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Heinsberg

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
40,860
Share of Germany
0.29%
With a residence title for employment
535
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.6%
Rank in the state
31 / 53
Foreign residents, 340,86031 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 movement19,275
  2. Permanent residence title6,610
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,985
  4. Application for a residence title pending2,450
  5. Family reasons2,005
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,355
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure980
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)800
  9. Special residence rights and national visas550
  10. Employment535
  11. Education and training300
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement19,27547.2%
Permanent residence title6,61016.2%
Employment5351.3%
Education and training3000.7%
Family reasons2,0054.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,98514.6%
Special residence rights and national visas5501.3%
Application for a residence title pending2,4506.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)8002.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure9802.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,3553.3%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Netherlands7,050
  2. Türkiye4,960
  3. Ukraine3,680
  4. Poland2,980
  5. Romania2,500
Largest nationality
Netherlands
EU free movement
19,275
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 202440,630
First arrivals from abroad2,180
Repeat arrivals from abroad435
Births205
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,490
Departures abroad1,065
Deregistrations abroad755
Deaths175
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,455
Net migration from abroad795
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202540,860
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,180
Departures abroad, 2025
1,065
Net migration from abroad, 2025
795
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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