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Saalekreis

District · Saxony-Anhalt

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
13,085
Share of Germany
0.09%
With a residence title for employment
155
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+4.3%
Rank in the state
4 / 14
Foreign residents, 313,08531 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 reasons4,525
  2. EU free movement3,335
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,630
  4. Permanent residence title1,035
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure690
  6. Family reasons635
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted500
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)345
  9. Education and training180
  10. Employment155
  11. Special residence rights and national visas50
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,33525.5%
Permanent residence title1,0357.9%
Employment1551.2%
Education and training1801.4%
Family reasons6354.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,52534.6%
Special residence rights and national visas500.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,63012.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3452.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6905.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5003.8%
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. Ukraine2,980
  2. Syria2,370
  3. Poland915
  4. Romania905
  5. Afghanistan645
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,335
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 202412,550
First arrivals from abroad1,080
Repeat arrivals from abroad265
Births135
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany790
Departures abroad490
Deregistrations abroad345
Deaths20
Moves to elsewhere in Germany625
Net migration from abroad510
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202513,085
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,080
Departures abroad, 2025
490
Net migration from abroad, 2025
510
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. Magdeburg (city)38,520
  2. Halle (Saale) (city)38,055
  3. Burgenlandkreis16,225
  4. Saalekreis13,085
  5. Anhalt-Bitterfeld11,910
  6. Salzlandkreis11,500
  7. Harz10,850
  8. Börde10,630
  9. Dessau-Roßlau (city)8,490
  10. Wittenberg7,995
  11. Stendal7,180
  12. Mansfeld-Südharz6,550
  13. Jerichower Land6,175
  14. Altmarkkreis Salzwedel4,990
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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