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Vorpommern-Greifswald

District · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
17,420
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
540
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-3.2%
Rank in the state
3 / 8
Foreign residents, 317,42031 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 movement6,770
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,830
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,155
  4. Permanent residence title895
  5. Family reasons870
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted660
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure640
  8. Employment540
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)490
  10. Education and training475
  11. Special residence rights and national visas95
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement6,77038.9%
Permanent residence title8955.1%
Employment5403.1%
Education and training4752.7%
Family reasons8705.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,83027.7%
Special residence rights and national visas950.5%
Application for a residence title pending1,1556.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4902.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6403.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6603.8%
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. Poland4,780
  2. Ukraine3,975
  3. Syria1,310
  4. Afghanistan585
  5. Russia495
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
6,770
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 202417,995
First arrivals from abroad1,420
Repeat arrivals from abroad280
Births125
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany685
Departures abroad640
Deregistrations abroad555
Deaths50
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,135
Net migration from abroad505
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202517,420
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,420
Departures abroad, 2025
640
Net migration from abroad, 2025
505
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. Rostock (city)21,025
  2. Vorpommern-Rügen17,545
  3. Vorpommern-Greifswald17,420
  4. Ludwigslust-Parchim17,400
  5. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte15,085
  6. Rostock (district)13,935
  7. Schwerin (city)13,220
  8. Nordwestmecklenburg10,080
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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