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Oberhavel

District · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
15,100
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
470
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.4%
Rank in the state
6 / 17
Foreign residents, 315,10031 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 movement5,050
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,700
  3. Permanent residence title1,525
  4. Family reasons1,365
  5. Application for a residence title pending980
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted600
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)580
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure480
  9. Employment470
  10. Education and training205
  11. Special residence rights and national visas140
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,05033.4%
Permanent residence title1,52510.1%
Employment4703.1%
Education and training2051.4%
Family reasons1,3659.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,70024.5%
Special residence rights and national visas1400.9%
Application for a residence title pending9806.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5803.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4803.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6004.0%
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. Ukraine2,460
  2. Poland2,030
  3. Syria1,040
  4. Afghanistan925
  5. Russia700
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,050
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 202414,750
First arrivals from abroad1,010
Repeat arrivals from abroad195
Births155
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,065
Departures abroad345
Deregistrations abroad285
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany755
Net migration from abroad575
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202515,100
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,010
Departures abroad, 2025
345
Net migration from abroad, 2025
575
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. Potsdam (city)25,995
  2. Cottbus and Spree-Neiße district20,950
  3. Teltow-Fläming15,870
  4. Oder-Spree15,460
  5. Potsdam-Mittelmark15,375
  6. Oberhavel15,100
  7. Dahme-Spreewald15,055
  8. Barnim14,775
  9. Havelland14,025
  10. Märkisch-Oderland11,410
  11. Frankfurt (Oder) (city)9,905
  12. Uckermark8,430
  13. Brandenburg an der Havel (city)7,165
  14. Ostprignitz-Ruppin6,860
  15. Oberspreewald-Lausitz6,760
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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