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Rostock (city)

City · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
21,025
Share of Germany
0.15%
With a residence title for employment
995
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.9%
Rank in the state
1 / 8
Foreign residents, 321,02531 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 reasons5,340
  2. EU free movement4,520
  3. Application for a residence title pending2,995
  4. Permanent residence title2,365
  5. Family reasons1,570
  6. Employment995
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted925
  8. Education and training825
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)640
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure610
  11. Special residence rights and national visas165
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement70
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,52021.5%
Permanent residence title2,36511.2%
Employment9954.7%
Education and training8253.9%
Family reasons1,5707.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,34025.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1650.8%
Application for a residence title pending2,99514.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6403.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6102.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9254.4%
Exempt from the permit requirement700.3%
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. Ukraine4,380
  2. Syria2,300
  3. Poland1,380
  4. Afghanistan1,075
  5. Vietnam925
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,520
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 202420,635
First arrivals from abroad1,480
Repeat arrivals from abroad225
Births180
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,070
Departures abroad540
Deregistrations abroad515
Deaths60
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,045
Net migration from abroad650
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202521,025
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,480
Departures abroad, 2025
540
Net migration from abroad, 2025
650
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. Rostock (city)21,025
  2. Vorpommern-Rügen17,545
  3. Vorpommern-Greifswald17,420
  4. Ludwigslust-Parchim17,400
  5. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte15,085
  6. Rostock (district)13,935
  7. Schwerin (city)13,220
  8. Nordwestmecklenburg10,080
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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