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Märkisch-Oderland

District · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
11,410
Share of Germany
0.08%
With a residence title for employment
285
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.9%
Rank in the state
10 / 17
Foreign residents, 311,41031 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 movement3,695
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,420
  3. Permanent residence title1,155
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,050
  5. Tolerated stay (Duldung)760
  6. Family reasons755
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted535
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure530
  9. Employment285
  10. Education and training115
  11. Special residence rights and national visas100
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,69532.4%
Permanent residence title1,15510.1%
Employment2852.5%
Education and training1151.0%
Family reasons7556.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,42021.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1000.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,0509.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7606.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5304.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5354.7%
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. Ukraine1,815
  2. Poland1,550
  3. Syria875
  4. Afghanistan785
  5. Russia770
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,695
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 202410,980
First arrivals from abroad915
Repeat arrivals from abroad255
Births155
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany820
Departures abroad355
Deregistrations abroad295
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany800
Net migration from abroad520
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202511,410
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
915
Departures abroad, 2025
355
Net migration from abroad, 2025
520
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. Potsdam (city)25,995
  2. Cottbus and Spree-Neiße district20,950
  3. Teltow-Fläming15,870
  4. Oder-Spree15,460
  5. Potsdam-Mittelmark15,375
  6. Oberhavel15,100
  7. Dahme-Spreewald15,055
  8. Barnim14,775
  9. Havelland14,025
  10. Märkisch-Oderland11,410
  11. Frankfurt (Oder) (city)9,905
  12. Uckermark8,430
  13. Brandenburg an der Havel (city)7,165
  14. Ostprignitz-Ruppin6,860
  15. Oberspreewald-Lausitz6,760
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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