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Saale-Orla-Kreis

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
4,960
Share of Germany
0.04%
With a residence title for employment
165
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.5%
Rank in the state
17 / 22
Foreign residents, 34,96031 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 reasons1,725
  2. EU free movement1,430
  3. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure340
  4. Application for a residence title pending295
  5. Permanent residence title265
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted265
  7. Family reasons225
  8. Employment165
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)135
  10. Education and training90
  11. Special residence rights and national visas25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,43028.8%
Permanent residence title2655.3%
Employment1653.3%
Education and training901.8%
Family reasons2254.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,72534.8%
Special residence rights and national visas250.5%
Application for a residence title pending2955.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1352.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3406.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2655.3%
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. Ukraine1,340
  2. Syria480
  3. Poland410
  4. Afghanistan355
  5. Romania320
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,430
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 20245,035
First arrivals from abroad430
Repeat arrivals from abroad80
Births40
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany195
Departures abroad270
Deregistrations abroad120
Deaths10
Moves to elsewhere in Germany350
Net migration from abroad120
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20254,960
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
430
Departures abroad, 2025
270
Net migration from abroad, 2025
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

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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