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Schwerin (city)

City · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
13,220
Share of Germany
0.09%
With a residence title for employment
485
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.2%
Rank in the state
7 / 8
Foreign residents, 313,22031 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 reasons5,580
  2. EU free movement1,885
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,415
  4. Permanent residence title1,305
  5. Family reasons795
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure685
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted585
  8. Employment485
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)235
  10. Special residence rights and national visas125
  11. Education and training120
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,88514.3%
Permanent residence title1,3059.9%
Employment4853.7%
Education and training1200.9%
Family reasons7956.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,58042.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1250.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,41510.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2351.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6855.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5854.4%
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. Ukraine3,855
  2. Syria2,010
  3. Afghanistan1,460
  4. Russia500
  5. Romania495
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,885
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 202412,810
First arrivals from abroad1,630
Repeat arrivals from abroad160
Births125
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany780
Departures abroad385
Deregistrations abroad300
Deaths50
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,110
Net migration from abroad1,105
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202513,220
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,630
Departures abroad, 2025
385
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,105
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. Rostock (city)21,025
  2. Vorpommern-Rügen17,545
  3. Vorpommern-Greifswald17,420
  4. Ludwigslust-Parchim17,400
  5. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte15,085
  6. Rostock (district)13,935
  7. Schwerin (city)13,220
  8. Nordwestmecklenburg10,080
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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