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Lübeck (city)

City · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
33,155
Share of Germany
0.24%
With a residence title for employment
1,025
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.2%
Rank in the state
4 / 15
Foreign residents, 333,15531 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 movement9,220
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,925
  3. Permanent residence title5,995
  4. Family reasons2,950
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,675
  6. Application for a residence title pending1,650
  7. Employment1,025
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)815
  9. Education and training810
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure680
  11. Special residence rights and national visas380
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement9,22027.8%
Permanent residence title5,99518.1%
Employment1,0253.1%
Education and training8102.4%
Family reasons2,9508.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,92523.9%
Special residence rights and national visas3801.1%
Application for a residence title pending1,6505.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)8152.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6802.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,6755.1%
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. Türkiye4,475
  2. Ukraine3,490
  3. Syria3,140
  4. Poland2,580
  5. Afghanistan1,570
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
9,220
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 202432,455
First arrivals from abroad1,780
Repeat arrivals from abroad250
Births220
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,500
Departures abroad570
Deregistrations abroad685
Deaths130
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,050
Net migration from abroad775
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202533,155
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,780
Departures abroad, 2025
570
Net migration from abroad, 2025
775
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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