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Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
13,770
Share of Germany
0.10%
With a residence title for employment
275
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.0%
Rank in the state
11 / 13
Foreign residents, 313,77031 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 reasons4,625
  2. EU free movement3,910
  3. Permanent residence title1,130
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,080
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure780
  6. Family reasons700
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)605
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted395
  9. Employment275
  10. Education and training155
  11. Special residence rights and national visas120
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,91028.4%
Permanent residence title1,1308.2%
Employment2752.0%
Education and training1551.1%
Family reasons7005.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,62533.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1200.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,0807.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6054.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7805.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3952.9%
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. Ukraine3,950
  2. Czechia1,095
  3. Syria925
  4. Poland780
  5. Venezuela685
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,910
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 202413,505
First arrivals from abroad1,185
Repeat arrivals from abroad205
Births100
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany660
Departures abroad440
Deregistrations abroad385
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany860
Net migration from abroad565
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202513,770
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,185
Departures abroad, 2025
440
Net migration from abroad, 2025
565
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. Leipzig (city)95,300
  2. Dresden (city)74,850
  3. Chemnitz (city)38,730
  4. Zwickau22,565
  5. Görlitz19,970
  6. Mittelsachsen19,225
  7. Vogtlandkreis15,650
  8. Nordsachsen14,895
  9. Meißen14,710
  10. Leipzig (district)14,490
  11. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge13,770
  12. Erzgebirgskreis13,460
  13. Bautzen13,435
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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