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Apeldoorn: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Apeldoorn had 142,800 residents. 24.2% of them (34,580 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Apeldoorn (22.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.6%), other Europe (3.9%) and Turkey (3.4%). 55.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 142,800 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 24.2% 34,580 people
Born abroad: 55.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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

76% 24%

Dutch origin 75.8% 108,240
Migration background 24.2% 34,580

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.6% 7,960 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 5.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.9% 5,595 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

3.4% 4,785 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 2.9% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

2.8% 4,000 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 2.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.3% 3,270 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 2.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.7% 2,450 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 1,720 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.94% 1,340 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.84% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.73% 1,040 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.66% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.70% 995 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.61% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.68% 970 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.68% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.31% 440 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.30% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

55% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.5% 19,190
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.5% 15,385

Men and women

Men: 71,215
Women: 71,600

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Apeldoorn 24.2%

Higher than 88% 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

24.2%

Apeldoorn
Municipality of Apeldoorn
Netherlands

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Year	Apeldoorn	Municipality of Apeldoorn	Netherlands
1998	14.5%	13.0%	16.7%
1999	14.8%	13.3%	17.1%
2000	14.9%	13.4%	17.5%
2001	15.1%	13.7%	18.0%
2002	15.6%	14.1%	18.4%
2003	16.0%	14.4%	18.8%
2004	16.3%	14.7%	19.0%
2005	16.4%	14.7%	19.2%
2006	16.5%	14.8%	19.3%
2007	16.4%	14.8%	19.4%
2008	16.4%	14.8%	19.6%
2009	16.7%	15.1%	19.9%
2010	16.9%	15.2%	20.3%
2011	17.0%	15.4%	20.6%
2012	17.2%	15.6%	20.9%
2013	17.3%	15.7%	21.1%
2014	17.4%	15.8%	21.4%
2015	17.7%	16.1%	21.7%
2016	18.0%	16.4%	22.1%
2017	18.4%	16.7%	22.6%
2018	18.8%	17.2%	23.1%
2019	19.2%	17.6%	23.6%
2020	19.8%	18.1%	24.2%
2021	20.2%	18.4%	24.6%
2022	21.5%	19.6%	26.0%
2023	22.4%	20.5%	27.1%
2024	23.2%	21.2%	27.9%
2025	23.6%	21.7%	28.5%
2026	24.2%	22.3%	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 Apeldoorn

				Largest group
7323 Noordoost	32.9%	14,595	+4.4 pp	Other Asia
7325 Oost	17.9%	12,945	+1.6 pp	Turkey
7311 Centrum, West	29.3%	11,435	+4.2 pp	Other Asia
7331 Zuid	27.7%	11,265	+2.1 pp	Turkey
7312 West	25.1%	10,775	+1.6 pp	Other Asia
7322 Noordoost	28.4%	9,715	+2.5 pp	Other Asia
7326 Zuidoost	19.8%	9,655	+2.3 pp	Other Asia
7328 Zuidoost	25.7%	7,180	+2.2 pp	Other Asia
7314 West	16.2%	7,120	+1.0 pp	Other Europe
7335 Zuidwest	27.2%	6,700	+6.1 pp	Other Europe
7333 Zuid	25.7%	6,625	+1.5 pp	Turkey
7316 Noord	20.9%	6,245	+2.5 pp	Other Asia
7321 Oost	21.7%	6,185	+4.4 pp	Other Europe
7327 Zuidoost	21.8%	5,625	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
7315 Noord	15.2%	4,895	+0.5 pp	Indonesia
7329 Zuidoost	21.9%	2,715	+2.3 pp	Indonesia
7334 Zuidwest	16.0%	2,650	+2.6 pp	Other Europe
7324 Noordoost	21.8%	2,410	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
7313 West	14.9%	2,250	±0.0 pp	Indonesia
7332 Zuid	35.1%	740	+4.1 pp	Turkey
7317 Noord	20.7%	725	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
7336 Zuidwest	51.4%	350	+10.9 pp	Other Europe

