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Ostholstein

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
18,000
Share of Germany
0.13%
With a residence title for employment
530
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.1%
Rank in the state
8 / 15
Foreign residents, 318,00031 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 movement5,820
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,925
  3. Permanent residence title1,595
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,515
  5. Family reasons1,020
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted910
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)735
  8. Employment530
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure495
  10. Education and training275
  11. Special residence rights and national visas170
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,82032.3%
Permanent residence title1,5958.9%
Employment5302.9%
Education and training2751.5%
Family reasons1,0205.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,92527.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1700.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,5158.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7354.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4952.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9105.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.1%
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. Ukraine3,170
  2. Poland1,895
  3. Syria1,750
  4. Afghanistan955
  5. Türkiye840
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,820
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 202417,455
First arrivals from abroad1,510
Repeat arrivals from abroad310
Births130
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany710
Departures abroad610
Deregistrations abroad330
Deaths50
Moves to elsewhere in Germany845
Net migration from abroad880
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202518,000
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,510
Departures abroad, 2025
610
Net migration from abroad, 2025
880
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. Pinneberg51,705
  2. Kiel (city)37,900
  3. Segeberg37,415
  4. Lübeck (city)33,155
  5. Stormarn27,290
  6. Herzogtum Lauenburg23,905
  7. Rendsburg-Eckernförde21,835
  8. Ostholstein18,000
  9. Flensburg (city)17,910
  10. Nordfriesland17,395
  11. Schleswig-Flensburg16,345
  12. Neumünster (city)14,770
  13. Dithmarschen13,315
  14. Steinburg12,940
  15. Plön8,685
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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