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Salzlandkreis

District · Saxony-Anhalt

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
11,500
Share of Germany
0.08%
With a residence title for employment
325
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.3%
Rank in the state
6 / 14
Foreign residents, 311,50031 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 reasons3,940
  2. EU free movement2,370
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,585
  4. Permanent residence title1,030
  5. Family reasons850
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure595
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted350
  8. Employment325
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)240
  10. Education and training155
  11. Special residence rights and national visas60
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,37020.6%
Permanent residence title1,0309.0%
Employment3252.8%
Education and training1551.3%
Family reasons8507.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,94034.3%
Special residence rights and national visas600.5%
Application for a residence title pending1,58513.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2402.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5955.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3503.0%
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. Ukraine2,605
  2. Syria2,170
  3. Afghanistan625
  4. Poland600
  5. Romania475
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,370
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 202411,460
First arrivals from abroad795
Repeat arrivals from abroad160
Births125
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany635
Departures abroad350
Deregistrations abroad280
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany775
Net migration from abroad325
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202511,500
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
795
Departures abroad, 2025
350
Net migration from abroad, 2025
325
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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