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Oberhausen (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
42,050
Share of Germany
0.30%
With a residence title for employment
1,130
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.9%
Rank in the state
29 / 53
Foreign residents, 342,05031 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 title12,930
  2. EU free movement9,445
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,320
  4. Family reasons4,695
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,435
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,385
  7. Employment1,130
  8. Special residence rights and national visas825
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)370
  10. Education and training365
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure145
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement9,44522.5%
Permanent residence title12,93030.7%
Employment1,1302.7%
Education and training3650.9%
Family reasons4,69511.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,32022.2%
Special residence rights and national visas8252.0%
Application for a residence title pending1,4353.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3700.9%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1450.3%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,3853.3%
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. Türkiye7,970
  2. Syria4,135
  3. Ukraine3,930
  4. Serbia2,535
  5. Italy1,945
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
9,445
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 202441,260
First arrivals from abroad1,520
Repeat arrivals from abroad415
Births340
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,410
Departures abroad505
Deregistrations abroad715
Deaths140
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,160
Net migration from abroad715
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202542,050
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,520
Departures abroad, 2025
505
Net migration from abroad, 2025
715
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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