City · Coevorden, Drenthe

De Kiel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, De Kiel had 380 residents. 5.3% of them (20 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Coevorden (11.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (2.6%), Germany (1.3%) and other Europe (1.3%). 25.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 380 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 5.3% 20 people
Born abroad: 25.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.3 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

95%

Dutch origin 94.7% 360
Migration background 5.3% 20

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

2.6% 10 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.94% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.3% 5 people

Municipality of Coevorden 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.3% 5 people

Municipality of Coevorden 2.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.60% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.07% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.25% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.20% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.59% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.18% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 2.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Coevorden 0.62% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

25% 75%

Born abroad (first generation) 25.0% 5
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 75.0% 15

Men and women

Men: 195
Women: 185

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

5.3%

De Kiel
Municipality of Coevorden
Netherlands

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Year	De Kiel	Municipality of Coevorden	Netherlands
1998	5.8%	6.8%	16.7%
1999	4.4%	6.7%	17.1%
2000	4.4%	6.8%	17.5%
2001	5.9%	7.9%	18.0%
2002	5.6%	8.1%	18.4%
2003	7.1%	8.2%	18.8%
2004	8.0%	8.3%	19.0%
2005	6.8%	7.5%	19.2%
2006	8.0%	7.7%	19.3%
2007	6.5%	7.6%	19.4%
2008	7.9%	7.5%	19.6%
2009	9.0%	7.4%	19.9%
2010	8.0%	8.0%	20.3%
2011	9.2%	8.0%	20.6%
2012	8.0%	8.0%	20.9%
2013	6.4%	8.3%	21.1%
2014	6.3%	8.3%	21.4%
2015	6.6%	8.4%	21.7%
2016	6.5%	8.4%	22.1%
2017	6.6%	8.6%	22.6%
2018	6.5%	9.0%	23.1%
2019	6.4%	9.3%	23.6%
2020	5.2%	9.2%	24.2%
2021	5.1%	9.2%	24.6%
2022	5.0%	10.3%	26.0%
2023	5.1%	10.9%	27.1%
2024	5.3%	11.4%	27.9%
2025	5.3%	11.8%	28.5%
2026	5.3%	11.9%	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 De Kiel

				Largest group
7849 Sleen	5.3%	380	+0.3 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	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Other Europe	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	345	330	20	15	10	0	0	10	5	5	5	20	0
1999	340	320	15	15	5	0	0	5	10	0	5	20	0
2000	340	325	15	15	5	5	0	5	10	0	0	15	0
2001	340	315	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	20	0
2002	355	335	20	15	5	5	0	10	5	0	5	20	0
2003	350	330	25	15	5	5	0	10	5	0	0	20	0
2004	375	345	30	20	5	5	0	5	15	0	5	30	5
2005	370	345	25	20	5	5	0	10	10	0	5	30	0
2006	375	345	30	25	10	0	0	10	15	5	5	25	0
2007	385	355	25	20	10	5	0	10	10	0	5	25	0
2008	380	350	30	25	5	5	5	15	10	0	0	25	5
2009	390	355	35	25	10	5	0	15	10	0	5	25	5
2010	375	350	30	20	10	0	5	10	10	5	0	30	5
2011	380	345	35	25	10	0	5	15	10	5	0	30	0
2012	375	345	30	25	10	0	0	10	15	5	5	25	5
2013	390	360	25	20	10	5	0	10	10	0	5	25	0
2014	395	370	25	20	10	0	0	10	10	5	5	25	5
2015	380	355	25	20	5	0	0	10	10	5	0	20	5
2016	385	360	25	15	10	5	0	10	5	0	5	20	5
2017	380	355	25	15	10	5	0	5	10	0	5	20	5
2018	385	360	25	15	5	5	0	10	5	0	0	20	0
2019	390	365	25	15	10	5	0	10	5	0	5	25	0
2020	385	365	20	15	5	0	0	10	5	5	0	20	0
2021	390	370	20	10	10	5	0	10	0	5	0	20	0
2022	400	380	20	15	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	20	5
2023	395	370	20	10	10	10	0	10	5	0	0	20	0
2024	375	355	20	10	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	–	–
2025	380	360	20	10	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	–	–
2026	380	360	20	10	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	–	–

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