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Krefeld (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
53,105
Share of Germany
0.38%
With a residence title for employment
1,105
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.5%
Rank in the state
24 / 53
Foreign residents, 353,10531 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 movement22,305
  2. Permanent residence title9,490
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,075
  4. Application for a residence title pending4,420
  5. Family reasons2,705
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,785
  7. Employment1,105
  8. Education and training605
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)600
  10. Special residence rights and national visas540
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure465
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement22,30542.0%
Permanent residence title9,49017.9%
Employment1,1052.1%
Education and training6051.1%
Family reasons2,7055.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,07517.1%
Special residence rights and national visas5401.0%
Application for a residence title pending4,4208.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6001.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4650.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,7853.4%
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. Türkiye7,570
  2. Poland4,525
  3. Ukraine4,350
  4. Syria4,240
  5. Romania3,955
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
22,305
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 202452,310
First arrivals from abroad2,460
Repeat arrivals from abroad695
Births475
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,285
Departures abroad870
Deregistrations abroad990
Deaths215
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,585
Net migration from abroad1,295
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202553,105
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,460
Departures abroad, 2025
870
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,295
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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