City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Baflo: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Baflo had 1,830 residents. 8.5% of them (155 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (1.4%), other Asia (1.4%) and Germany (1.1%). 58.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.1 percentage points.

Residents: 1,830 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 8.5% 155 people
Born abroad: 58.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.1 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

92%

Dutch origin 91.5% 1,675
Migration background 8.5% 155

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.4% 25 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.4% 25 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.1% 20 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 20 people

Het Hogeland 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 20 people

Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.82% 15 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.55% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.55% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.32% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.27% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.27% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.27% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.1% 90
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.9% 65

Men and women

Men: 910
Women: 920

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Baflo 8.5%

Higher than 23% 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

8.5%

Baflo
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Baflo	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	4.9%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	4.9%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	4.6%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	4.4%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	4.8%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	4.9%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	5.4%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	4.7%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	4.9%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	5.3%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	4.9%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	5.4%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	4.9%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	5.6%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	5.5%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	5.9%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	5.4%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	5.8%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	6.1%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	6.4%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	6.1%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	6.6%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	6.6%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	6.8%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	7.3%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	7.6%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	7.8%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	7.9%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	8.5%	11.0%	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 Baflo

				Largest group
9953 Baflo	8.5%	1,830	+1.1 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	1,845	1,755	90	50	35	0	0	5	0	25	5	5	15	15	5	10	65	25
1999	1,830	1,735	90	55	40	0	0	10	0	30	0	5	20	5	10	15	70	25
2000	1,840	1,755	85	50	45	0	0	10	0	25	0	5	20	10	5	20	70	15
2001	1,820	1,735	80	50	35	0	0	10	5	25	0	5	20	5	0	15	70	10
2002	1,770	1,685	85	45	40	0	0	10	0	25	5	5	10	10	0	20	65	15
2003	1,835	1,745	90	45	45	0	0	15	5	25	0	5	15	5	0	20	75	15
2004	1,855	1,760	100	45	55	0	0	15	10	25	0	5	15	5	5	20	75	20
2005	1,825	1,740	85	45	50	0	0	10	10	25	5	5	10	5	5	20	65	20
2006	1,840	1,745	90	50	45	0	0	15	5	25	5	5	15	5	0	20	70	20
2007	1,880	1,790	100	50	45	0	0	10	10	30	5	5	10	5	5	15	75	20
2008	1,920	1,830	95	45	50	5	0	15	5	30	0	5	10	5	5	15	75	20
2009	1,955	1,850	105	55	50	0	0	20	5	30	5	5	15	5	5	15	80	25
2010	1,935	1,835	95	50	45	0	0	15	5	25	5	5	15	5	5	15	75	20
2011	1,950	1,845	110	55	50	0	5	20	10	30	5	0	20	0	5	10	80	25
2012	1,915	1,815	105	50	55	0	0	15	10	25	5	5	15	5	5	20	75	30
2013	1,880	1,770	110	50	60	0	0	15	10	25	10	5	10	5	15	15	80	25
2014	1,865	1,765	100	50	50	5	0	15	5	25	10	5	10	5	5	15	75	25
2015	1,825	1,720	105	45	60	5	0	15	0	25	5	0	15	5	10	25	70	30
2016	1,805	1,695	110	45	65	5	0	15	5	25	5	5	10	10	10	20	75	35
2017	1,810	1,695	115	55	60	0	5	15	5	25	5	5	20	10	10	15	75	40
2018	1,815	1,705	110	40	75	5	0	10	5	20	10	5	5	15	20	20	65	45
2019	1,820	1,700	120	45	75	5	5	15	5	25	10	5	5	15	15	15	70	50
2020	1,815	1,695	120	40	80	5	5	15	0	20	10	5	5	15	20	20	70	50
2021	1,825	1,700	125	40	85	10	5	15	0	20	10	5	5	20	15	20	70	60
2022	1,840	1,705	135	40	90	5	10	10	5	20	5	10	5	20	25	20	65	60
2023	1,845	1,710	140	55	85	10	5	10	5	20	10	15	15	20	15	20	75	55
2024	1,865	1,720	145	50	95	5	5	15	5	20	5	5	20	20	20	25	–	–
2025	1,845	1,700	145	55	90	5	5	15	5	20	10	5	20	20	15	20	–	–
2026	1,830	1,675	155	55	100	5	5	15	10	20	10	5	25	20	25	20	–	–

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