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Herzogtum Lauenburg

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
23,905
Share of Germany
0.17%
With a residence title for employment
470
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.3%
Rank in the state
6 / 15
Foreign residents, 323,90531 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 movement7,550
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,120
  3. Permanent residence title3,810
  4. Application for a residence title pending2,495
  5. Family reasons1,400
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted715
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)590
  8. Employment470
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure435
  10. Special residence rights and national visas205
  11. Education and training115
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,55031.6%
Permanent residence title3,81015.9%
Employment4702.0%
Education and training1150.5%
Family reasons1,4005.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,12025.6%
Special residence rights and national visas2050.9%
Application for a residence title pending2,49510.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5902.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4351.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7153.0%
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. Ukraine3,315
  2. Türkiye2,605
  3. Poland2,410
  4. Afghanistan2,210
  5. Syria1,925
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
7,550
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 202423,365
First arrivals from abroad1,250
Repeat arrivals from abroad350
Births160
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,085
Departures abroad605
Deregistrations abroad475
Deaths70
Moves to elsewhere in Germany745
Net migration from abroad520
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202523,905
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,250
Departures abroad, 2025
605
Net migration from abroad, 2025
520
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. Pinneberg51,705
  2. Kiel (city)37,900
  3. Segeberg37,415
  4. Lübeck (city)33,155
  5. Stormarn27,290
  6. Herzogtum Lauenburg23,905
  7. Rendsburg-Eckernförde21,835
  8. Ostholstein18,000
  9. Flensburg (city)17,910
  10. Nordfriesland17,395
  11. Schleswig-Flensburg16,345
  12. Neumünster (city)14,770
  13. Dithmarschen13,315
  14. Steinburg12,940
  15. Plön8,685
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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