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Coesfeld

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
23,045
Share of Germany
0.16%
With a residence title for employment
530
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-11.4%
Rank in the state
49 / 53
Foreign residents, 323,04531 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. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,545
  2. EU free movement6,725
  3. Permanent residence title2,145
  4. Family reasons1,430
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,385
  6. Application for a residence title pending1,335
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted930
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)570
  9. Employment530
  10. Education and training310
  11. Special residence rights and national visas145
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement6,72529.2%
Permanent residence title2,1459.3%
Employment5302.3%
Education and training3101.3%
Family reasons1,4306.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,54532.7%
Special residence rights and national visas1450.6%
Application for a residence title pending1,3355.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5702.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,3856.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9304.0%
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. Ukraine3,430
  2. Syria3,225
  3. Poland2,090
  4. Romania1,675
  5. Türkiye1,315
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
6,725
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 202426,005
First arrivals from abroad1,870
Repeat arrivals from abroad370
Births155
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,105
Departures abroad1,020
Deregistrations abroad1,025
Deaths60
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,595
Net migration from abroad195
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202523,045
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,870
Departures abroad, 2025
1,020
Net migration from abroad, 2025
195
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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