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Jena (city)

City · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,700
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
1,350
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.5%
Rank in the state
3 / 22
Foreign residents, 314,70031 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 reasons3,155
  2. EU free movement2,580
  3. Permanent residence title1,875
  4. Education and training1,615
  5. Employment1,350
  6. Family reasons1,265
  7. Application for a residence title pending1,195
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted920
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure410
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)260
  11. Special residence rights and national visas80
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,58017.6%
Permanent residence title1,87512.8%
Employment1,3509.2%
Education and training1,61511.0%
Family reasons1,2658.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,15521.5%
Special residence rights and national visas800.5%
Application for a residence title pending1,1958.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2601.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4102.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9206.3%
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. Ukraine1,980
  2. Syria1,580
  3. India1,205
  4. Afghanistan740
  5. China670
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,580
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 202414,770
First arrivals from abroad1,430
Repeat arrivals from abroad155
Births105
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany680
Departures abroad575
Deregistrations abroad220
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,025
Net migration from abroad790
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,700
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,430
Departures abroad, 2025
575
Net migration from abroad, 2025
790
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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