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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
81,270
Share of Germany
0.58%
With a residence title for employment
1,760
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.0%
Rank in the state
11 / 53
Foreign residents, 381,27031 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 movement28,170
  2. Permanent residence title16,295
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons15,680
  4. Application for a residence title pending6,245
  5. Family reasons5,425
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,430
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,325
  8. Employment1,760
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,165
  10. Education and training980
  11. Special residence rights and national visas775
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement28,17034.7%
Permanent residence title16,29520.1%
Employment1,7602.2%
Education and training9801.2%
Family reasons5,4256.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons15,68019.3%
Special residence rights and national visas7751.0%
Application for a residence title pending6,2457.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,1651.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,4303.0%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,3252.9%
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. Türkiye11,455
  2. Ukraine8,530
  3. Syria6,255
  4. Poland4,810
  5. Romania4,365
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
28,170
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 202482,085
First arrivals from abroad3,700
Repeat arrivals from abroad995
Births500
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,245
Departures abroad1,825
Deregistrations abroad1,900
Deaths320
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,565
Net migration from abroad970
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202581,270
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,700
Departures abroad, 2025
1,825
Net migration from abroad, 2025
970
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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