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Steinfurt

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
60,630
Share of Germany
0.43%
With a residence title for employment
1,785
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.9%
Rank in the state
22 / 53
Foreign residents, 360,63031 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 movement21,695
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons15,145
  3. Permanent residence title9,390
  4. Family reasons4,475
  5. Neither tolerated nor permitted2,440
  6. Application for a residence title pending1,790
  7. Employment1,785
  8. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,615
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,105
  10. Education and training670
  11. Special residence rights and national visas525
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement21,69535.8%
Permanent residence title9,39015.5%
Employment1,7852.9%
Education and training6701.1%
Family reasons4,4757.4%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons15,14525.0%
Special residence rights and national visas5250.9%
Application for a residence title pending1,7903.0%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,1051.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,6152.7%
Neither tolerated nor permitted2,4404.0%
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. Ukraine7,270
  2. Syria5,975
  3. Romania5,590
  4. Türkiye4,655
  5. Poland4,365
Largest nationality
Ukraine
EU free movement
21,695
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 202460,115
First arrivals from abroad3,435
Repeat arrivals from abroad1,040
Births515
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,805
Departures abroad1,675
Deregistrations abroad1,675
Deaths170
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,455
Net migration from abroad1,125
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202560,630
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,435
Departures abroad, 2025
1,675
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,125
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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