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Steinburg

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
12,940
Share of Germany
0.09%
With a residence title for employment
195
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.4%
Rank in the state
14 / 15
Foreign residents, 312,94031 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 movement3,755
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,700
  3. Permanent residence title1,485
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,135
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,055
  6. Family reasons680
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)380
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure370
  9. Employment195
  10. Special residence rights and national visas120
  11. Education and training55
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,75529.0%
Permanent residence title1,48511.5%
Employment1951.5%
Education and training550.4%
Family reasons6805.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,70028.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1200.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,0558.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3802.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3702.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,1358.8%
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. Ukraine2,005
  2. Syria1,790
  3. Poland1,075
  4. Afghanistan975
  5. Türkiye970
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,755
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 202413,125
First arrivals from abroad810
Repeat arrivals from abroad185
Births120
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany710
Departures abroad410
Deregistrations abroad345
Deaths35
Moves to elsewhere in Germany705
Net migration from abroad240
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202512,940
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
810
Departures abroad, 2025
410
Net migration from abroad, 2025
240
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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