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Rhein-Kreis Neuss

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
78,475
Share of Germany
0.56%
With a residence title for employment
1,780
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.5%
Rank in the state
12 / 53
Foreign residents, 378,47531 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 movement27,660
  2. Permanent residence title18,475
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,345
  4. Family reasons6,210
  5. Application for a residence title pending4,850
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,055
  7. Employment1,780
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,350
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,330
  10. Special residence rights and national visas960
  11. Education and training380
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement75
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement27,66035.2%
Permanent residence title18,47523.5%
Employment1,7802.3%
Education and training3800.5%
Family reasons6,2107.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,34515.7%
Special residence rights and national visas9601.2%
Application for a residence title pending4,8506.2%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,3301.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,3501.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,0553.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement750.1%
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. Türkiye12,730
  2. Ukraine6,525
  3. Poland5,550
  4. Syria4,955
  5. Greece3,050
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
27,660
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 202477,325
First arrivals from abroad2,680
Repeat arrivals from abroad680
Births370
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,325
Departures abroad1,070
Deregistrations abroad885
Deaths245
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,605
Net migration from abroad1,405
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202578,475
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,680
Departures abroad, 2025
1,070
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,405
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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