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Zwickau

District · Saxony

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
22,565
Share of Germany
0.16%
With a residence title for employment
510
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.4%
Rank in the state
4 / 13
Foreign residents, 322,56531 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 reasons6,865
  2. EU free movement6,395
  3. Application for a residence title pending2,185
  4. Permanent residence title2,170
  5. Family reasons1,215
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure860
  7. Tolerated stay (Duldung)835
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted820
  9. Education and training620
  10. Employment510
  11. Special residence rights and national visas95
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement6,39528.3%
Permanent residence title2,1709.6%
Employment5102.3%
Education and training6202.7%
Family reasons1,2155.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons6,86530.4%
Special residence rights and national visas950.4%
Application for a residence title pending2,1859.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)8353.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8603.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted8203.6%
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. Ukraine5,465
  2. Syria2,000
  3. Poland1,525
  4. Afghanistan1,230
  5. Slovakia1,010
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
6,395
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 202422,030
First arrivals from abroad2,160
Repeat arrivals from abroad410
Births205
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany900
Departures abroad1,050
Deregistrations abroad590
Deaths35
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,310
Net migration from abroad930
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202522,565
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,160
Departures abroad, 2025
1,050
Net migration from abroad, 2025
930
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. Leipzig (city)95,300
  2. Dresden (city)74,850
  3. Chemnitz (city)38,730
  4. Zwickau22,565
  5. Görlitz19,970
  6. Mittelsachsen19,225
  7. Vogtlandkreis15,650
  8. Nordsachsen14,895
  9. Meißen14,710
  10. Leipzig (district)14,490
  11. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge13,770
  12. Erzgebirgskreis13,460
  13. Bautzen13,435
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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