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Ludwigslust-Parchim

District · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
17,400
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
315
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.2%
Rank in the state
4 / 8
Foreign residents, 317,40031 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 movement7,600
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,005
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,360
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,110
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure875
  6. Permanent residence title795
  7. Family reasons735
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)455
  9. Employment315
  10. Education and training85
  11. Special residence rights and national visas65
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,60043.7%
Permanent residence title7954.6%
Employment3151.8%
Education and training850.5%
Family reasons7354.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,00523.0%
Special residence rights and national visas650.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,3607.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4552.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8755.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,1106.4%
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. Ukraine3,505
  2. Poland3,105
  3. Romania1,625
  4. Syria1,100
  5. Türkiye880
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
7,600
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

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 202417,430
First arrivals from abroad1,640
Repeat arrivals from abroad340
Births185
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany500
Departures abroad815
Deregistrations abroad490
Deaths35
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,185
Net migration from abroad675
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202517,400
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,640
Departures abroad, 2025
815
Net migration from abroad, 2025
675
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. Rostock (city)21,025
  2. Vorpommern-Rügen17,545
  3. Vorpommern-Greifswald17,420
  4. Ludwigslust-Parchim17,400
  5. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte15,085
  6. Rostock (district)13,935
  7. Schwerin (city)13,220
  8. Nordwestmecklenburg10,080
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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