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Ludwigshafen am Rhein (city)

City · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
59,870
Share of Germany
0.43%
With a residence title for employment
1,565
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.5%
Rank in the state
1 / 36
Foreign residents, 359,87031 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 movement27,365
  2. Permanent residence title12,440
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,115
  4. Family reasons4,815
  5. Application for a residence title pending3,160
  6. Employment1,565
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,355
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure550
  9. Special residence rights and national visas510
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)505
  11. Education and training420
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement70
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement27,36545.7%
Permanent residence title12,44020.8%
Employment1,5652.6%
Education and training4200.7%
Family reasons4,8158.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,11511.9%
Special residence rights and national visas5100.9%
Application for a residence title pending3,1605.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5050.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5500.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,3552.3%
Exempt from the permit requirement700.1%
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. Türkiye9,745
  2. Bulgaria6,305
  3. Italy6,020
  4. Syria3,680
  5. Romania3,670
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
27,365
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 202460,800
First arrivals from abroad1,945
Repeat arrivals from abroad740
Births310
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,250
Departures abroad1,270
Deregistrations abroad1,385
Deaths180
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,535
Net migration from abroad30
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202559,870
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,945
Departures abroad, 2025
1,270
Net migration from abroad, 2025
30
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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