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Warendorf

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
39,925
Share of Germany
0.28%
With a residence title for employment
585
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+0.7%
Rank in the state
34 / 53
Foreign residents, 339,92531 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 movement14,215
  2. Permanent residence title8,140
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,685
  4. Application for a residence title pending4,135
  5. Family reasons2,020
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted970
  7. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure885
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)680
  9. Employment585
  10. Education and training305
  11. Special residence rights and national visas300
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement14,21535.6%
Permanent residence title8,14020.4%
Employment5851.5%
Education and training3050.8%
Family reasons2,0205.1%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons7,68519.2%
Special residence rights and national visas3000.8%
Application for a residence title pending4,13510.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)6801.7%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure8852.2%
Neither tolerated nor permitted9702.4%
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. Türkiye6,230
  2. Ukraine4,600
  3. Romania4,130
  4. Syria3,365
  5. Poland3,075
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
14,215
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 202439,650
First arrivals from abroad1,700
Repeat arrivals from abroad460
Births510
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany1,450
Departures abroad1,090
Deregistrations abroad710
Deaths125
Moves to elsewhere in Germany1,380
Net migration from abroad360
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202539,925
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
1,700
Departures abroad, 2025
1,090
Net migration from abroad, 2025
360
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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