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Kleve

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
65,150
Share of Germany
0.46%
With a residence title for employment
755
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-3.5%
Rank in the state
18 / 53
Foreign residents, 365,15031 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 movement42,245
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,250
  3. Application for a residence title pending3,370
  4. Permanent residence title3,090
  5. Family reasons1,880
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,690
  7. Education and training1,410
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,200
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)960
  10. Employment755
  11. Special residence rights and national visas285
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement42,24564.8%
Permanent residence title3,0904.7%
Employment7551.2%
Education and training1,4102.2%
Family reasons1,8802.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,25012.7%
Special residence rights and national visas2850.4%
Application for a residence title pending3,3705.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)9601.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,2001.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,6902.6%
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. Poland15,810
  2. Netherlands14,190
  3. Romania4,860
  4. Ukraine4,380
  5. Syria3,505
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
42,245
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 202467,510
First arrivals from abroad3,005
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,250
Births325
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,905
Departures abroad3,680
Deregistrations abroad1,930
Deaths330
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,110
Net migration from abroad-1,355
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202565,150
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,005
Departures abroad, 2025
3,680
Net migration from abroad, 2025
-1,355
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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