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Neumünster (city)

City · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,770
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
370
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.0%
Rank in the state
12 / 15
Foreign residents, 314,77031 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 movement5,560
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,745
  3. Permanent residence title2,180
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,510
  5. Family reasons1,100
  6. Application for a residence title pending530
  7. Employment370
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure270
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)215
  10. Special residence rights and national visas160
  11. Education and training125
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,56037.6%
Permanent residence title2,18014.8%
Employment3702.5%
Education and training1250.8%
Family reasons1,1007.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,74518.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1601.1%
Application for a residence title pending5303.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2151.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2701.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,51010.2%
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. Türkiye1,765
  2. Ukraine1,745
  3. Romania1,550
  4. Bulgaria1,490
  5. Poland1,155
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
5,560
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 202414,475
First arrivals from abroad1,185
Repeat arrivals from abroad295
Births160
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany955
Departures abroad325
Deregistrations abroad350
Deaths45
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,170
Net migration from abroad805
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,770
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,185
Departures abroad, 2025
325
Net migration from abroad, 2025
805
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. Pinneberg51,705
  2. Kiel (city)37,900
  3. Segeberg37,415
  4. Lübeck (city)33,155
  5. Stormarn27,290
  6. Herzogtum Lauenburg23,905
  7. Rendsburg-Eckernförde21,835
  8. Ostholstein18,000
  9. Flensburg (city)17,910
  10. Nordfriesland17,395
  11. Schleswig-Flensburg16,345
  12. Neumünster (city)14,770
  13. Dithmarschen13,315
  14. Steinburg12,940
  15. Plön8,685
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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