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Wuppertal (city)

City · North Rhine-Westphalia

Foreign residents, 31 Dec 2025
95,975
Share of Germany
0.68%
With a residence title for employment
1,925
Change on 31 Dec 2024
+2.0%
Rank in the state
8 / 53
Foreign residents, 395,97531 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 movement32,405
  2. International law, humanitarian or political reasons17,490
  3. Permanent residence title17,165
  4. Application for a residence title pending11,855
  5. Family reasons7,475
  6. Neither tolerated nor permitted3,060
  7. Employment1,925
  8. Special residence rights and national visas1,580
  9. Education and training1,245
  10. Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,240
  11. Permission to reside during the asylum procedure435
  12. Exempt from the permit requirement95
Residence statusResidentsShare
EU free movement32,40533.8%
Permanent residence title17,16517.9%
Employment1,9252.0%
Education and training1,2451.3%
Family reasons7,4757.8%
International law, humanitarian or political reasons17,49018.2%
Special residence rights and national visas1,5801.6%
Application for a residence title pending11,85512.4%
Tolerated stay (Duldung)1,2401.3%
Permission to reside during the asylum procedure4350.5%
Neither tolerated nor permitted3,0603.2%
Exempt from the permit requirement950.1%
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. Syria11,570
  2. Türkiye11,380
  3. Ukraine8,120
  4. Italy6,350
  5. Greece5,845
Largest nationality
Syria
EU free movement
32,405
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 202494,110
First arrivals from abroad2,920
Repeat arrivals from abroad650
Births630
Moves in from elsewhere in Germany2,950
Departures abroad1,090
Deregistrations abroad425
Deaths440
Moves to elsewhere in Germany2,345
Net migration from abroad2,055
Foreign residents, 31 Dec 202595,975
First arrivals from abroad, 2025
2,920
Departures abroad, 2025
1,090
Net migration from abroad, 2025
2,055
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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