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Duisburg (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
131,490
Share of Germany
0.93%
With a residence title for employment
2,215
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.0%
Rank in the state
5 / 53
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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 movement47,610
  2. Permanent residence title35,125
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons18,760
  4. Application for a residence title pending11,865
  5. Family reasons7,490
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,315
  7. Employment2,215
  8. Special residence rights and national visas1,555
  9. Education and training1,530
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,305
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure715
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement47,61036.2%
Permanent residence title35,12526.7%
Employment2,2151.7%
Education and training1,5301.2%
Family reasons7,4905.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons18,76014.3%
Special residence rights and national visas1,5551.2%
Application for a residence title pending11,8659.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,3051.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7150.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,3152.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Türkiye32,025
  2. Bulgaria15,790
  3. Syria11,355
  4. Romania9,485
  5. Ukraine7,390
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
47,610
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 2024132,765
First arrivals from abroad4,535
Repeat arrivals from abroad2,100
Births1,260
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,780
Departures abroad1,735
Deregistrations abroad5,915
Deaths665
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,315
Net migration from abroad-1,015
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025131,490
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
4,535
Departures abroad, 2025
1,735
Net migration from abroad, 2025
-1,015
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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