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Wittenberg

District · Saxony-Anhalt

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
7,995
Share of Germany
0.06%
With a residence title for employment
205
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.8%
Rank in the state
10 / 14
Foreign residents, 37,99531 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 reasons2,875
  2. EU free movement2,350
  3. Family reasons600
  4. Permanent residence title540
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure450
  6. Application for a residence title pending390
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted265
  8. Employment205
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)165
  10. Education and training80
  11. Special residence rights and national visas75
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement2,35029.4%
Permanent residence title5406.8%
Employment2052.6%
Education and training801.0%
Family reasons6007.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons2,87536.0%
Special residence rights and national visas750.9%
Application for a residence title pending3904.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1652.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4505.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2653.3%
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. Ukraine2,005
  2. Syria1,165
  3. Poland930
  4. Afghanistan375
  5. Bulgaria330
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
2,350
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 20247,780
First arrivals from abroad855
Repeat arrivals from abroad150
Births85
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany320
Departures abroad370
Deregistrations abroad230
Deaths20
Moves to elsewhere in Germany405
Net migration from abroad405
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 20257,995
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
855
Departures abroad, 2025
370
Net migration from abroad, 2025
405
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. Magdeburg (city)38,520
  2. Halle (Saale) (city)38,055
  3. Burgenlandkreis16,225
  4. Saalekreis13,085
  5. Anhalt-Bitterfeld11,910
  6. Salzlandkreis11,500
  7. Harz10,850
  8. Börde10,630
  9. Dessau-Roßlau (city)8,490
  10. Wittenberg7,995
  11. Stendal7,180
  12. Mansfeld-Südharz6,550
  13. Jerichower Land6,175
  14. Altmarkkreis Salzwedel4,990
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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