City · Aa en Hunze, Drenthe

Balloo: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Balloo had 160 residents. 6.3% of them (10 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Aa en Hunze (9.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (3.1%) and other Americas & Oceania (3.1%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Small area: CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so percentages can be off by several points.

Residents: 160 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 6.3% 10 people
Born abroad: 50.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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

Dutch origin 93.8% 150
Migration background 6.3% 10

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Balloo. For comparison, the line marks Aa en Hunze and the circle the Netherlands.

Indonesia

3.1% 5 people

Aa en Hunze 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

3.1% 5 people

Aa en Hunze 0.61% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.04% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.17% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.17% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 2.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.94% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 2.0% Netherlands 5.3%

First and second generation

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

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 5
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 5

Men and women

Men: 85
Women: 75

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

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

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

6.3%

Balloo
Aa en Hunze
Netherlands

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Year	Balloo	Aa en Hunze	Netherlands
1998	3.3%	5.5%	16.7%
1999	3.6%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	0.0%	5.6%	17.5%
2001	0.0%	6.5%	18.0%
2002	3.6%	7.0%	18.4%
2003	3.7%	5.9%	18.8%
2004	3.3%	5.1%	19.0%
2005	3.3%	5.0%	19.2%
2006	0.0%	5.0%	19.3%
2007	0.0%	5.1%	19.4%
2008	3.4%	5.2%	19.6%
2009	0.0%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	3.3%	5.8%	20.3%
2011	3.1%	6.1%	20.6%
2012	3.1%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	3.1%	5.8%	21.1%
2014	3.1%	5.8%	21.4%
2015	3.2%	5.8%	21.7%
2016	3.3%	5.9%	22.1%
2017	3.4%	6.3%	22.6%
2018	3.3%	6.4%	23.1%
2019	6.3%	6.7%	23.6%
2020	6.3%	6.7%	24.2%
2021	3.1%	6.6%	24.6%
2022	3.1%	7.5%	26.0%
2023	9.1%	8.5%	27.1%
2024	6.3%	9.2%	27.9%
2025	6.3%	9.7%	28.5%
2026	6.3%	9.9%	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 Balloo

				Largest group
9458 Rolde	6.3%	160	+3.1 pp	Indonesia

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	Indonesia	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	150	140	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
1999	140	140	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
2000	145	145	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2001	140	135	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2002	140	135	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2003	135	135	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2004	150	145	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2005	150	150	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2006	150	145	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	150	145	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	145	145	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2009	155	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2010	150	150	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2011	160	155	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2012	160	155	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2013	160	155	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2014	160	155	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2015	155	150	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2016	150	145	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2017	145	140	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0
2018	150	145	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0
2019	160	150	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
2020	160	150	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2021	160	155	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	5
2022	160	155	5	0	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2023	165	150	15	5	10	0	5	5	5	0	5	5	5
2024	160	155	10	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
2025	160	150	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	5	–	–
2026	160	150	10	5	10	5	0	0	0	0	5	–	–

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