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Mainz (city)

City · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
45,690
Share of Germany
0.32%
With a residence title for employment
2,080
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.1%
Rank in the state
2 / 36
Foreign residents, 345,69031 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 movement15,440
  2. Permanent residence title10,240
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,980
  4. Family reasons3,660
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,825
  6. Employment2,080
  7. Education and training1,660
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,460
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure580
  10. Special residence rights and national visas460
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)300
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement15,44033.8%
Permanent residence title10,24022.4%
Employment2,0804.6%
Education and training1,6603.6%
Family reasons3,6608.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,98015.3%
Special residence rights and national visas4601.0%
Application for a residence title pending2,8256.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3000.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5801.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,4603.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Türkiye5,680
  2. Italy3,430
  3. Syria2,910
  4. Ukraine2,825
  5. Afghanistan1,960
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
15,440
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 202445,720
First arrivals from abroad2,970
Repeat arrivals from abroad510
Births280
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,560
Departures abroad1,600
Deregistrations abroad1,505
Deaths155
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,045
Net migration from abroad375
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202545,690
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,970
Departures abroad, 2025
1,600
Net migration from abroad, 2025
375
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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