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Saale-Holzland-Kreis

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
5,045
Share of Germany
0.04%
With a residence title for employment
205
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.9%
Rank in the state
16 / 22
Foreign residents, 35,04531 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 movement1,965
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,110
  3. Application for a residence title pending475
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted385
  5. Permanent residence title310
  6. Family reasons290
  7. Employment205
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure125
  9. Education and training85
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)70
  11. Special residence rights and national visas20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,96538.9%
Permanent residence title3106.1%
Employment2054.1%
Education and training851.7%
Family reasons2905.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,11022.0%
Special residence rights and national visas200.4%
Application for a residence title pending4759.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)701.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1252.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3857.6%
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. Ukraine1,225
  2. Poland490
  3. Romania485
  4. Slovakia415
  5. Syria360
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,965
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 20245,145
First arrivals from abroad435
Repeat arrivals from abroad85
Births40
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany260
Departures abroad290
Deregistrations abroad145
Deaths5
Moves to elsewhere in Germany415
Net migration from abroad85
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20255,045
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
435
Departures abroad, 2025
290
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. Erfurt (city)27,785
  2. Gera (city)14,740
  3. Jena (city)14,700
  4. Gotha14,090
  5. Wartburgkreis12,965
  6. Ilm-Kreis11,030
  7. Schmalkalden-Meiningen9,155
  8. Weimar (city)8,340
  9. Altenburger Land7,715
  10. Nordhausen7,140
  11. Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis6,760
  12. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt6,100
  13. Weimarer Land6,090
  14. Eichsfeld5,860
  15. Sonneberg5,120
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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