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Hamm (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
36,535
Share of Germany
0.26%
With a residence title for employment
850
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.0%
Rank in the state
38 / 53
Foreign residents, 336,53531 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 movement12,495
  2. Permanent residence title11,265
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,685
  4. Family reasons2,825
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,415
  6. Employment850
  7. Education and training605
  8. Application for a residence title pending455
  9. Special residence rights and national visas420
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure285
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)200
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement35
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement12,49534.2%
Permanent residence title11,26530.8%
Employment8502.3%
Education and training6051.7%
Family reasons2,8257.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,68515.6%
Special residence rights and national visas4201.1%
Application for a residence title pending4551.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2000.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2850.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,4153.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement350.1%
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. Türkiye8,525
  2. Poland3,875
  3. Syria2,930
  4. Bulgaria2,715
  5. Ukraine2,090
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
12,495
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

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 202435,810
First arrivals from abroad1,415
Repeat arrivals from abroad510
Births385
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,695
Departures abroad550
Deregistrations abroad360
Deaths105
Moves to elsewhere in Germany985
Net migration from abroad1,015
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202536,535
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,415
Departures abroad, 2025
550
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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