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Viersen

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
40,145
Share of Germany
0.29%
With a residence title for employment
680
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+1.7%
Rank in the state
33 / 53
Foreign residents, 340,14531 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 movement18,475
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,170
  3. Permanent residence title6,685
  4. Family reasons2,410
  5. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,235
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,210
  7. Application for a residence title pending970
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)725
  9. Employment680
  10. Special residence rights and national visas370
  11. Education and training195
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement15
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement18,47546.0%
Permanent residence title6,68516.7%
Employment6801.7%
Education and training1950.5%
Family reasons2,4106.0%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,17017.9%
Special residence rights and national visas3700.9%
Application for a residence title pending9702.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)7251.8%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,2353.1%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,2103.0%
Exempt from the permit requirement150.0%
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. Poland6,330
  2. Türkiye4,510
  3. Ukraine3,410
  4. Syria3,245
  5. Netherlands2,545
Largest nationality
Poland
EU free movement
18,475
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 202439,485
First arrivals from abroad1,985
Repeat arrivals from abroad475
Births240
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,065
Departures abroad980
Deregistrations abroad825
Deaths180
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,540
Net migration from abroad655
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202540,145
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,985
Departures abroad, 2025
980
Net migration from abroad, 2025
655
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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