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Dortmund (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
147,075
Share of Germany
1.05%
With a residence title for employment
3,505
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.1%
Rank in the state
3 / 53
Foreign residents, 3147,07531 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 movement55,600
  2. Permanent residence title31,460
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons27,970
  4. Family reasons10,905
  5. Application for a residence title pending6,950
  6. Education and training3,710
  7. Employment3,505
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,080
  9. Special residence rights and national visas1,655
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,200
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure850
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement190
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement55,60037.8%
Permanent residence title31,46021.4%
Employment3,5052.4%
Education and training3,7102.5%
Family reasons10,9057.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons27,97019.0%
Special residence rights and national visas1,6551.1%
Application for a residence title pending6,9504.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,2000.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8500.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,0802.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement1900.1%
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. Türkiye21,025
  2. Syria14,405
  3. Ukraine11,815
  4. Poland11,060
  5. Spain7,875
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
55,600
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 2024146,995
First arrivals from abroad7,320
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,570
Births1,380
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany5,010
Departures abroad1,915
Deregistrations abroad3,035
Deaths565
Moves to elsewhere in Germany4,975
Net migration from abroad3,940
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025147,075
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
7,320
Departures abroad, 2025
1,915
Net migration from abroad, 2025
3,940
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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