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Oberspreewald-Lausitz

District · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
6,760
Share of Germany
0.05%
With a residence title for employment
195
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.9%
Rank in the state
15 / 17
Foreign residents, 36,76031 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 movement2,425
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,240
  3. Application for a residence title pending505
  4. Family reasons375
  5. Permanent residence title355
  6. Employment195
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)170
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted160
  9. Education and training145
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure130
  11. Special residence rights and national visas65
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,42535.9%
Permanent residence title3555.3%
Employment1952.9%
Education and training1452.1%
Family reasons3755.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,24033.1%
Special residence rights and national visas651.0%
Application for a residence title pending5057.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1702.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1301.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1602.4%
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. Ukraine1,810
  2. Poland1,395
  3. Syria440
  4. Romania410
  5. Afghanistan295
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,425
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 20246,635
First arrivals from abroad565
Repeat arrivals from abroad150
Births55
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany370
Departures abroad385
Deregistrations abroad80
Deaths10
Moves to elsewhere in Germany370
Net migration from abroad250
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20256,760
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
565
Departures abroad, 2025
385
Net migration from abroad, 2025
250
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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