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re were leaving the churches than entering them 17 in fact saxony anhalt is the most irreligious state in germany of the saxon anhaltish 15 2 adhered to the major denominations of christianity 11 9 were members of the protestant church in germany and 3 3 were catholics 18 2 were members of other religions 17 mostly islam judaism the new apostolic church and mandeism of the citizens of saxony anhalt 82 8 were religiously unaffiliated 17 18 as of july 2019 there were 1 892 jehovah s witnesses publishers in sachsen anhalt originally their branch office for germany was in magdeburg when world war ii ended in 1945 the property in magdeburg then part of east germany was returned and the branch was reestablished but on 30 august 1950 communist police stormed the facilities and arrested the workers and the jehovah s witnesses in the german democratic republic ddr were banned foreigners edit the percentage of foreigners in saxony anhalt was 4 9 percent by 31 december 2018 the third lowest among the 16 states of germany together with saxony and thuringia 19 the largest foreign resident groups by 31 december 2023 were 20 nationality population 31 december 2022 population 31 december 2023 ukraine 34 678 33 760 syria 21 240 28 805 poland 13 257 14 155 romania 8 243 10 910 afghanistan 7 045 8 875 india 4 720 5 925 turkey 4 285 5 800 bulgaria 5 085 5 000 russia 4 650 4 960 vietnam 8 754 4 680 politics edit main article politics of saxony anhalt constitution edit the constitution of saxony anhalt was adopted by the landtag of saxony anhalt in 1992 it is divided into four main sections list of minister presidents edit main article list of minister presidents of saxony anhalt ministry of finance edit main article ministry of finance saxony anhalt landtag edit main article landtag of saxony anhalt 2021 state election edit see also 2021 saxony anhalt state election in the 2021 state election minister president reiner haseloff of the cdu retained his position in a coalition with former partner spd and newly the fdp before the election the coalition had consisted of the cdu spd and greens party constituency party list total seats votes seats votes seats christian democratic union cdu 362 333 34 13 4 58 40 394 808 37 12 7 37 0 40 10 alternative for germany afd 231 875 21 84 1 28 1 221 498 20 82 3 45 22 23 2 the left linke 135 419 12 76 5 91 0 116 902 10 99 5 33 12 12 4 social democratic party spd 116 453 10 97 3 32 0 89 475 8 41 2 22 9 9 2 free democratic party fdp 70 725 6 66 1 19 0 68 305 6 42 1 56 7 7 7 alliance 90 the greens grüne 60 521 5 70 0 42 0 63 148 5 94 0 76 6 6 1 free voters 57 536 5 42 3 35 0 33 288 3 13 0 97 0 0 0 diebasis 7 564 0 71 new 0 15 621 1 47 new 0 0 0 human environment animal protection 1 056 0 10 0 10 0 15 274 1 44 0 04 0 0 0 garden party 3 216 0 30 0 08 0 8 577 0 81 0 38 0 0 0 die partei 3 909 0 37 0 26 0 7 770 0 73 0 20 0 0 0 animal protection here 0 0 00 new 0 6 239 0 59 new 0 0 0 animal protection alliance 4 517 0 43 0 19 0 5 108 0 48 0 56 0 0 0 party for health research 0 0 00 new 0 3 947 0 37 new 0 0 0 pirate party germany 0 0 00 new 0 3 814 0 36 new 0 0 0 national democratic party 160 0 02 0 02 0 2 897 0 27 1 62 0 0 0 wir2020 0 0 00 new 0 1 649 0 16 new 0 0 0 free citizens of central germany 2 932 0 28 0 16 0 1 603 0 15 0 22 0 0 0 the humanists 0 0 00 new 0 1 409 0 13 new 0 0 0 ecological democratic party 145 0 01 new 0 1 062 0 10 new 0 0 0 climate list saxony anhalt 0 0 00 new 0 827 0 08 new 0 0 0 liberal conservative reformers 0 0 00 0 00 0 473 0 04 0 83 0 0 0 independents 3 153 0 30 0 10 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 total 1 061 514 100 00 41 1 063 694 100 00 56 97 valid votes 1 061 514 98 35 1 063 694 98 56 invalid blank votes 17 773 1 65 15 593 1 44 total votes 1 079 287 100 00 1 079 287 100 00 registered voters turnout 1 788 955 60 33 0 78 1 788 955 60 33 0 78 source state returning officer popular vote cdu 37 12 afd 20 82 linke 10 99 spd 8 41 fdp 6 42 grüne 5 94 fw 3 13 other 7 17 landtag seats cdu 41 24 afd 23 71 linke 12 37 spd 9 28 fdp 7 22 grüne 6 19 2026 state election edit see also 2026 saxony anhalt state election a state election took place on 6 september 2026 the far right afd won a landslide victory doubling its support placing first with 43 8 of the vote and winning the highest vote share for the far right in germany since 1945 although they narrowly missed an absolute majority of seats 21 22 party constituency party list total seats votes seats votes seats alternative for germany afd 581 945 44 33 22 49pp 38 576 037 43 79 22 97pp 1 39 16 christian democratic union cdu 314 535 23 96 10 17pp 0 226 622 17 23 19 89pp 15 15 25 social democratic party spd 102 881 7 84 3 14pp 0 122 303 9 30 0 89pp 8 8 1 alliance 90 the greens grüne 45 310 3 45 2 25pp 0 117 498 8 93 3 00pp 8 8 2 the left linke 157 905 12 03 0 73pp 3 112 541 8 56 2 44pp 5 8 4 sahra wagenknecht alliance bsw 41 782 3 18 new 0 69 291 5 27 new 5 5 5 free democratic party fdp 41 113 3 13 3 53pp 0 33 969 2 58 3 84pp 0 0 7 free voters fw 14 464 1 10 4 32pp 0 15 430 1 17 1 96pp 0 0 human environment animal protection party tierschutzpartei 1 129 0 09 0 01pp 0 14 356 1 09 0 34pp 0 0 garden party gartenpartei 2 937 0 22 0 08pp 0 7 482 0 57 0 24pp 0 0 animal protection alliance tierschutzallianz 999 0 08 0 35pp 0 7 283 0 55 0 07pp 0 0 volt 768 0 06 new 0 4 339 0 33 new 0 0 new die partei 777 0 06 0 31pp 0 3 487 0 27 0 47pp 0 0 party of progress pdf 2 680 0 20 new 0 2 778 0 21 new 0 0 new