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Nordhausen

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
7,140
Share of Germany
0.05%
With a residence title for employment
155
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-2.6%
Rank in the state
10 / 22
Foreign residents, 37,14031 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 reasons2,675
  2. EU free movement1,355
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,270
  4. Permanent residence title405
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted405
  6. Family reasons280
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure240
  8. Education and training185
  9. Employment155
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)140
  11. Special residence rights and national visas30
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,35519.0%
Permanent residence title4055.7%
Employment1552.2%
Education and training1852.6%
Family reasons2803.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,67537.5%
Special residence rights and national visas300.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,27017.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1402.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2403.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4055.7%
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. Ukraine2,135
  2. Syria815
  3. Afghanistan445
  4. Bulgaria395
  5. Iraq365
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,355
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 20247,330
First arrivals from abroad565
Repeat arrivals from abroad115
Births65
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany325
Departures abroad260
Deregistrations abroad240
Deaths15
Moves to elsewhere in Germany615
Net migration from abroad180
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20257,140
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
565
Departures abroad, 2025
260
Net migration from abroad, 2025
180
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. Erfurt (city)27,785
  2. Gera (city)14,740
  3. Jena (city)14,700
  4. Gotha14,090
  5. Wartburgkreis12,965
  6. Ilm-Kreis11,030
  7. Schmalkalden-Meiningen9,155
  8. Weimar (city)8,340
  9. Altenburger Land7,715
  10. Nordhausen7,140
  11. Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis6,760
  12. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt6,100
  13. Weimarer Land6,090
  14. Eichsfeld5,860
  15. Sonneberg5,120
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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