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Remscheid (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
23,775
Share of Germany
0.17%
With a residence title for employment
485
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-0.9%
Rank in the state
48 / 53
Foreign residents, 323,77531 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 movement9,085
  2. Permanent residence title6,510
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,565
  4. Family reasons1,590
  5. Application for a residence title pending785
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted615
  7. Employment485
  8. Special residence rights and national visas440
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)335
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure250
  11. Education and training110
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement9,08538.2%
Permanent residence title6,51027.4%
Employment4852.0%
Education and training1100.5%
Family reasons1,5906.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons3,56515.0%
Special residence rights and national visas4401.9%
Application for a residence title pending7853.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3351.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2501.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted6152.6%
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. Türkiye5,440
  2. Italy2,935
  3. Syria1,450
  4. Bulgaria1,430
  5. Ukraine1,360
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
9,085
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 202423,990
First arrivals from abroad890
Repeat arrivals from abroad335
Births170
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,005
Departures abroad365
Deregistrations abroad485
Deaths120
Moves to elsewhere in Germany650
Net migration from abroad375
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202523,775
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
890
Departures abroad, 2025
365
Net migration from abroad, 2025
375
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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