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Hochsauerland-Kreis

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
32,440
Share of Germany
0.23%
With a residence title for employment
815
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.5%
Rank in the state
46 / 53
Foreign residents, 332,44031 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 movement10,975
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,000
  3. Permanent residence title5,580
  4. Family reasons2,855
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,200
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure925
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted905
  8. Employment815
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)430
  10. Education and training395
  11. Special residence rights and national visas355
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,97533.8%
Permanent residence title5,58017.2%
Employment8152.5%
Education and training3951.2%
Family reasons2,8558.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,00024.7%
Special residence rights and national visas3551.1%
Application for a residence title pending1,2003.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4301.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure9252.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9052.8%
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. Ukraine4,225
  2. Türkiye3,350
  3. Syria2,715
  4. Kosovo2,465
  5. Poland1,925
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
10,975
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 202432,935
First arrivals from abroad1,530
Repeat arrivals from abroad355
Births250
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,085
Departures abroad825
Deregistrations abroad470
Deaths120
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,355
Net migration from abroad590
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202532,440
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,530
Departures abroad, 2025
825
Net migration from abroad, 2025
590
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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