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Magdeburg (city)

City · Saxony-Anhalt

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
38,520
Share of Germany
0.27%
With a residence title for employment
1,570
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.5%
Rank in the state
1 / 14
Foreign residents, 338,52031 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 reasons10,495
  2. EU free movement8,960
  3. Application for a residence title pending4,840
  4. Permanent residence title3,385
  5. Education and training3,130
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,395
  7. Family reasons2,375
  8. Employment1,570
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure765
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)455
  11. Special residence rights and national visas155
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement8,96023.3%
Permanent residence title3,3858.8%
Employment1,5704.1%
Education and training3,1308.1%
Family reasons2,3756.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,49527.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1550.4%
Application for a residence title pending4,84012.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4551.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7652.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,3956.2%
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. Syria5,830
  2. Ukraine5,235
  3. India3,485
  4. Romania2,690
  5. Poland2,250
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
8,960
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 202438,345
First arrivals from abroad3,770
Repeat arrivals from abroad690
Births275
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,340
Departures abroad1,760
Deregistrations abroad1,250
Deaths70
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,760
Net migration from abroad1,450
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202538,520
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,770
Departures abroad, 2025
1,760
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,450
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. Magdeburg (city)38,520
  2. Halle (Saale) (city)38,055
  3. Burgenlandkreis16,225
  4. Saalekreis13,085
  5. Anhalt-Bitterfeld11,910
  6. Salzlandkreis11,500
  7. Harz10,850
  8. Börde10,630
  9. Dessau-Roßlau (city)8,490
  10. Wittenberg7,995
  11. Stendal7,180
  12. Mansfeld-Südharz6,550
  13. Jerichower Land6,175
  14. Altmarkkreis Salzwedel4,990
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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