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Rostock (district)

District · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
13,935
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
435
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.1%
Rank in the state
6 / 8
Foreign residents, 313,93531 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 reasons4,730
  2. EU free movement4,220
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,155
  4. Permanent residence title745
  5. Family reasons665
  6. Tolerated stay (Duldung)595
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure580
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted490
  9. Employment435
  10. Education and training235
  11. Special residence rights and national visas90
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement4,22030.3%
Permanent residence title7455.3%
Employment4353.1%
Education and training2351.7%
Family reasons6654.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,73033.9%
Special residence rights and national visas900.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,1558.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5954.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5804.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4903.5%
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. Ukraine3,900
  2. Poland1,755
  3. Syria1,195
  4. Afghanistan695
  5. Romania630
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
4,220
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

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 202413,790
First arrivals from abroad1,265
Repeat arrivals from abroad345
Births110
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany570
Departures abroad605
Deregistrations abroad430
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany880
Net migration from abroad575
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202513,935
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,265
Departures abroad, 2025
605
Net migration from abroad, 2025
575
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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