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Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
45,835
Share of Germany
0.33%
With a residence title for employment
680
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.9%
Rank in the state
27 / 53
Foreign residents, 345,83531 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 movement14,520
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,405
  3. Permanent residence title9,455
  4. Family reasons3,210
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,780
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,050
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,030
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)845
  9. Employment680
  10. Special residence rights and national visas435
  11. Education and training410
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement14,52031.7%
Permanent residence title9,45520.6%
Employment6801.5%
Education and training4100.9%
Family reasons3,2107.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,40524.9%
Special residence rights and national visas4350.9%
Application for a residence title pending2,7806.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)8451.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,0302.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,0502.3%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.0%
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. Türkiye6,455
  2. Syria6,165
  3. Ukraine4,520
  4. Italy3,210
  5. Poland2,765
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
14,520
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 202445,410
First arrivals from abroad1,410
Repeat arrivals from abroad345
Births340
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,120
Departures abroad650
Deregistrations abroad735
Deaths190
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,495
Net migration from abroad370
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202545,835
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,410
Departures abroad, 2025
650
Net migration from abroad, 2025
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

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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