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Meißen

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,710
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
370
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.7%
Rank in the state
9 / 13
Foreign residents, 314,71031 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 reasons5,085
  2. EU free movement4,295
  3. Permanent residence title1,230
  4. Family reasons940
  5. Application for a residence title pending890
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure805
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)510
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted390
  9. Employment370
  10. Education and training100
  11. Special residence rights and national visas95
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,29529.2%
Permanent residence title1,2308.4%
Employment3702.5%
Education and training1000.7%
Family reasons9406.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,08534.6%
Special residence rights and national visas950.6%
Application for a residence title pending8906.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5103.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8055.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3902.7%
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. Ukraine4,050
  2. Poland1,520
  3. Syria1,215
  4. Romania845
  5. Venezuela735
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,295
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 202414,330
First arrivals from abroad1,555
Repeat arrivals from abroad260
Births105
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany530
Departures abroad600
Deregistrations abroad325
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany940
Net migration from abroad890
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,710
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,555
Departures abroad, 2025
600
Net migration from abroad, 2025
890
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. Leipzig (city)95,300
  2. Dresden (city)74,850
  3. Chemnitz (city)38,730
  4. Zwickau22,565
  5. Görlitz19,970
  6. Mittelsachsen19,225
  7. Vogtlandkreis15,650
  8. Nordsachsen14,895
  9. Meißen14,710
  10. Leipzig (district)14,490
  11. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge13,770
  12. Erzgebirgskreis13,460
  13. Bautzen13,435
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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