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Stormarn

District · Schleswig-Holstein

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
27,290
Share of Germany
0.19%
With a residence title for employment
935
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.8%
Rank in the state
5 / 15
Foreign residents, 327,29031 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 movement8,425
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,900
  3. Permanent residence title3,440
  4. Family reasons2,520
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,050
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,035
  7. Employment935
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure755
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)620
  10. Education and training330
  11. Special residence rights and national visas280
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement8,42530.9%
Permanent residence title3,44012.6%
Employment9353.4%
Education and training3301.2%
Family reasons2,5209.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,90028.9%
Special residence rights and national visas2801.0%
Application for a residence title pending1,0503.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6202.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7552.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,0353.8%
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. Ukraine3,505
  2. Afghanistan2,960
  3. Syria2,340
  4. Poland2,335
  5. Türkiye1,870
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
8,425
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 202426,815
First arrivals from abroad1,935
Repeat arrivals from abroad340
Births225
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,650
Departures abroad610
Deregistrations abroad435
Deaths100
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,260
Net migration from abroad1,230
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202527,290
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,935
Departures abroad, 2025
610
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,230
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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