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Münster (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
42,680
Share of Germany
0.30%
With a residence title for employment
1,795
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+3.0%
Rank in the state
28 / 53
Foreign residents, 342,68031 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 movement13,330
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,695
  3. Permanent residence title6,250
  4. Application for a residence title pending5,170
  5. Family reasons2,935
  6. Education and training1,830
  7. Employment1,795
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,705
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure825
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)700
  11. Special residence rights and national visas425
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement13,33031.2%
Permanent residence title6,25014.6%
Employment1,7954.2%
Education and training1,8304.3%
Family reasons2,9356.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,69518.0%
Special residence rights and national visas4251.0%
Application for a residence title pending5,17012.1%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7001.6%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8251.9%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,7054.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.0%
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. Ukraine3,620
  2. Syria3,370
  3. Poland2,235
  4. Türkiye2,110
  5. Serbia1,555
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
13,330
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 202441,445
First arrivals from abroad2,295
Repeat arrivals from abroad435
Births215
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,680
Departures abroad370
Deregistrations abroad520
Deaths55
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,735
Net migration from abroad1,840
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202542,680
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,295
Departures abroad, 2025
370
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,840
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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