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Rhein-Erft-Kreis

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
91,165
Share of Germany
0.65%
With a residence title for employment
1,785
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.1%
Rank in the state
9 / 53
Foreign residents, 391,16531 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 movement35,865
  2. Permanent residence title20,205
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons14,015
  4. Family reasons5,505
  5. Application for a residence title pending4,910
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted4,195
  7. Employment1,785
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,640
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,070
  10. Special residence rights and national visas1,020
  11. Education and training915
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement50
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement35,86539.3%
Permanent residence title20,20522.2%
Employment1,7852.0%
Education and training9151.0%
Family reasons5,5056.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons14,01515.4%
Special residence rights and national visas1,0201.1%
Application for a residence title pending4,9105.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,0701.2%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,6401.8%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4,1954.6%
Exempt from the permit requirement500.1%
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. Türkiye15,130
  2. Poland8,170
  3. Ukraine7,180
  4. Romania5,745
  5. Italy5,120
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
35,865
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 202489,295
First arrivals from abroad3,545
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,075
Births645
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,380
Departures abroad1,460
Deregistrations abroad1,715
Deaths330
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,230
Net migration from abroad1,445
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202591,165
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,545
Departures abroad, 2025
1,460
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,445
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

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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