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Potsdam (city)

City · Brandenburg

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
25,995
Share of Germany
0.18%
With a residence title for employment
1,390
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.7%
Rank in the state
1 / 17
Foreign residents, 325,99531 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 reasons6,525
  2. EU free movement5,905
  3. Permanent residence title4,260
  4. Family reasons2,440
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,795
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,640
  7. Employment1,390
  8. Education and training1,140
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)430
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure300
  11. Special residence rights and national visas170
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,90522.7%
Permanent residence title4,26016.4%
Employment1,3905.3%
Education and training1,1404.4%
Family reasons2,4409.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,52525.1%
Special residence rights and national visas1700.7%
Application for a residence title pending1,7956.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4301.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3001.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,6406.3%
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. Ukraine3,860
  2. Syria2,765
  3. Russia1,715
  4. Afghanistan1,250
  5. Poland1,175
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,905
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 202426,175
First arrivals from abroad1,965
Repeat arrivals from abroad220
Births210
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,280
Departures abroad800
Deregistrations abroad935
Deaths40
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,205
Net migration from abroad450
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202525,995
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,965
Departures abroad, 2025
800
Net migration from abroad, 2025
450
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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