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Nordsachsen

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
14,895
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
265
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+7.4%
Rank in the state
8 / 13
Foreign residents, 314,89531 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 movement5,945
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,745
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,040
  4. Permanent residence title865
  5. Family reasons800
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure665
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)630
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted625
  9. Employment265
  10. Special residence rights and national visas195
  11. Education and training120
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,94539.9%
Permanent residence title8655.8%
Employment2651.8%
Education and training1200.8%
Family reasons8005.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,74525.1%
Special residence rights and national visas1951.3%
Application for a residence title pending1,0407.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6304.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6654.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6254.2%
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. Ukraine2,845
  2. Poland1,685
  3. Romania1,110
  4. Slovakia835
  5. Syria770
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,945
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 202413,875
First arrivals from abroad1,715
Repeat arrivals from abroad345
Births145
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany845
Departures abroad585
Deregistrations abroad405
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany815
Net migration from abroad1,070
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202514,895
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,715
Departures abroad, 2025
585
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,070
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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