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Siegen-Wittgenstein

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
40,305
Share of Germany
0.29%
With a residence title for employment
1,330
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.0%
Rank in the state
32 / 53
Foreign residents, 340,30531 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 movement11,675
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,770
  3. Permanent residence title7,615
  4. Family reasons3,520
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,410
  6. Employment1,330
  7. Education and training1,270
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,155
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure615
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)560
  11. Special residence rights and national visas375
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement10
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement11,67529.0%
Permanent residence title7,61518.9%
Employment1,3303.3%
Education and training1,2703.2%
Family reasons3,5208.7%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons9,77024.2%
Special residence rights and national visas3750.9%
Application for a residence title pending2,4106.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)5601.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure6151.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,1552.9%
Exempt from the permit requirement100.0%
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. Ukraine5,295
  2. Türkiye4,355
  3. Syria3,605
  4. Romania3,235
  5. Kosovo2,200
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
11,675
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 202440,305
First arrivals from abroad2,395
Repeat arrivals from abroad520
Births330
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,520
Departures abroad1,000
Deregistrations abroad910
Deaths140
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,465
Net migration from abroad1,005
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202540,305
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,395
Departures abroad, 2025
1,000
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,005
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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