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Bottrop (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
17,250
Share of Germany
0.12%
With a residence title for employment
205
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.7%
Rank in the state
51 / 53
Foreign residents, 317,25031 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. Permanent residence title5,155
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,875
  3. EU free movement3,475
  4. Application for a residence title pending1,530
  5. Family reasons1,280
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure510
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted495
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)450
  9. Employment205
  10. Special residence rights and national visas175
  11. Education and training85
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,47520.1%
Permanent residence title5,15529.9%
Employment2051.2%
Education and training850.5%
Family reasons1,2807.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,87522.5%
Special residence rights and national visas1751.0%
Application for a residence title pending1,5308.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4502.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5103.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4952.9%
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. Türkiye4,480
  2. Syria3,095
  3. Ukraine1,065
  4. Poland1,010
  5. Iraq500
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
3,475
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 202416,635
First arrivals from abroad430
Repeat arrivals from abroad125
Births130
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany880
Departures abroad170
Deregistrations abroad160
Deaths70
Moves to elsewhere in Germany490
Net migration from abroad225
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202517,250
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
430
Departures abroad, 2025
170
Net migration from abroad, 2025
225
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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