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Rhineland-Palatinate

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
626,340
Share of Germany
4.5%
With a residence title for employment
16,935
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.4%
Largest nationality
Türkiye
Foreign residents, 3626,34031 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. EU free movement258,680
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons110,395
  3. Permanent residence title103,115
  4. Family reasons45,050
  5. Application for a residence title pending37,805
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted18,470
  7. Employment16,935
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure11,230
  9. Education and training10,785
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)6,990
  11. Special residence rights and national visas6,475
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement440
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement258,68041.3%
Permanent residence title103,11516.5%
Employment16,9352.7%
Education and training10,7851.7%
Family reasons45,0507.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons110,39517.6%
Special residence rights and national visas6,4751.0%
Application for a residence title pending37,8056.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6,9901.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure11,2301.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted18,4702.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement4400.1%
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. Türkiye62,250
  2. Ukraine60,590
  3. Romania51,165
  4. Syria48,700
  5. Poland41,310
  6. Italy30,085
  7. Bulgaria27,475
  8. Afghanistan21,310
  9. Kosovo17,125
  10. Croatia14,680
  11. Luxembourg12,190
  12. India10,650
  13. Russia10,320
  14. Hungary9,820
  15. Greece9,555
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
  16. Alzey-Worms16,770
  17. Bernkastel-Wittlich15,605
  18. Ahrweiler15,555
  19. Bad Dürkheim15,230
  20. Rhein-Lahn-Kreis15,135
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Ludwigshafen am Rhein (city)59,8701,5657,115
Mainz (city)45,6902,0806,980
Mainz-Bingen28,3256254,720
Mayen-Koblenz25,7557506,235
Neuwied24,7055455,055
Westerwaldkreis24,3757004,465
Trier-Saarburg24,3404302,655
Bad Kreuznach24,0704454,950
Kaiserslautern (city)23,9401,3054,285
Trier (city)22,8257504,750
Worms (city)20,8954903,430
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis20,7001101,825
Koblenz (city)20,3759904,750
Germersheim19,5504552,220
Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm18,6001552,165
Alzey-Worms16,7703253,190
Bernkastel-Wittlich15,6053302,765
Ahrweiler15,5558252,045
Bad Dürkheim15,2302302,295
Rhein-Lahn-Kreis15,1352602,785
Altenkirchen (Westerwald)14,5352604,050
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis12,6203502,835
Kaiserslautern (district)12,0403652,590
Frankenthal (Pfalz) (city)11,7651851,570
Südliche Weinstraße11,2951402,160
Birkenfeld10,9303203,005
Speyer (city)9,3503451,045
Donnersbergkreis8,5501501,705
Neustadt an der Weinstraße (city)7,8602401,775
Pirmasens (city)7,5202352,150
Landau in der Pfalz (city)7,1202451,510
Cochem-Zell7,0852051,810
Vulkaneifel6,7251751,325
Südwestpfalz6,1751201,295
Kusel5,9351051,485
Zweibrücken (city)4,5251301,405
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

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 2024628,690
First arrivals from abroad37,830
Repeat arrivals from abroad8,745
Births4,060
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany32,560
Departures abroad19,835
Deregistrations abroad13,255
Deaths1,990
Moves to elsewhere in Germany33,250
Net migration from abroad13,485
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025626,340
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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