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District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
8,685
Share of Germany
0.06%
With a residence title for employment
180
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.4%
Rank in the state
15 / 15
Foreign residents, 38,68531 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 reasons2,975
  2. EU free movement1,680
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,060
  4. Permanent residence title955
  5. Family reasons520
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure425
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)380
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted345
  9. Employment180
  10. Special residence rights and national visas105
  11. Education and training60
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,68019.3%
Permanent residence title95511.0%
Employment1802.1%
Education and training600.7%
Family reasons5206.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,97534.3%
Special residence rights and national visas1051.2%
Application for a residence title pending1,06012.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3804.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4254.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3454.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.1%
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. Ukraine2,055
  2. Syria1,080
  3. Iraq570
  4. Türkiye510
  5. Poland455
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,680
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 20248,720
First arrivals from abroad450
Repeat arrivals from abroad40
Births60
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany620
Departures abroad300
Deregistrations abroad90
Deaths25
Moves to elsewhere in Germany440
Net migration from abroad100
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20258,685
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
450
Departures abroad, 2025
300
Net migration from abroad, 2025
100
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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