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Sonneberg

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
5,120
Share of Germany
0.04%
With a residence title for employment
45
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.6%
Rank in the state
15 / 22
Foreign residents, 35,12031 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 movement2,550
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,185
  3. Neither tolerated nor permitted360
  4. Permanent residence title265
  5. Family reasons250
  6. Application for a residence title pending240
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure135
  8. Employment45
  9. Education and training35
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)35
  11. Special residence rights and national visas20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,55049.8%
Permanent residence title2655.2%
Employment450.9%
Education and training350.7%
Family reasons2504.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,18523.1%
Special residence rights and national visas200.4%
Application for a residence title pending2404.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)350.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1352.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3607.0%
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. Romania1,305
  2. Ukraine760
  3. Syria675
  4. Poland475
  5. Afghanistan220
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
2,550
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 20245,040
First arrivals from abroad430
Repeat arrivals from abroad145
Births45
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany215
Departures abroad220
Deregistrations abroad120
Deaths5
Moves to elsewhere in Germany300
Net migration from abroad235
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20255,120
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
430
Departures abroad, 2025
220
Net migration from abroad, 2025
235
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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