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District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
12,905
Share of Germany
0.09%
With a residence title for employment
355
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.1%
Rank in the state
53 / 53
Foreign residents, 312,90531 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. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,530
  2. EU free movement3,410
  3. Permanent residence title1,785
  4. Family reasons1,110
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure450
  6. Application for a residence title pending390
  7. Employment355
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted350
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)330
  10. Special residence rights and national visas120
  11. Education and training75
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement3,41026.4%
Permanent residence title1,78513.8%
Employment3552.8%
Education and training750.6%
Family reasons1,1108.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,53035.1%
Special residence rights and national visas1200.9%
Application for a residence title pending3903.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3302.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4503.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3502.7%
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. Ukraine2,470
  2. Syria1,575
  3. Türkiye1,215
  4. Poland750
  5. Romania685
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
3,410
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 202412,895
First arrivals from abroad780
Repeat arrivals from abroad170
Births125
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany755
Departures abroad380
Deregistrations abroad320
Deaths40
Moves to elsewhere in Germany710
Net migration from abroad250
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202512,905
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
780
Departures abroad, 2025
380
Net migration from abroad, 2025
250
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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