße district20,950
  3. Teltow-Fläming15,870
  4. Oder-Spree15,460
  5. Potsdam-Mittelmark15,375
  6. Oberhavel15,100
  7. Dahme-Spreewald15,055
  8. Barnim14,775
  9. Havelland14,025
  10. Märkisch-Oderland11,410
  11. Frankfurt (Oder) (city)9,905
  12. Uckermark8,430
  13. Brandenburg an der Havel (city)7,165
  14. Ostprignitz-Ruppin6,860
  15. Oberspreewald-Lausitz6,760