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Mettmann

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
84,130
Share of Germany
0.60%
With a residence title for employment
1,320
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.4%
Rank in the state
10 / 53
Foreign residents, 384,13031 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 movement31,905
  2. Permanent residence title19,380
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons13,310
  4. Application for a residence title pending7,350
  5. Family reasons4,220
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,955
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,515
  8. Employment1,320
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,175
  10. Special residence rights and national visas650
  11. Education and training290
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement70
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement31,90537.9%
Permanent residence title19,38023.0%
Employment1,3201.6%
Education and training2900.3%
Family reasons4,2205.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons13,31015.8%
Special residence rights and national visas6500.8%
Application for a residence title pending7,3508.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,1751.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,5151.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,9553.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement700.1%
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. Türkiye13,090
  2. Ukraine6,580
  3. Syria5,835
  4. Poland5,810
  5. Italy5,600
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
31,905
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 202484,475
First arrivals from abroad2,450
Repeat arrivals from abroad595
Births545
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,615
Departures abroad1,195
Deregistrations abroad1,330
Deaths405
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,250
Net migration from abroad520
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202584,130
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,450
Departures abroad, 2025
1,195
Net migration from abroad, 2025
520
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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