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Schleswig-Flensburg

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
16,345
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
210
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.5%
Rank in the state
11 / 15
Foreign residents, 316,34531 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. EU free movement5,820
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,475
  3. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,385
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,145
  5. Permanent residence title1,040
  6. Family reasons850
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure620
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)585
  9. Employment210
  10. Special residence rights and national visas115
  11. Education and training90
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,82035.6%
Permanent residence title1,0406.4%
Employment2101.3%
Education and training900.6%
Family reasons8505.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,47527.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1150.7%
Application for a residence title pending1,1457.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5853.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6203.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,3858.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.1%
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. Ukraine2,905
  2. Syria1,805
  3. Denmark1,515
  4. Romania1,425
  5. Afghanistan1,085
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,820
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 202416,270
First arrivals from abroad955
Repeat arrivals from abroad260
Births120
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany660
Departures abroad390
Deregistrations abroad355
Deaths35
Moves to elsewhere in Germany730
Net migration from abroad470
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202516,345
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
955
Departures abroad, 2025
390
Net migration from abroad, 2025
470
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. Pinneberg51,705
  2. Kiel (city)37,900
  3. Segeberg37,415
  4. Lübeck (city)33,155
  5. Stormarn27,290
  6. Herzogtum Lauenburg23,905
  7. Rendsburg-Eckernförde21,835
  8. Ostholstein18,000
  9. Flensburg (city)17,910
  10. Nordfriesland17,395
  11. Schleswig-Flensburg16,345
  12. Neumünster (city)14,770
  13. Dithmarschen13,315
  14. Steinburg12,940
  15. Plön8,685
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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