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Westerwaldkreis

District · Rhineland-Palatinate

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
24,375
Share of Germany
0.17%
With a residence title for employment
700
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.5%
Rank in the state
6 / 36
Foreign residents, 324,37531 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 movement9,975
  2. Permanent residence title5,030
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,465
  4. Family reasons1,915
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted715
  6. Employment700
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure465
  8. Application for a residence title pending445
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)265
  10. Special residence rights and national visas235
  11. Education and training155
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement9,97540.9%
Permanent residence title5,03020.6%
Employment7002.9%
Education and training1550.6%
Family reasons1,9157.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,46518.3%
Special residence rights and national visas2351.0%
Application for a residence title pending4451.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2651.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4651.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7152.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Türkiye3,660
  2. Ukraine2,560
  3. Poland2,060
  4. Bulgaria1,820
  5. Romania1,815
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
9,975
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 202424,250
First arrivals from abroad1,375
Repeat arrivals from abroad325
Births190
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,105
Departures abroad810
Deregistrations abroad460
Deaths85
Moves to elsewhere in Germany980
Net migration from abroad430
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202524,375
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,375
Departures abroad, 2025
810
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. Ludwigshafen am Rhein (city)59,870
  2. Mainz (city)45,690
  3. Mainz-Bingen28,325
  4. Mayen-Koblenz25,755
  5. Neuwied24,705
  6. Westerwaldkreis24,375
  7. Trier-Saarburg24,340
  8. Bad Kreuznach24,070
  9. Kaiserslautern (city)23,940
  10. Trier (city)22,825
  11. Worms (city)20,895
  12. Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis20,700
  13. Koblenz (city)20,375
  14. Germersheim19,550
  15. Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm18,600
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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