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Schmalkalden-Meiningen

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
9,155
Share of Germany
0.07%
With a residence title for employment
370
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+6.4%
Rank in the state
7 / 22
Foreign residents, 39,15531 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 movement2,445
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,945
  3. Education and training1,305
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted845
  5. Family reasons545
  6. Permanent residence title525
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure380
  8. Employment370
  9. Application for a residence title pending315
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)305
  11. Special residence rights and national visas170
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,44526.7%
Permanent residence title5255.7%
Employment3704.0%
Education and training1,30514.3%
Family reasons5456.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,94521.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1701.9%
Application for a residence title pending3153.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3053.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3804.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted8459.2%
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. Ukraine1,140
  2. Romania925
  3. Syria905
  4. India565
  5. Poland415
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,445
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 20248,605
First arrivals from abroad1,225
Repeat arrivals from abroad70
Births50
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany330
Departures abroad150
Deregistrations abroad120
Deaths10
Moves to elsewhere in Germany705
Net migration from abroad1,025
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20259,155
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,225
Departures abroad, 2025
150
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,025
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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