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Städteregion Aachen

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
113,885
Share of Germany
0.81%
With a residence title for employment
4,675
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.8%
Rank in the state
6 / 53
Foreign residents, 3113,88531 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 movement33,645
  2. Permanent residence title22,675
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons17,770
  4. Application for a residence title pending9,415
  5. Education and training9,170
  6. Family reasons7,810
  7. Employment4,675
  8. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,995
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)2,310
  10. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,265
  11. Special residence rights and national visas1,135
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement20
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement33,64529.5%
Permanent residence title22,67519.9%
Employment4,6754.1%
Education and training9,1708.1%
Family reasons7,8106.9%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons17,77015.6%
Special residence rights and national visas1,1351.0%
Application for a residence title pending9,4158.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)2,3102.0%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,2651.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,9953.5%
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. Türkiye16,255
  2. Ukraine8,495
  3. Syria6,735
  4. Romania5,085
  5. China4,740
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
33,645
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 2024112,990
First arrivals from abroad6,480
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,145
Births590
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany4,390
Departures abroad2,935
Deregistrations abroad1,510
Deaths415
Moves to elsewhere in Germany3,270
Net migration from abroad3,180
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025113,885
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
6,480
Departures abroad, 2025
2,935
Net migration from abroad, 2025
3,180
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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