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Gütersloh

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
63,935
Share of Germany
0.45%
With a residence title for employment
795
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.3%
Rank in the state
19 / 53
Foreign residents, 363,93531 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 movement32,915
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,775
  3. Permanent residence title9,915
  4. Family reasons2,930
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,935
  6. Application for a residence title pending1,820
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,195
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)955
  9. Employment795
  10. Special residence rights and national visas465
  11. Education and training210
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement32,91551.5%
Permanent residence title9,91515.5%
Employment7951.2%
Education and training2100.3%
Family reasons2,9304.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons10,77516.9%
Special residence rights and national visas4650.7%
Application for a residence title pending1,8202.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)9551.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,1951.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,9353.0%
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. Romania12,940
  2. Poland7,270
  3. Türkiye6,520
  4. Ukraine5,580
  5. Syria3,740
Largest nationality
Romania
EU free movement
32,915
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 202463,720
First arrivals from abroad2,810
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,045
Births475
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,020
Departures abroad2,060
Deregistrations abroad1,290
Deaths200
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,830
Net migration from abroad505
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202563,935
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,810
Departures abroad, 2025
2,060
Net migration from abroad, 2025
505
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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