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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
125,710
Share of Germany
0.9%
With a residence title for employment
3,810
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.9%
Largest nationality
Ukraine
Foreign residents, 3125,71031 Dec 2025
Year by year
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 reasons38,720
  2. EU free movement37,205
  3. Application for a residence title pending12,155
  4. Permanent residence title8,555
  5. Family reasons6,620
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted6,145
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5,210
  8. Employment3,810
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,770
  10. Education and training2,665
  11. Special residence rights and national visas785
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement70
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement37,20529.6%
Permanent residence title8,5556.8%
Employment3,8103.0%
Education and training2,6652.1%
Family reasons6,6205.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons38,72030.8%
Special residence rights and national visas7850.6%
Application for a residence title pending12,1559.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3,7703.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5,2104.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6,1454.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement700.1%
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

Most common nationalities on 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by nationality
  1. Ukraine31,085
  2. Poland16,620
  3. Syria12,685
  4. Afghanistan6,520
  5. Romania5,165
  6. Russia4,190
  7. Türkiye3,565
  8. Vietnam3,220
  9. India2,360
  10. Bulgaria2,300
  11. Iran1,820
  12. Italy1,550
  13. Iraq1,375
  14. Armenia1,370
  15. Lithuania1,350
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

Districts and cities

Districts and district-free cities, 31 December 2025.

Foreign residents by district
  1. Rostock (city)21,025
  2. Vorpommern-Rügen17,545
  3. Vorpommern-Greifswald17,420
  4. Ludwigslust-Parchim17,400
  5. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte15,085
  6. Rostock (district)13,935
  7. Schwerin (city)13,220
  8. Nordwestmecklenburg10,080
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Rostock (city)21,0259955,340
Vorpommern-Rügen17,5454505,085
Vorpommern-Greifswald17,4205404,830
Ludwigslust-Parchim17,4003154,005
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte15,0853705,720
Rostock (district)13,9354354,730
Schwerin (city)13,2204855,580
Nordwestmecklenburg10,0802203,430
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

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 2024124,610
First arrivals from abroad11,335
Repeat arrivals from abroad2,050
Births1,095
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany5,395
Departures abroad4,705
Deregistrations abroad3,495
Deaths310
Moves to elsewhere in Germany7,580
Net migration from abroad5,185
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025125,710
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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