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Nordfriesland

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
17,395
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
475
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.1%
Rank in the state
10 / 15
Foreign residents, 317,39531 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 movement6,665
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,640
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,505
  4. Permanent residence title1,195
  5. Family reasons920
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted585
  7. Employment475
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure430
  9. Special residence rights and national visas410
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)385
  11. Education and training170
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement6,66538.3%
Permanent residence title1,1956.9%
Employment4752.7%
Education and training1701.0%
Family reasons9205.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,64026.7%
Special residence rights and national visas4102.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,5058.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3852.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4302.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5853.4%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.1%
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. Ukraine3,365
  2. Poland2,240
  3. Romania1,300
  4. Syria1,280
  5. Afghanistan865
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
6,665
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 202417,415
First arrivals from abroad2,120
Repeat arrivals from abroad325
Births120
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany635
Departures abroad785
Deregistrations abroad355
Deaths65
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,325
Net migration from abroad1,305
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202517,395
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,120
Departures abroad, 2025
785
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,305
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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