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Kaiserslautern (district)

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
12,040
Share of Germany
0.09%
With a residence title for employment
365
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.7%
Rank in the state
23 / 36
Foreign residents, 312,04031 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 movement4,430
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,590
  3. Permanent residence title1,925
  4. Family reasons905
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted470
  6. Special residence rights and national visas405
  7. Employment365
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure345
  9. Application for a residence title pending300
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)200
  11. Education and training100
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,43036.8%
Permanent residence title1,92516.0%
Employment3653.0%
Education and training1000.8%
Family reasons9057.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,59021.5%
Special residence rights and national visas4053.4%
Application for a residence title pending3002.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2001.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3452.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4703.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement200.2%
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. Ukraine1,825
  2. United States1,235
  3. Romania930
  4. Syria870
  5. Türkiye660
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,430
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 202412,125
First arrivals from abroad805
Repeat arrivals from abroad190
Births70
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany650
Departures abroad650
Deregistrations abroad255
Deaths40
Moves to elsewhere in Germany710
Net migration from abroad90
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202512,040
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
805
Departures abroad, 2025
650
Net migration from abroad, 2025
90
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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