grassroots democratic party of germany diebasis 1 899 0 14 1 32pp 0 0 die heimat 325 0 02 0 0 independents 3 184 0 24 0 05pp 0 0 total 1 312 734 100 00 41 1 315 315 100 00 42 83 14 valid votes 1 312 734 98 83 0 46pp 1 315 315 99 03 0 45pp invalid blank votes 15 477 1 17 0 46pp 12 896 0 97 0 45pp total votes 1 328 211 100 00 1 328 211 100 00 registered voters turnout 1 706 851 77 82 17 50pp 1 706 851 77 82 17 50pp source statistisches landesamt sachsen anhalt popular vote afd 43 79 cdu 17 23 spd 9 30 grüne 8 93 linke 8 56 bsw 5 27 fdp 2 58 other 4 34 landtag seats afd 46 99 cdu 18 07 spd 9 64 grüne 9 64 linke 9 64 bsw 6 02 economy edit this section needs to be updated the reason given is outdated data relevant discussion may be found on the talk page please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information january 2023 the gross domestic product gdp of the state was 62 7 billion euros in 2018 which accounts for 1 9 of germany s total economic output and ranks 13th among the 16 german states gdp per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 26 000 euros or 86 of the eu27 average in the same year the gdp per employee was 88 of the eu average the gdp per capita was the second lowest of all german states 23 by 2020 the gdp of the state dropped to 62 654 billion euros shortly after reaching an all time high of 64 115 billion euros in 2019 24 development edit saxony anhalt was part of the communist german democratic republic after the breakdown of communism and the german reunification in 1990 the collapse of non competitive former gdr industries temporarily caused severe economic problems in 2000 saxony anhalt had the highest unemployment rate of all german states at 20 2 25 however the process of economic transformation towards a modern market economy seems to be completed massive investments in modern infrastructure have taken place since 1990 and the remaining and newly created businesses are highly competitive for example the industry has doubled its share of international revenue from 13 percent in 1995 to 26 percent in 2008 26 meanwhile the unemployment rate has fallen considerably 27 by 2010 the gdp of saxony anhalt was almost two and a half times higher than it was in 1991 28 even though part of this recovery was brought on by the positive performance of the german economy saxony anhalt not only followed the national trend but clearly outperformed other german states for example it outperformed three german states in terms of unemployment 10 8 as of september 2011 the german capital and city state of berlin 12 7 the city state free hanseatic city of bremen 11 3 and mecklenburg western pomerania 11 29 the unemployment began to fall under 10 in 2016 and stood at 7 1 in october 2018 it has since risen to 8 3 in 2026 2 percentage points above the national average 30 year 31 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 unemployment rate in 20 2 19 7 19 6 20 5 20 3 20 2 18 3 15 9 13 9 13 6 12 5 11 6 11 5 11 2 10 7 10 2 9 6 8 4 structure edit the chemical industry is quite important with almost 25 500 employees across 214 plants in 2010 32 one of the biggest chemical producing areas can be found around the city of bitterfeld wolfen because of the chemical industry saxony anhalt attracts more foreign direct investments than any other state in eastern germany the state is the location of numerous wind farms producing wind turbine energy saxony anhalt is also famous for its good soil hence the food industry has an important role with almost 19 500 employees across 190 plants in 2010 32 some of the best known products are baumkuchen from salzwedel and halloren chocolate globes from germany s oldest chocolate factory in halle tourism edit see also list of world heritage sites in germany saxony anhalt has six world heritage sites the highest number of all states in germany 33 the nebra sky disc is also part of the unesco document heritage register memory of the world 34 collegiate church castle and the old town of quedlinburg luther memorials in wittenberg luther memorials in eisleben bauhaus dessau dessau wörlitz garden realm naumburg cathedral transport edit there are some bicycle routes with international and national status eurovelo ev2 the capitals route ev7 the sun route ev13 the iron curtain trail german cycling network d10 elbe cycle route elberadweg d11 baltic sea to upper bavaria route ostsee oberbayern radweg deutsche einheit cycleway german unity the region s international commercial airport is leipzig halle airport which provides flights to other parts of germany and other european destinations the airport also serves as the main european hub for cargo flights operated by dhl aviation and the main hub for aerologic education edit aerial view of the main campus in magdeburg saxony anhalt has several universities including anhalt university of applied sciences harz university of applied studies magdeburg stendal university of applied sciences martin luther university of halle wittenberg merseburg university of applied sciences otto von guericke university magdeburg anthem edit lied für sachsen anhalt song for saxony anhalt motto land of the early risers see also edit germany portal duchy of anhalt outline of germany references edit fläche und bevölkerung statistische ämter des bundes und der länder in german retrieved 18 june 2025 1 2 bevölkerung der gemeinden stand 31 dezember 2025 in german statistisches landesamt sachsen anhalt bruttoinlandsprodukt 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