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Leverkusen (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
34,930
Share of Germany
0.25%
With a residence title for employment
1,080
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.0%
Rank in the state
43 / 53
Foreign residents, 334,93031 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 movement11,280
  2. Permanent residence title8,670
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,370
  4. Family reasons3,200
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,520
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,370
  7. Employment1,080
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure430
  9. Special residence rights and national visas425
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)390
  11. Education and training195
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,28032.3%
Permanent residence title8,67024.8%
Employment1,0803.1%
Education and training1950.6%
Family reasons3,2009.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons5,37015.4%
Special residence rights and national visas4251.2%
Application for a residence title pending2,5207.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3901.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4301.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,3703.9%
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. Türkiye4,400
  2. North Macedonia2,950
  3. Syria2,460
  4. Ukraine2,225
  5. Italy2,165
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
11,280
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 202433,920
First arrivals from abroad1,445
Repeat arrivals from abroad310
Births215
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,655
Departures abroad565
Deregistrations abroad390
Deaths170
Moves to elsewhere in Germany920
Net migration from abroad800
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202534,930
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,445
Departures abroad, 2025
565
Net migration from abroad, 2025
800
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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