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Kaiserslautern (city)

City · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
23,940
Share of Germany
0.17%
With a residence title for employment
1,305
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.0%
Rank in the state
9 / 36
Foreign residents, 323,94031 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 movement7,270
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,285
  3. Permanent residence title2,960
  4. Family reasons2,125
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,065
  6. Education and training2,000
  7. Employment1,305
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted985
  9. Special residence rights and national visas420
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure310
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)190
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,27030.4%
Permanent residence title2,96012.4%
Employment1,3055.5%
Education and training2,0008.4%
Family reasons2,1258.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,28517.9%
Special residence rights and national visas4201.8%
Application for a residence title pending2,0658.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1900.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3101.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9854.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement250.1%
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. Syria2,330
  2. Ukraine2,015
  3. India1,525
  4. Bulgaria1,175
  5. Türkiye1,160
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
7,270
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 202423,935
First arrivals from abroad2,050
Repeat arrivals from abroad290
Births190
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,375
Departures abroad745
Deregistrations abroad435
Deaths60
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,635
Net migration from abroad1,160
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202523,940
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,050
Departures abroad, 2025
745
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,160
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. Ludwigshafen am Rhein (city)59,870
  2. Mainz (city)45,690
  3. Mainz-Bingen28,325
  4. Mayen-Koblenz25,755
  5. Neuwied24,705
  6. Westerwaldkreis24,375
  7. Trier-Saarburg24,340
  8. Bad Kreuznach24,070
  9. Kaiserslautern (city)23,940
  10. Trier (city)22,825
  11. Worms (city)20,895
  12. Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis20,700
  13. Koblenz (city)20,375
  14. Germersheim19,550
  15. Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm18,600
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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