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Wartburgkreis

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
12,965
Share of Germany
0.09%
With a residence title for employment
440
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.6%
Rank in the state
5 / 22
Foreign residents, 312,96531 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 reasons3,985
  2. EU free movement3,925
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,210
  4. Permanent residence title1,115
  5. Family reasons835
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure480
  7. Employment440
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)370
  9. Neither tolerated nor permitted365
  10. Education and training175
  11. Special residence rights and national visas65
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,92530.3%
Permanent residence title1,1158.6%
Employment4403.4%
Education and training1751.3%
Family reasons8356.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,98530.7%
Special residence rights and national visas650.5%
Application for a residence title pending1,2109.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3702.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4803.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3652.8%
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. Syria2,210
  2. Ukraine2,090
  3. Poland1,175
  4. Romania890
  5. Afghanistan635
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
3,925
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 202412,760
First arrivals from abroad965
Repeat arrivals from abroad150
Births115
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany620
Departures abroad430
Deregistrations abroad315
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany625
Net migration from abroad370
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202512,965
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
965
Departures abroad, 2025
430
Net migration from abroad, 2025
370
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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