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Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
36,445
Share of Germany
0.26%
With a residence title for employment
690
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.5%
Rank in the state
39 / 53
Foreign residents, 336,44531 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 movement11,855
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,440
  3. Permanent residence title7,930
  4. Application for a residence title pending2,425
  5. Family reasons1,990
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,130
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure950
  8. Employment690
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)540
  10. Special residence rights and national visas250
  11. Education and training230
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,85532.5%
Permanent residence title7,93021.8%
Employment6901.9%
Education and training2300.6%
Family reasons1,9905.5%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons8,44023.2%
Special residence rights and national visas2500.7%
Application for a residence title pending2,4256.7%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5401.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure9502.6%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,1303.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.0%
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. Türkiye5,120
  2. Ukraine4,210
  3. Syria2,690
  4. Italy2,300
  5. Poland1,990
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
11,855
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 202435,550
First arrivals from abroad1,285
Repeat arrivals from abroad385
Births185
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,290
Departures abroad570
Deregistrations abroad465
Deaths170
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,450
Net migration from abroad635
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202536,445
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,285
Departures abroad, 2025
570
Net migration from abroad, 2025
635
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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