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Recklinghausen

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
99,585
Share of Germany
0.71%
With a residence title for employment
1,180
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.2%
Rank in the state
7 / 53
Foreign residents, 399,58531 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 title28,060
  2. EU free movement25,885
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons25,140
  4. Family reasons7,580
  5. Application for a residence title pending4,595
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,500
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,550
  8. Special residence rights and national visas1,420
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,200
  10. Employment1,180
  11. Education and training445
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement25,88526.0%
Permanent residence title28,06028.2%
Employment1,1801.2%
Education and training4450.4%
Family reasons7,5807.6%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons25,14025.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1,4201.4%
Application for a residence title pending4,5954.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,2001.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,5501.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,5002.5%
Exempt from the permit requirement200.0%
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. Türkiye23,740
  2. Syria14,145
  3. Ukraine8,485
  4. Romania6,740
  5. Poland5,205
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
25,885
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 202499,340
First arrivals from abroad3,140
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,135
Births755
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,140
Departures abroad1,235
Deregistrations abroad1,850
Deaths420
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,655
Net migration from abroad1,190
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202599,585
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,140
Departures abroad, 2025
1,235
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,190
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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