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Minden-Lübbecke

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
38,370
Share of Germany
0.27%
With a residence title for employment
775
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.6%
Rank in the state
37 / 53
Foreign residents, 338,37031 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. International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,600
  2. EU free movement10,790
  3. Permanent residence title5,785
  4. Family reasons3,200
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,985
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,380
  7. Employment775
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)620
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure600
  10. Special residence rights and national visas375
  11. Education and training255
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement10,79028.1%
Permanent residence title5,78515.1%
Employment7752.0%
Education and training2550.7%
Family reasons3,2008.3%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,60032.8%
Special residence rights and national visas3751.0%
Application for a residence title pending1,9855.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6201.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6001.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,3803.6%
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. Ukraine6,335
  2. Syria5,195
  3. Türkiye2,855
  4. Romania2,500
  5. Poland2,440
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
10,790
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 202438,600
First arrivals from abroad1,910
Repeat arrivals from abroad400
Births355
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,730
Departures abroad955
Deregistrations abroad525
Deaths145
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,560
Net migration from abroad830
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202538,370
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,910
Departures abroad, 2025
955
Net migration from abroad, 2025
830
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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