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Märkischer Kreis

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
67,235
Share of Germany
0.48%
With a residence title for employment
830
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.5%
Rank in the state
16 / 53
Foreign residents, 367,23531 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 movement26,150
  2. Permanent residence title16,460
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons13,400
  4. Family reasons4,360
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,220
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,200
  7. Employment830
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure770
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)715
  10. Special residence rights and national visas685
  11. Education and training440
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement26,15038.9%
Permanent residence title16,46024.5%
Employment8301.2%
Education and training4400.7%
Family reasons4,3606.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons13,40019.9%
Special residence rights and national visas6851.0%
Application for a residence title pending2,2203.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7151.1%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure7701.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,2001.8%
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. Türkiye13,525
  2. Ukraine7,275
  3. Greece6,390
  4. Italy5,170
  5. Syria4,830
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
26,150
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 202468,280
First arrivals from abroad2,165
Repeat arrivals from abroad650
Births390
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,080
Departures abroad1,315
Deregistrations abroad975
Deaths385
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,905
Net migration from abroad525
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202567,235
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,165
Departures abroad, 2025
1,315
Net migration from abroad, 2025
525
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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