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Bochum (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
67,050
Share of Germany
0.48%
With a residence title for employment
1,940
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-5.6%
Rank in the state
17 / 53
Foreign residents, 367,05031 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 movement16,150
  2. Permanent residence title13,540
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,125
  4. Application for a residence title pending10,710
  5. Family reasons4,655
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted4,015
  7. Education and training2,850
  8. Employment1,940
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure915
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)635
  11. Special residence rights and national visas515
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement16,15024.1%
Permanent residence title13,54020.2%
Employment1,9402.9%
Education and training2,8504.3%
Family reasons4,6556.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,12516.6%
Special residence rights and national visas5150.8%
Application for a residence title pending10,71016.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6350.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure9151.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4,0156.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Syria10,235
  2. Türkiye9,160
  3. Ukraine6,785
  4. Poland3,740
  5. Romania2,320
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
16,150
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 202471,030
First arrivals from abroad4,020
Repeat arrivals from abroad615
Births400
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,455
Departures abroad1,305
Deregistrations abroad1,370
Deaths220
Moves to elsewhere in Germany5,915
Net migration from abroad1,960
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202567,050
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
4,020
Departures abroad, 2025
1,305
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,960
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. Köln (city)235,320
  2. Düsseldorf (city)190,660
  3. Dortmund (city)147,075
  4. Essen (city)136,580
  5. Duisburg (city)131,490
  6. Städteregion Aachen113,885
  7. Recklinghausen99,585
  8. Wuppertal (city)95,975
  9. Rhein-Erft-Kreis91,165
  10. Mettmann84,130
  11. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis81,270
  12. Rhein-Kreis Neuss78,475
  13. Gelsenkirchen (city)76,535
  14. Bonn (city)70,840
  15. Bielefeld (city)69,995
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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