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	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	126,685	108,305	18,375	5,635	12,735	3,250	585	810	4,655	795	2,965	145	365	2,165	740	1,365	535	10,615	7,760
1999	127,285	108,450	18,825	5,800	13,055	3,325	570	810	4,620	840	2,915	145	355	2,385	780	1,520	595	10,745	8,085
2000	127,850	108,820	19,055	5,675	13,390	3,425	610	840	4,595	870	2,900	145	340	2,290	870	1,605	575	10,600	8,425
2001	128,305	108,880	19,435	5,750	13,670	3,450	625	845	4,545	930	2,910	135	345	2,360	915	1,750	610	10,670	8,760
2002	129,455	109,290	20,140	5,890	14,245	3,595	630	845	4,555	970	2,900	150	350	2,495	1,070	1,930	655	10,785	9,360
2003	130,425	109,575	20,825	6,050	14,775	3,700	670	840	4,505	990	2,890	150	360	2,650	1,260	2,135	690	10,900	9,945
2004	130,840	109,555	21,270	6,165	15,110	3,795	680	840	4,460	965	2,875	180	355	2,755	1,340	2,270	760	11,025	10,255
2005	131,210	109,725	21,475	6,200	15,280	3,880	715	865	4,480	960	2,850	190	350	2,810	1,265	2,330	785	11,090	10,395
2006	131,225	109,595	21,620	6,220	15,425	3,940	720	875	4,465	940	2,835	195	345	2,845	1,270	2,390	835	11,080	10,535
2007	130,870	109,450	21,435	6,130	15,300	3,980	730	890	4,465	920	2,795	205	350	2,780	1,180	2,340	800	10,990	10,440
2008	130,440	108,975	21,450	6,185	15,305	3,970	755	875	4,395	940	2,740	225	350	2,870	1,195	2,355	825	10,965	10,520
2009	130,665	108,855	21,805	6,315	15,485	4,045	765	885	4,340	920	2,725	280	340	2,970	1,225	2,465	845	11,065	10,775
2010	131,200	109,105	22,135	6,370	15,735	4,100	760	890	4,315	925	2,705	335	340	2,990	1,290	2,595	860	11,075	11,025
2011	131,755	109,325	22,400	6,420	15,990	4,120	795	905	4,290	945	2,700	330	340	3,050	1,310	2,705	920	11,145	11,260
2012	132,580	109,795	22,785	6,520	16,305	4,165	815	910	4,255	950	2,680	365	335	3,140	1,305	2,910	995	11,235	11,580
2013	132,940	109,930	22,990	6,635	16,365	4,200	815	895	4,235	950	2,640	425	345	3,225	1,320	2,985	980	11,265	11,725
2014	133,320	110,125	23,195	6,640	16,555	4,175	845	905	4,185	975	2,615	450	335	3,240	1,345	3,120	1,015	11,245	11,940
2015	133,845	110,195	23,650	6,815	16,830	4,170	855	940	4,150	985	2,600	525	330	3,360	1,420	3,300	1,015	11,390	12,260
2016	134,590	110,390	24,200	7,060	17,145	4,170	850	945	4,110	980	2,605	590	340	3,525	1,495	3,560	1,035	11,590	12,610
2017	135,285	110,400	24,885	7,085	17,805	4,185	845	940	4,095	1,015	2,560	605	355	3,565	1,600	4,055	1,070	11,620	13,275
2018	135,945	110,440	25,505	7,265	18,240	4,200	870	935	4,090	1,020	2,535	670	355	3,705	1,675	4,355	1,095	11,785	13,720
2019	137,015	110,645	26,370	7,455	18,910	4,255	880	975	4,085	1,075	2,530	715	370	3,840	1,850	4,645	1,145	11,985	14,375
2020	138,160	110,770	27,390	7,580	19,820	4,345	900	980	4,075	1,110	2,475	755	370	3,980	2,050	5,150	1,210	12,110	15,280
2021	138,870	110,775	28,095	7,725	20,370	4,430	920	1,010	4,035	1,135	2,455	795	375	4,100	2,230	5,385	1,225	12,210	15,870
2022	139,770	109,720	30,045	7,890	22,145	4,470	965	1,040	4,190	1,225	2,625	835	415	4,015	2,570	6,100	1,550	12,305	16,465
2023	141,165	109,555	31,605	8,775	22,820	4,550	945	1,050	4,160	1,255	2,575	865	430	4,885	2,820	6,450	1,615	13,225	17,090
2024	142,175	109,245	32,950	9,385	23,560	4,650	985	1,035	4,125	1,280	2,525	935	430	5,480	2,945	6,900	1,625	–	–
2025	142,465	108,775	33,690	9,425	24,270	4,690	1,000	1,040	4,085	1,310	2,485	945	440	5,540	3,100	7,375	1,675	–	–
2026	142,800	108,240	34,580	9,470	25,100	4,785	995	1,040	4,000	1,340	2,450	970	440	5,595	3,270	7,960	1,720	–	–

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