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Südwestpfalz

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
6,175
Share of Germany
0.04%
With a residence title for employment
120
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.5%
Rank in the state
34 / 36
Foreign residents, 36,17531 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 movement2,540
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,295
  3. Permanent residence title845
  4. Family reasons350
  5. Application for a residence title pending305
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted220
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure210
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)140
  9. Employment120
  10. Special residence rights and national visas90
  11. Education and training50
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,54041.1%
Permanent residence title84513.7%
Employment1201.9%
Education and training500.8%
Family reasons3505.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,29521.0%
Special residence rights and national visas901.5%
Application for a residence title pending3054.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1402.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2103.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2203.6%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.2%
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. Ukraine885
  2. Romania750
  3. Syria420
  4. Poland370
  5. United States320
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,540
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 20246,145
First arrivals from abroad375
Repeat arrivals from abroad95
Births50
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany330
Departures abroad155
Deregistrations abroad120
Deaths15
Moves to elsewhere in Germany460
Net migration from abroad195
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20256,175
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
375
Departures abroad, 2025
155
Net migration from abroad, 2025
195
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. Ludwigshafen am Rhein (city)59,870
  2. Mainz (city)45,690
  3. Mainz-Bingen28,325
  4. Mayen-Koblenz25,755
  5. Neuwied24,705
  6. Westerwaldkreis24,375
  7. Trier-Saarburg24,340
  8. Bad Kreuznach24,070
  9. Kaiserslautern (city)23,940
  10. Trier (city)22,825
  11. Worms (city)20,895
  12. Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis20,700
  13. Koblenz (city)20,375
  14. Germersheim19,550
  15. Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm18,600
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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