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Rendsburg-Eckernförde

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
21,835
Share of Germany
0.16%
With a residence title for employment
470
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-2.0%
Rank in the state
7 / 15
Foreign residents, 321,83531 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 reasons7,320
  2. EU free movement5,520
  3. Permanent residence title1,935
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,890
  5. Family reasons1,565
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,065
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted925
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)720
  9. Employment470
  10. Education and training210
  11. Special residence rights and national visas210
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,52025.3%
Permanent residence title1,9358.9%
Employment4702.2%
Education and training2101.0%
Family reasons1,5657.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,32033.5%
Special residence rights and national visas2101.0%
Application for a residence title pending1,8908.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7203.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,0654.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9254.2%
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. Ukraine4,075
  2. Syria3,425
  3. Poland1,785
  4. Türkiye1,340
  5. Afghanistan1,215
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,520
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 202422,275
First arrivals from abroad1,660
Repeat arrivals from abroad285
Births185
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,280
Departures abroad650
Deregistrations abroad595
Deaths60
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,455
Net migration from abroad700
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202521,835
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,660
Departures abroad, 2025
650
Net migration from abroad, 2025
700
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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