City · Zevenaar, Gelderland

Aerdt: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Aerdt had 810 residents. 9.9% of them (80 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Zevenaar (18.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (5.6%), Indonesia (1.2%) and other Europe (1.2%). 31.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 810 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.9% 80 people
Born abroad: 31.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.4 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background per postcode.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

90%

Dutch origin 90.1% 730
Migration background 9.9% 80

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Aerdt. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Zevenaar and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

5.6% 45 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 4.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.2% 10 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.2% 10 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 3.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.2% 10 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 3.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Belgium

0.62% 5 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 0.27% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 1.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 0.19% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 0.61% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 0.42% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 0.65% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 0.90% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Zevenaar 0.86% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

31% 69%

Born abroad (first generation) 31.3% 25
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 68.8% 55

Men and women

Men: 415
Women: 395

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Aerdt 9.9%

Higher than 31% of all cities in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

9.9%

Aerdt
Municipality of Zevenaar
Netherlands

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Year	Aerdt	Municipality of Zevenaar	Netherlands
1998	6.6%	13.7%	16.7%
1999	6.9%	13.9%	17.1%
2000	7.2%	13.8%	17.5%
2001	7.0%	13.9%	18.0%
2002	6.8%	13.9%	18.4%
2003	6.3%	13.8%	18.8%
2004	6.3%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	6.9%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	6.4%	13.7%	19.3%
2007	6.4%	13.7%	19.4%
2008	7.1%	13.7%	19.6%
2009	7.1%	13.8%	19.9%
2010	7.1%	13.9%	20.3%
2011	8.1%	13.7%	20.6%
2012	6.9%	13.8%	20.9%
2013	7.6%	13.8%	21.1%
2014	7.6%	13.8%	21.4%
2015	7.4%	13.9%	21.7%
2016	7.0%	14.1%	22.1%
2017	7.8%	14.2%	22.6%
2018	7.0%	14.4%	23.1%
2019	7.0%	14.6%	23.6%
2020	8.1%	14.9%	24.2%
2021	8.2%	15.0%	24.6%
2022	9.5%	16.0%	26.0%
2023	9.8%	16.7%	27.1%
2024	9.7%	17.1%	27.9%
2025	10.0%	17.6%	28.5%
2026	9.9%	18.0%	29.1%

In 2022 CBS switched to a new origin classification. Up to 2021 the line shows the old “migration background” figures; the overlap years show a small break (about +0.8 points nationally).

Postcodes in Aerdt

				Largest group
6913 Aerdt	9.9%	810	+0.4 pp	Germany

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	830	775	55	50	10	0	0	0	10	40	0	0	10	0	0	50	0
1999	725	675	50	40	5	0	0	0	5	35	0	0	5	0	0	50	0
2000	830	775	60	50	10	0	0	0	5	45	0	5	0	5	0	55	0
2001	860	800	60	55	10	0	0	0	5	45	0	5	5	5	0	60	0
2002	880	820	60	55	5	0	0	0	5	45	5	5	0	0	0	60	0
2003	880	825	55	50	5	0	0	0	5	40	5	5	0	0	0	55	0
2004	875	815	55	50	10	0	0	0	10	40	5	5	0	0	0	55	0
2005	870	815	60	50	10	0	0	0	10	35	0	5	10	0	0	55	0
2006	860	805	55	50	10	0	0	0	5	40	5	5	0	5	0	55	5
2007	860	800	55	50	5	0	0	0	5	40	5	5	0	0	0	55	5
2008	845	785	60	55	10	0	0	0	5	40	5	0	10	5	0	55	5
2009	840	780	60	55	5	0	0	0	5	40	0	5	10	0	0	60	0
2010	850	790	60	55	5	0	0	0	5	45	5	0	5	0	0	65	0
2011	860	790	70	60	10	0	0	0	5	50	0	5	5	5	0	65	0
2012	865	805	60	55	5	0	0	0	5	50	0	5	0	0	0	65	0
2013	855	790	65	55	5	0	0	0	5	45	0	5	5	0	0	65	0
2014	860	795	65	60	5	0	0	0	5	45	0	5	10	0	0	65	0
2015	880	815	65	65	5	0	0	5	5	45	5	0	15	0	0	65	5
2016	860	800	60	55	5	0	0	0	5	45	0	5	5	0	0	60	5
2017	835	770	65	55	10	0	0	0	5	40	0	5	10	5	0	60	0
2018	855	795	60	55	10	0	0	0	10	40	0	5	10	0	5	60	5
2019	860	800	60	55	5	0	0	0	5	40	0	5	10	0	0	55	5
2020	865	795	70	60	10	0	0	0	5	45	0	5	10	5	0	65	0
2021	850	780	70	60	10	0	5	0	5	50	0	0	10	0	5	65	5
2022	840	765	80	60	15	0	0	0	5	50	0	5	5	5	0	60	10
2023	820	740	80	65	15	5	0	0	5	50	0	5	10	5	5	65	10
2024	825	745	80	60	20	0	0	0	10	50	0	5	10	10	0	–	–
2025	800	725	80	55	20	0	0	0	10	45	0	5	10	10	0	–	–
2026	810	730	80	60	20	0	0	0	10	45	0	5	10	10	0	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)