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Weimarer Land

District · Thuringia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
6,090
Share of Germany
0.04%
With a residence title for employment
145
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.4%
Rank in the state
13 / 22
Foreign residents, 36,09031 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 movement2,070
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,750
  3. Application for a residence title pending590
  4. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure330
  5. Permanent residence title325
  6. Family reasons315
  7. Education and training185
  8. Employment145
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)145
  10. Special residence rights and national visas125
  11. Neither tolerated nor permitted105
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,07034.0%
Permanent residence title3255.3%
Employment1452.4%
Education and training1853.0%
Family reasons3155.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons1,75028.7%
Special residence rights and national visas1252.1%
Application for a residence title pending5909.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1452.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3305.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1051.7%
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. Ukraine1,320
  2. Bulgaria755
  3. Syria585
  4. Romania450
  5. Afghanistan340
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,070
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 20246,115
First arrivals from abroad475
Repeat arrivals from abroad95
Births55
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany260
Departures abroad305
Deregistrations abroad100
Deaths10
Moves to elsewhere in Germany365
Net migration from abroad165
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20256,090
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
475
Departures abroad, 2025
305
Net migration from abroad, 2025
165
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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