City · Ede, Gelderland

Bennekom: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Bennekom had 15,195 residents. 13.5% of them (2,055 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Ede (19.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (3.0%), other Europe (2.6%) and other Asia (2.3%). 51.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.9 percentage points.

Residents: 15,195 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.5% 2,055 people
Born abroad: 51.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.9 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

86%

Dutch origin 86.5% 13,140
Migration background 13.5% 2,055

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

3.0% 450 people

Municipality of Ede 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.6% 400 people

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

2.3% 355 people

Municipality of Ede 3.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 230 people

Municipality of Ede 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.4% 210 people

Municipality of Ede 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.92% 140 people

Municipality of Ede 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

0.43% 65 people

Municipality of Ede 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.39% 60 people

Municipality of Ede 0.58% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.26% 40 people

Municipality of Ede 2.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.26% 40 people

Municipality of Ede 0.37% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.23% 35 people

Municipality of Ede 0.83% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.20% 30 people

Municipality of Ede 1.9% Netherlands 2.6%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 51.1% 1,050
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 48.9% 1,005

Men and women

Men: 7,410
Women: 7,780

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Bennekom 13.5%

Higher than 56% 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

13.5%

Bennekom
Municipality of Ede
Netherlands

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Year	Bennekom	Municipality of Ede	Netherlands
1998	8.0%	12.7%	16.7%
1999	7.9%	12.8%	17.1%
2000	8.1%	13.0%	17.5%
2001	8.0%	13.2%	18.0%
2002	8.2%	13.5%	18.4%
2003	8.1%	13.7%	18.8%
2004	8.3%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	8.3%	13.9%	19.2%
2006	8.4%	14.0%	19.3%
2007	8.4%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	8.4%	14.0%	19.6%
2009	8.7%	14.1%	19.9%
2010	8.7%	14.2%	20.3%
2011	8.8%	14.3%	20.6%
2012	8.7%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	10.0%	14.6%	21.1%
2014	10.6%	14.7%	21.4%
2015	10.9%	14.8%	21.7%
2016	11.0%	15.0%	22.1%
2017	10.9%	15.3%	22.6%
2018	10.7%	15.6%	23.1%
2019	10.6%	15.6%	23.6%
2020	10.6%	15.9%	24.2%
2021	11.1%	16.2%	24.6%
2022	12.6%	17.4%	26.0%
2023	13.5%	18.2%	27.1%
2024	13.3%	18.6%	27.9%
2025	13.4%	18.9%	28.5%
2026	13.5%	19.3%	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 Bennekom

				Largest group
6721 Zuidoost, Halderbrink	13.5%	15,195	+0.9 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	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	14,230	13,090	1,135	430	710	0	0	50	450	15	240	10	35	145	55	65	75	945	195
1999	14,230	13,105	1,125	415	720	0	0	55	455	15	230	10	30	145	60	55	80	935	195
2000	14,190	13,040	1,150	415	730	5	5	45	450	20	235	15	30	135	55	55	95	945	200
2001	14,380	13,225	1,150	435	715	0	10	45	450	25	230	15	30	160	50	50	85	950	195
2002	14,525	13,340	1,190	440	745	5	5	50	455	25	230	15	30	165	55	60	90	975	210
2003	14,550	13,375	1,180	455	720	5	5	45	450	25	240	20	30	165	55	50	85	980	200
2004	14,685	13,470	1,215	470	745	5	5	40	460	25	230	20	35	185	50	60	100	1,000	215
2005	14,790	13,565	1,230	470	765	5	5	50	455	25	240	15	40	175	50	70	105	1,005	225
2006	14,750	13,510	1,240	475	765	5	5	45	450	25	245	20	40	170	60	65	110	1,005	240
2007	14,780	13,540	1,245	470	775	5	5	50	450	25	235	25	35	175	55	75	110	995	250
2008	14,730	13,495	1,235	490	745	5	10	45	440	20	230	25	40	195	55	60	110	995	240
2009	14,740	13,460	1,280	520	755	5	10	45	435	25	240	30	45	205	60	65	110	1,025	250
2010	14,735	13,460	1,275	510	760	5	15	45	425	25	240	20	50	200	60	85	100	1,000	275
2011	14,780	13,480	1,300	510	795	15	30	40	415	30	240	20	45	205	70	90	105	990	310
2012	14,795	13,500	1,290	515	775	10	35	45	415	25	245	20	40	210	60	85	100	985	310
2013	14,935	13,430	1,500	610	895	15	40	50	405	30	260	25	50	275	70	165	120	1,075	430
2014	14,965	13,375	1,590	660	930	10	35	45	420	35	270	30	55	305	65	185	135	1,140	450
2015	14,995	13,355	1,640	675	970	10	35	45	415	35	255	30	55	335	75	190	165	1,145	495
2016	15,010	13,365	1,645	660	990	15	40	45	415	30	240	30	50	340	60	215	170	1,140	500
2017	15,020	13,385	1,635	680	955	10	30	45	400	35	245	25	60	350	65	220	150	1,150	485
2018	15,030	13,425	1,605	650	955	10	30	45	400	30	235	35	55	325	75	230	135	1,115	495
2019	15,085	13,480	1,605	645	960	10	35	40	390	30	220	35	60	330	70	230	155	1,095	510
2020	15,150	13,545	1,605	620	990	15	35	45	410	30	210	35	60	315	80	225	150	1,090	515
2021	15,270	13,580	1,690	650	1,040	20	35	40	410	25	210	35	60	345	95	235	180	1,135	555
2022	15,265	13,345	1,925	705	1,215	25	30	50	465	30	215	40	70	380	120	275	210	1,170	560
2023	15,385	13,305	2,080	790	1,290	30	30	55	465	35	215	40	65	470	130	310	225	1,270	620
2024	15,215	13,185	2,030	715	1,315	30	40	55	455	40	210	40	70	395	140	340	215	–	–
2025	15,160	13,135	2,025	710	1,315	35	35	55	455	40	210	35	65	395	140	330	225	–	–
2026	15,195	13,140	2,055	710	1,345	30	40	60	450	40	210	35	65	400	140	355	230	–	–

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