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Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

District · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
15,085
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
370
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.5%
Rank in the state
5 / 8
Foreign residents, 315,08531 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 reasons5,720
  2. EU free movement3,500
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,660
  4. Permanent residence title1,070
  5. Family reasons760
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure700
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted560
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)490
  9. Employment370
  10. Education and training165
  11. Special residence rights and national visas90
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,50023.2%
Permanent residence title1,0707.1%
Employment3702.5%
Education and training1651.1%
Family reasons7605.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,72037.9%
Special residence rights and national visas900.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,66011.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4903.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7004.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5603.7%
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. Ukraine4,550
  2. Syria1,975
  3. Poland1,500
  4. Afghanistan815
  5. Russia500
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,500
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 202414,855
First arrivals from abroad1,195
Repeat arrivals from abroad275
Births135
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany640
Departures abroad530
Deregistrations abroad455
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany785
Net migration from abroad485
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202515,085
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,195
Departures abroad, 2025
530
Net migration from abroad, 2025
485
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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