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Paderborn

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
38,400
Share of Germany
0.27%
With a residence title for employment
1,280
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.8%
Rank in the state
36 / 53
Foreign residents, 338,40031 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 movement11,855
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,180
  3. Permanent residence title5,755
  4. Family reasons2,940
  5. Education and training2,075
  6. Employment1,280
  7. Application for a residence title pending1,130
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted785
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure680
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)395
  11. Special residence rights and national visas315
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,85530.9%
Permanent residence title5,75515.0%
Employment1,2803.3%
Education and training2,0755.4%
Family reasons2,9407.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons11,18029.1%
Special residence rights and national visas3150.8%
Application for a residence title pending1,1302.9%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3951.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6801.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7852.0%
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. Ukraine5,770
  2. Syria4,000
  3. Türkiye2,975
  4. Poland2,940
  5. Romania2,295
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
11,855
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 202438,705
First arrivals from abroad2,380
Repeat arrivals from abroad440
Births305
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,545
Departures abroad1,100
Deregistrations abroad535
Deaths120
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,730
Net migration from abroad1,185
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202538,400
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,380
Departures abroad, 2025
1,100
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,185
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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