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Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
15,135
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
260
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-4.7%
Rank in the state
20 / 36
Foreign residents, 315,13531 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 movement5,670
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,785
  3. Permanent residence title2,385
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,870
  5. Family reasons825
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted570
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure335
  8. Employment260
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)220
  10. Special residence rights and national visas160
  11. Education and training45
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,67037.5%
Permanent residence title2,38515.8%
Employment2601.7%
Education and training450.3%
Family reasons8255.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,78518.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1601.1%
Application for a residence title pending1,87012.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2201.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3352.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5703.8%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.1%
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. Ukraine2,175
  2. Syria1,310
  3. Türkiye1,205
  4. Romania1,115
  5. Poland985
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,670
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 202415,880
First arrivals from abroad690
Repeat arrivals from abroad185
Births110
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany865
Departures abroad565
Deregistrations abroad395
Deaths45
Moves to elsewhere in Germany815
Net migration from abroad-85
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202515,135
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
690
Departures abroad, 2025
565
Net migration from abroad, 2025
-85
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. Ludwigshafen am Rhein (city)59,870
  2. Mainz (city)45,690
  3. Mainz-Bingen28,325
  4. Mayen-Koblenz25,755
  5. Neuwied24,705
  6. Westerwaldkreis24,375
  7. Trier-Saarburg24,340
  8. Bad Kreuznach24,070
  9. Kaiserslautern (city)23,940
  10. Trier (city)22,825
  11. Worms (city)20,895
  12. Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis20,700
  13. Koblenz (city)20,375
  14. Germersheim19,550
  15. Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm18,600
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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