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Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
6,760
Share of Germany
0.05%
With a residence title for employment
180
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.3%
Rank in the state
11 / 22
Foreign residents, 36,76031 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. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,630
  2. EU free movement1,530
  3. Application for a residence title pending655
  4. Permanent residence title405
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure390
  6. Family reasons350
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted340
  8. Employment180
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)175
  10. Education and training75
  11. Special residence rights and national visas40
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,53022.6%
Permanent residence title4056.0%
Employment1802.7%
Education and training751.1%
Family reasons3505.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,63038.9%
Special residence rights and national visas400.6%
Application for a residence title pending6559.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1752.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3905.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3405.0%
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. Ukraine1,575
  2. Syria960
  3. Afghanistan535
  4. Romania415
  5. Poland405
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,530
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 20246,850
First arrivals from abroad535
Repeat arrivals from abroad105
Births65
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany310
Departures abroad270
Deregistrations abroad185
Deaths10
Moves to elsewhere in Germany445
Net migration from abroad185
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20256,760
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
535
Departures abroad, 2025
270
Net migration from abroad, 2025
185
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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