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Nordwestmecklenburg

District · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
10,080
Share of Germany
0.07%
With a residence title for employment
220
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.5%
Rank in the state
8 / 8
Foreign residents, 310,08031 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 reasons3,430
  2. EU free movement2,930
  3. Application for a residence title pending790
  4. Permanent residence title625
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted550
  6. Family reasons470
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure460
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)300
  9. Education and training255
  10. Employment220
  11. Special residence rights and national visas50
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,93029.1%
Permanent residence title6256.2%
Employment2202.2%
Education and training2552.5%
Family reasons4704.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,43034.0%
Special residence rights and national visas500.5%
Application for a residence title pending7907.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3003.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4604.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5505.5%
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. Ukraine2,665
  2. Poland1,180
  3. Syria995
  4. Afghanistan550
  5. Romania390
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,930
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 202410,135
First arrivals from abroad945
Repeat arrivals from abroad125
Births65
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany410
Departures abroad440
Deregistrations abroad240
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany640
Net migration from abroad390
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202510,080
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
945
Departures abroad, 2025
440
Net migration from abroad, 2025
390
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. Rostock (city)21,025
  2. Vorpommern-Rügen17,545
  3. Vorpommern-Greifswald17,420
  4. Ludwigslust-Parchim17,400
  5. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte15,085
  6. Rostock (district)13,935
  7. Schwerin (city)13,220
  8. Nordwestmecklenburg10,080
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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