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Mülheim an der Ruhr (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
35,600
Share of Germany
0.25%
With a residence title for employment
1,260
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.3%
Rank in the state
41 / 53
Foreign residents, 335,60031 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. Permanent residence title8,985
  2. EU free movement8,225
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,060
  4. Family reasons3,725
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,235
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,665
  7. Employment1,260
  8. Education and training1,150
  9. Special residence rights and national visas740
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)415
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure115
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement25
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement8,22523.1%
Permanent residence title8,98525.2%
Employment1,2603.5%
Education and training1,1503.2%
Family reasons3,72510.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,06019.8%
Special residence rights and national visas7402.1%
Application for a residence title pending2,2356.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)4151.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1150.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,6654.7%
Exempt from the permit requirement250.1%
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. Türkiye4,805
  2. Syria3,805
  3. Ukraine2,820
  4. Serbia2,135
  5. Poland1,585
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
8,225
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 202435,720
First arrivals from abroad1,310
Repeat arrivals from abroad205
Births245
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,300
Departures abroad280
Deregistrations abroad565
Deaths150
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,265
Net migration from abroad670
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202535,600
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,310
Departures abroad, 2025
280
Net migration from abroad, 2025
670
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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