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District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
41,935
Share of Germany
0.30%
With a residence title for employment
1,220
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.3%
Rank in the state
30 / 53
Foreign residents, 341,93531 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 movement13,370
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,905
  3. Permanent residence title7,635
  4. Family reasons3,740
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,635
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,540
  7. Employment1,220
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,215
  9. Education and training1,135
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,065
  11. Special residence rights and national visas455
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement13,37031.9%
Permanent residence title7,63518.2%
Employment1,2202.9%
Education and training1,1352.7%
Family reasons3,7408.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,90521.2%
Special residence rights and national visas4551.1%
Application for a residence title pending1,6353.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,0652.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,2152.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,5403.7%
Exempt from the permit requirement250.1%
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. Türkiye6,045
  2. Ukraine4,465
  3. Romania3,265
  4. Syria3,020
  5. Poland2,855
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
13,370
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 202441,415
First arrivals from abroad2,270
Repeat arrivals from abroad545
Births275
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,225
Departures abroad835
Deregistrations abroad800
Deaths155
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,785
Net migration from abroad1,180
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202541,935
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,270
Departures abroad, 2025
835
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,180
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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