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Hagen (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
48,080
Share of Germany
0.34%
With a residence title for employment
735
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.0%
Rank in the state
25 / 53
Foreign residents, 348,08031 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 movement22,400
  2. Permanent residence title8,500
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,075
  4. Family reasons3,315
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,060
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,325
  7. Employment735
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure525
  9. Special residence rights and national visas455
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)340
  11. Education and training335
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement22,40046.6%
Permanent residence title8,50017.7%
Employment7351.5%
Education and training3350.7%
Family reasons3,3156.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,07516.8%
Special residence rights and national visas4550.9%
Application for a residence title pending2,0604.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3400.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure5251.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,3252.8%
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. Türkiye7,230
  2. Syria5,445
  3. Romania4,725
  4. Italy3,395
  5. Greece3,265
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
22,400
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 202447,115
First arrivals from abroad2,505
Repeat arrivals from abroad770
Births305
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,085
Departures abroad560
Deregistrations abroad1,220
Deaths180
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,220
Net migration from abroad1,495
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202548,080
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,505
Departures abroad, 2025
560
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,495
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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