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Vorpommern-Rügen

District · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
17,545
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
450
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.4%
Rank in the state
2 / 8
Foreign residents, 317,54531 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 movement5,780
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,085
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,625
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,265
  5. Permanent residence title755
  6. Family reasons755
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure660
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)565
  9. Education and training505
  10. Employment450
  11. Special residence rights and national visas105
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,78032.9%
Permanent residence title7554.3%
Employment4502.6%
Education and training5052.9%
Family reasons7554.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,08529.0%
Special residence rights and national visas1050.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,6259.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5653.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6603.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,2657.2%
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. Ukraine4,260
  2. Poland2,625
  3. Syria1,795
  4. Afghanistan750
  5. Romania670
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
5,780
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 202416,960
First arrivals from abroad1,760
Repeat arrivals from abroad300
Births170
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany740
Departures abroad750
Deregistrations abroad510
Deaths35
Moves to elsewhere in Germany800
Net migration from abroad800
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202517,545
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,760
Departures abroad, 2025
750
Net migration from abroad, 2025
800
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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