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Mönchengladbach (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
61,955
Share of Germany
0.44%
With a residence title for employment
1,185
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.3%
Rank in the state
21 / 53
Foreign residents, 361,95531 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 movement25,045
  2. Permanent residence title12,240
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,550
  4. Family reasons5,340
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,605
  6. Application for a residence title pending1,665
  7. Employment1,185
  8. Special residence rights and national visas895
  9. Education and training685
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure370
  11. Tolerated stay (Duldung)365
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement25,04540.4%
Permanent residence title12,24019.8%
Employment1,1851.9%
Education and training6851.1%
Family reasons5,3408.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,55018.6%
Special residence rights and national visas8951.4%
Application for a residence title pending1,6652.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3650.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3700.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,6054.2%
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. Türkiye6,630
  2. Syria4,970
  3. Ukraine4,880
  4. Poland4,035
  5. Bulgaria3,830
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
25,045
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 202460,545
First arrivals from abroad2,750
Repeat arrivals from abroad780
Births490
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,120
Departures abroad890
Deregistrations abroad690
Deaths230
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,315
Net migration from abroad1,950
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202561,955
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,750
Departures abroad, 2025
890
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,950
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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