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Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
20,700
Share of Germany
0.15%
With a residence title for employment
110
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.3%
Rank in the state
12 / 36
Foreign residents, 320,70031 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 movement9,335
  2. Permanent residence title4,055
  3. Application for a residence title pending3,315
  4. International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,825
  5. Family reasons585
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted570
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure475
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)320
  9. Employment110
  10. Special residence rights and national visas90
  11. Education and training10
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement9,33545.1%
Permanent residence title4,05519.6%
Employment1100.5%
Education and training100.0%
Family reasons5852.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,8258.8%
Special residence rights and national visas900.4%
Application for a residence title pending3,31516.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3201.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4752.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5702.8%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Türkiye3,085
  2. Poland2,170
  3. Ukraine1,865
  4. Romania1,865
  5. Italy1,635
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
9,335
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 202420,430
First arrivals from abroad695
Repeat arrivals from abroad145
Births80
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,175
Departures abroad420
Deregistrations abroad200
Deaths40
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,045
Net migration from abroad220
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202520,700
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
695
Departures abroad, 2025
420
Net migration from abroad, 2025
220
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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