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Saarland

State · Germany

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
164,395
Share of Germany
1.2%
With a residence title for employment
2,815
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.3%
Largest nationality
Syria
Foreign residents, 3164,39531 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 movement65,230
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons41,820
  3. Permanent residence title23,665
  4. Family reasons11,205
  5. Application for a residence title pending6,660
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3,765
  7. Education and training3,040
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,965
  9. Employment2,815
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,725
  11. Special residence rights and national visas1,250
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement260
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement65,23039.7%
Permanent residence title23,66514.4%
Employment2,8151.7%
Education and training3,0401.8%
Family reasons11,2056.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons41,82025.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1,2500.8%
Application for a residence title pending6,6604.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,7251.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3,7652.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,9651.8%
Exempt from the permit requirement2600.2%
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. Syria34,640
  2. Ukraine19,370
  3. Italy17,210
  4. Romania10,600
  5. Türkiye10,440
  6. France6,550
  7. Bulgaria5,885
  8. Luxembourg5,505
  9. Poland5,425
  10. Kosovo2,905
  11. Russia2,410
  12. Hungary2,325
  13. Afghanistan2,145
  14. India2,110
  15. Bosnia and Herzegovina1,715
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. Saarland (all districts)164,395
District or cityForeign residentsEmploymentHumanitarian
Saarland (all districts)164,3952,81541,820
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 2024163,935
First arrivals from abroad8,305
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,805
Births1,275
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,810
Departures abroad3,760
Deregistrations abroad2,355
Deaths610
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,980
Net migration from abroad3,995
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025164,395
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

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