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Solingen (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
31,005
Share of Germany
0.22%
With a residence title for employment
805
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-2.1%
Rank in the state
47 / 53
Foreign residents, 331,00531 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 movement13,080
  2. Permanent residence title7,110
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,890
  4. Family reasons1,975
  5. Application for a residence title pending1,190
  6. Employment805
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted735
  8. Special residence rights and national visas365
  9. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure350
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)300
  11. Education and training200
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement13,08042.2%
Permanent residence title7,11022.9%
Employment8052.6%
Education and training2000.6%
Family reasons1,9756.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons4,89015.8%
Special residence rights and national visas3651.2%
Application for a residence title pending1,1903.8%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)3001.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure3501.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted7352.4%
Exempt from the permit requirement50.0%
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. Türkiye5,630
  2. Italy5,320
  3. Syria2,260
  4. Ukraine2,160
  5. Poland1,555
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
13,080
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 202431,685
First arrivals from abroad780
Repeat arrivals from abroad275
Births205
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,080
Departures abroad600
Deregistrations abroad625
Deaths160
Moves to elsewhere in Germany855
Net migration from abroad-170
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202531,005
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
780
Departures abroad, 2025
600
Net migration from abroad, 2025
-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

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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