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Ilm-Kreis

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
11,030
Share of Germany
0.08%
With a residence title for employment
780
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.1%
Rank in the state
6 / 22
Foreign residents, 311,03031 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 reasons3,090
  2. EU free movement2,645
  3. Education and training1,160
  4. Employment780
  5. Family reasons740
  6. Application for a residence title pending735
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted670
  8. Permanent residence title660
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure300
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)200
  11. Special residence rights and national visas50
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,64524.0%
Permanent residence title6606.0%
Employment7807.1%
Education and training1,16010.5%
Family reasons7406.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,09028.0%
Special residence rights and national visas500.5%
Application for a residence title pending7356.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2001.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3002.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6706.1%
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. Ukraine1,995
  2. Syria1,005
  3. China800
  4. Pakistan710
  5. Poland685
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,645
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 202411,020
First arrivals from abroad1,290
Repeat arrivals from abroad195
Births85
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany485
Departures abroad640
Deregistrations abroad295
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany780
Net migration from abroad550
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202511,030
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,290
Departures abroad, 2025
640
Net migration from abroad, 2025
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

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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