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Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

District · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
21,095
Share of Germany
0.15%
With a residence title for employment
385
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.8%
Rank in the state
20 / 25
Foreign residents, 321,09531 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 movement7,160
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,320
  3. Permanent residence title3,120
  4. Family reasons1,280
  5. Application for a residence title pending835
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted765
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure655
  8. Employment385
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)330
  10. Education and training160
  11. Special residence rights and national visas90
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement7,16033.9%
Permanent residence title3,12014.8%
Employment3851.8%
Education and training1600.8%
Family reasons1,2806.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,32030.0%
Special residence rights and national visas900.4%
Application for a residence title pending8354.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3301.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6553.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7653.6%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Ukraine3,640
  2. Türkiye2,020
  3. Poland1,785
  4. Afghanistan1,695
  5. Syria1,505
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
7,160
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 202420,925
First arrivals from abroad1,325
Repeat arrivals from abroad355
Births165
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany890
Departures abroad795
Deregistrations abroad440
Deaths70
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,015
Net migration from abroad445
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202521,095
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,325
Departures abroad, 2025
795
Net migration from abroad, 2025
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

Districts and cities

Districts and district-free cities, 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by district
  1. Frankfurt am Main (city)257,935
  2. Offenbach94,160
  3. Main-Kinzig-Kreis91,460
  4. Wiesbaden (city)77,545
  5. Groß-Gerau77,100
  6. Kassel (city and district)76,280
  7. Offenbach am Main (city)64,155
  8. Darmstadt-Dieburg57,550
  9. Main-Taunus-Kreis54,760
  10. Wetteraukreis54,370
  11. Hochtaunuskreis54,195
  12. Gießen52,460
  13. Bergstraße47,315
  14. Darmstadt (city)43,980
  15. Lahn-Dill-Kreis38,305
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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