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Trier (city)

City · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
22,825
Share of Germany
0.16%
With a residence title for employment
750
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-2.0%
Rank in the state
10 / 36
Foreign residents, 322,82531 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 movement8,665
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,750
  3. Permanent residence title2,435
  4. Family reasons1,590
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,455
  6. Education and training1,175
  7. Application for a residence title pending1,090
  8. Employment750
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure540
  10. Special residence rights and national visas235
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)135
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement8,66538.0%
Permanent residence title2,43510.7%
Employment7503.3%
Education and training1,1755.1%
Family reasons1,5907.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,75020.8%
Special residence rights and national visas2351.0%
Application for a residence title pending1,0904.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1350.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5402.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,4556.4%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Ukraine3,210
  2. Syria2,270
  3. Romania1,135
  4. Poland1,110
  5. Luxembourg1,005
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
8,665
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 202423,290
First arrivals from abroad2,160
Repeat arrivals from abroad330
Births115
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,385
Departures abroad830
Deregistrations abroad560
Deaths50
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,130
Net migration from abroad1,100
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202522,825
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,160
Departures abroad, 2025
830
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,100
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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