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Weimar (city)

City · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
8,340
Share of Germany
0.06%
With a residence title for employment
380
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.2%
Rank in the state
8 / 22
Foreign residents, 38,34031 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 reasons1,840
  2. EU free movement1,785
  3. Application for a residence title pending1,250
  4. Education and training955
  5. Permanent residence title820
  6. Family reasons505
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted450
  8. Employment380
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure175
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)120
  11. Special residence rights and national visas55
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement1,78521.4%
Permanent residence title8209.8%
Employment3804.6%
Education and training95511.5%
Family reasons5056.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,84022.1%
Special residence rights and national visas550.7%
Application for a residence title pending1,25015.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1201.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1752.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4505.4%
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. Ukraine1,185
  2. Syria925
  3. India585
  4. Türkiye455
  5. Poland350
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
1,785
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 20248,320
First arrivals from abroad705
Repeat arrivals from abroad75
Births55
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany320
Departures abroad260
Deregistrations abroad90
Deaths5
Moves to elsewhere in Germany535
Net migration from abroad430
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20258,340
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
705
Departures abroad, 2025
260
Net migration from abroad, 2025
430
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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