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Herford

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
33,285
Share of Germany
0.24%
With a residence title for employment
480
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.9%
Rank in the state
45 / 53
Foreign residents, 333,28531 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 movement11,080
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,575
  3. Permanent residence title7,250
  4. Family reasons2,530
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,295
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted750
  7. Special residence rights and national visas550
  8. Employment480
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)335
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure300
  11. Education and training135
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,08033.3%
Permanent residence title7,25021.8%
Employment4801.4%
Education and training1350.4%
Family reasons2,5307.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,57525.8%
Special residence rights and national visas5501.7%
Application for a residence title pending1,2953.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3351.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3000.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7502.3%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Ukraine5,170
  2. Türkiye4,530
  3. Poland2,590
  4. Syria2,140
  5. Romania2,090
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
11,080
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 202432,975
First arrivals from abroad1,560
Repeat arrivals from abroad435
Births225
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,465
Departures abroad690
Deregistrations abroad545
Deaths135
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,100
Net migration from abroad760
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202533,285
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,560
Departures abroad, 2025
690
Net migration from abroad, 2025
760
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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