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Wesel

District · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
56,710
Share of Germany
0.40%
With a residence title for employment
1,195
Change on 31 Dec 2024
-1.2%
Rank in the state
23 / 53
Foreign residents, 356,71031 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. Permanent residence title14,615
  2. EU free movement14,265
  3. International law, humanitarian or political reasons13,450
  4. Family reasons4,670
  5. Application for a residence title pending2,450
  6. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,900
  7. Neither tolerated nor permitted1,700
  8. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,360
  9. Employment1,195
  10. Special residence rights and national visas560
  11. Education and training535
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement5
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement14,26525.2%
Permanent residence title14,61525.8%
Employment1,1952.1%
Education and training5350.9%
Family reasons4,6708.2%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons13,45023.7%
Special residence rights and national visas5601.0%
Application for a residence title pending2,4504.3%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,3602.4%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure1,9003.4%
Neither tolerated nor permitted1,7003.0%
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. Türkiye11,305
  2. Syria5,765
  3. Ukraine5,335
  4. Poland3,215
  5. Iraq2,235
Largest nationality
Türkiye
EU free movement
14,265
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 202457,425
First arrivals from abroad2,275
Repeat arrivals from abroad630
Births435
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,845
Departures abroad950
Deregistrations abroad1,235
Deaths285
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,070
Net migration from abroad720
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202556,710
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,275
Departures abroad, 2025
950
Net migration from abroad, 2025
720
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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