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Leipzig (district)

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,490
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
370
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.1%
Rank in the state
10 / 13
Foreign residents, 314,49031 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 reasons4,970
  2. EU free movement3,625
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,600
  4. Family reasons940
  5. Permanent residence title900
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure630
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted610
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)605
  9. Employment370
  10. Education and training130
  11. Special residence rights and national visas110
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,62525.0%
Permanent residence title9006.2%
Employment3702.6%
Education and training1300.9%
Family reasons9406.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,97034.3%
Special residence rights and national visas1100.8%
Application for a residence title pending1,60011.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6054.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6304.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6104.2%
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. Ukraine4,015
  2. Syria1,500
  3. Poland940
  4. Romania720
  5. Afghanistan685
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,625
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 202414,055
First arrivals from abroad1,385
Repeat arrivals from abroad245
Births150
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany865
Departures abroad455
Deregistrations abroad295
Deaths15
Moves to elsewhere in Germany955
Net migration from abroad880
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,490
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,385
Departures abroad, 2025
455
Net migration from abroad, 2025
880
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. Leipzig (city)95,300
  2. Dresden (city)74,850
  3. Chemnitz (city)38,730
  4. Zwickau22,565
  5. Görlitz19,970
  6. Mittelsachsen19,225
  7. Vogtlandkreis15,650
  8. Nordsachsen14,895
  9. Meißen14,710
  10. Leipzig (district)14,490
  11. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge13,770
  12. Erzgebirgskreis13,460
  13. Bautzen13,435
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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