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Werra-Meißner-Kreis

District · Hesse

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
10,245
Share of Germany
0.07%
With a residence title for employment
180
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.5%
Rank in the state
25 / 25
Foreign residents, 310,24531 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 movement3,315
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,630
  3. Permanent residence title1,265
  4. Application for a residence title pending790
  5. Family reasons640
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted530
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure360
  8. Education and training295
  9. Employment180
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)165
  11. Special residence rights and national visas70
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,31532.4%
Permanent residence title1,26512.3%
Employment1801.8%
Education and training2952.9%
Family reasons6406.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,63025.7%
Special residence rights and national visas700.7%
Application for a residence title pending7907.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1651.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3603.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted5305.2%
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. Ukraine1,465
  2. Poland975
  3. Syria845
  4. Romania805
  5. Afghanistan760
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,315
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 202410,000
First arrivals from abroad625
Repeat arrivals from abroad110
Births80
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany450
Departures abroad225
Deregistrations abroad100
Deaths30
Moves to elsewhere in Germany535
Net migration from abroad410
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202510,245
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
625
Departures abroad, 2025
225
Net migration from abroad, 2025
410
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. Frankfurt am Main (city)257,935
  2. Offenbach94,160
  3. Main-Kinzig-Kreis91,460
  4. Wiesbaden (city)77,545
  5. Groß-Gerau77,100
  6. Kassel (city and district)76,280
  7. Offenbach am Main (city)64,155
  8. Darmstadt-Dieburg57,550
  9. Main-Taunus-Kreis54,760
  10. Wetteraukreis54,370
  11. Hochtaunuskreis54,195
  12. Gießen52,460
  13. Bergstraße47,315
  14. Darmstadt (city)43,980
  15. Lahn-Dill-Kreis38,305
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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