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Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
6,100
Share of Germany
0.04%
With a residence title for employment
80
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-3.0%
Rank in the state
12 / 22
Foreign residents, 36,10031 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 reasons2,075
  2. EU free movement1,220
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,020
  4. Permanent residence title440
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure425
  6. Family reasons385
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted270
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)120
  9. Employment80
  10. Education and training40
  11. Special residence rights and national visas25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,22020.0%
Permanent residence title4407.2%
Employment801.3%
Education and training400.7%
Family reasons3856.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,07534.0%
Special residence rights and national visas250.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,02016.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1202.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4257.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2704.4%
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. Ukraine2,035
  2. Syria700
  3. Afghanistan515
  4. Romania330
  5. Türkiye285
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,220
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 20246,290
First arrivals from abroad375
Repeat arrivals from abroad110
Births50
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany260
Departures abroad285
Deregistrations abroad160
Deaths10
Moves to elsewhere in Germany400
Net migration from abroad40
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20256,100
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
375
Departures abroad, 2025
285
Net migration from abroad, 2025
40
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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