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Unna

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
62,130
Share of Germany
0.44%
With a residence title for employment
680
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-2.4%
Rank in the state
20 / 53
Foreign residents, 362,13031 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 movement16,865
  2. Permanent residence title15,785
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,800
  4. Neither tolerated nor permitted4,440
  5. Family reasons3,810
  6. Application for a residence title pending2,845
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,540
  8. Special residence rights and national visas980
  9. Tolerated stay (Duldung)955
  10. Employment680
  11. Education and training225
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement200
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement16,86527.1%
Permanent residence title15,78525.4%
Employment6801.1%
Education and training2250.4%
Family reasons3,8106.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons12,80020.6%
Special residence rights and national visas9801.6%
Application for a residence title pending2,8454.6%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)9551.5%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure2,5404.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted4,4407.1%
Exempt from the permit requirement2000.3%
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. Türkiye15,445
  2. Syria6,540
  3. Ukraine6,020
  4. Poland4,940
  5. Romania3,690
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
16,865
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 202463,665
First arrivals from abroad3,850
Repeat arrivals from abroad825
Births550
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany3,055
Departures abroad1,425
Deregistrations abroad2,060
Deaths265
Moves to elsewhere in Germany4,540
Net migration from abroad1,190
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202562,130
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
3,850
Departures abroad, 2025
1,425
Net migration from abroad, 2025
1,190
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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