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Borken

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
47,285
Share of Germany
0.34%
With a residence title for employment
670
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.4%
Rank in the state
26 / 53
Foreign residents, 347,28531 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 movement23,640
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,155
  3. Permanent residence title4,290
  4. Family reasons2,620
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,715
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,140
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted835
  8. Employment670
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)645
  10. Special residence rights and national visas290
  11. Education and training285
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement23,64050.0%
Permanent residence title4,2909.1%
Employment6701.4%
Education and training2850.6%
Family reasons2,6205.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,15523.6%
Special residence rights and national visas2900.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,7153.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6451.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,1402.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted8351.8%
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. Netherlands7,905
  2. Ukraine5,195
  3. Poland5,135
  4. Syria4,490
  5. Romania3,480
Largest nationality
Netherlands
EU free movement
23,640
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 202447,950
First arrivals from abroad2,535
Repeat arrivals from abroad760
Births335
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,980
Departures abroad1,650
Deregistrations abroad1,260
Deaths205
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,760
Net migration from abroad385
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202547,285
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,535
Departures abroad, 2025
1,650
Net migration from abroad, 2025
385
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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