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Kiel (city)

City · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
37,900
Share of Germany
0.27%
With a residence title for employment
1,240
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.3%
Rank in the state
2 / 15
Foreign residents, 337,90031 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 reasons10,665
  2. EU free movement7,785
  3. Permanent residence title6,485
  4. Family reasons3,845
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,470
  6. Education and training1,565
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,490
  8. Employment1,240
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,090
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure740
  11. Special residence rights and national visas525
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,78520.5%
Permanent residence title6,48517.1%
Employment1,2403.3%
Education and training1,5654.1%
Family reasons3,84510.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,66528.1%
Special residence rights and national visas5251.4%
Application for a residence title pending2,4706.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,0902.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7402.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,4903.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Syria5,740
  2. Türkiye4,340
  3. Ukraine4,210
  4. Iraq2,600
  5. Bulgaria1,765
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
7,785
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 202437,410
First arrivals from abroad2,040
Repeat arrivals from abroad405
Births315
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,470
Departures abroad585
Deregistrations abroad825
Deaths135
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,745
Net migration from abroad1,035
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202537,900
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,040
Departures abroad, 2025
585
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,035
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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