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Mittelsachsen

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
19,225
Share of Germany
0.14%
With a residence title for employment
770
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.5%
Rank in the state
6 / 13
Foreign residents, 319,22531 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 movement5,200
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,200
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,850
  4. Permanent residence title1,155
  5. Education and training1,130
  6. Family reasons1,075
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,040
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted855
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)780
  10. Employment770
  11. Special residence rights and national visas170
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,20027.0%
Permanent residence title1,1556.0%
Employment7704.0%
Education and training1,1305.9%
Family reasons1,0755.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,20027.0%
Special residence rights and national visas1700.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,8509.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7804.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,0405.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted8554.4%
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. Ukraine4,700
  2. Poland1,230
  3. Syria1,225
  4. Romania1,115
  5. India940
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,200
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 202418,570
First arrivals from abroad2,420
Repeat arrivals from abroad295
Births195
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany810
Departures abroad1,075
Deregistrations abroad400
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,265
Net migration from abroad1,240
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202519,225
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,420
Departures abroad, 2025
1,075
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,240
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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