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Olpe

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
15,660
Share of Germany
0.11%
With a residence title for employment
430
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-4.5%
Rank in the state
52 / 53
Foreign residents, 315,66031 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 movement5,335
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,635
  3. Permanent residence title3,385
  4. Family reasons1,315
  5. Employment430
  6. Application for a residence title pending390
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure390
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted325
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)275
  10. Special residence rights and national visas115
  11. Education and training60
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement5,33534.1%
Permanent residence title3,38521.6%
Employment4302.7%
Education and training600.4%
Family reasons1,3158.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,63523.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1150.7%
Application for a residence title pending3902.5%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2751.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3902.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3252.1%
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. Türkiye2,270
  2. Ukraine1,995
  3. Kosovo1,170
  4. Poland1,115
  5. Italy1,090
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
5,335
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 202416,405
First arrivals from abroad790
Repeat arrivals from abroad215
Births95
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany510
Departures abroad390
Deregistrations abroad285
Deaths80
Moves to elsewhere in Germany765
Net migration from abroad330
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202515,660
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
790
Departures abroad, 2025
390
Net migration from abroad, 2025
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

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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