City · Hardenberg, Overijssel

Dedemsvaart: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Dedemsvaart had 13,225 residents. 11.2% of them (1,480 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Hardenberg (9.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.8%), other Europe (2.1%) and Poland (1.1%). 64.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.4 percentage points.

Residents: 13,225 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.2% 1,480 people
Born abroad: 64.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.4 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

89%

Dutch origin 88.8% 11,745
Migration background 11.2% 1,480

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.8% 500 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.1% 280 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 1.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

1.1% 150 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.52% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

1.0% 130 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.87% 115 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.57% 75 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.53% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.57% 75 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.60% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.34% 45 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.30% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.34% 45 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.22% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.26% 35 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.18% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.15% 20 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.12% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.08% 10 people

Municipality of Hardenberg 0.09% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

64% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.2% 950
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.8% 530

Men and women

Men: 6,690
Women: 6,535

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Dedemsvaart 11.2%

Higher than 40% 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

11.2%

Dedemsvaart
Municipality of Hardenberg
Netherlands

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Year	Dedemsvaart	Municipality of Hardenberg	Netherlands
1998	4.6%	5.3%	16.7%
1999	4.7%	5.3%	17.1%
2000	4.9%	5.3%	17.5%
2001	4.9%	5.8%	18.0%
2002	4.8%	5.7%	18.4%
2003	5.2%	5.9%	18.8%
2004	5.2%	5.7%	19.0%
2005	5.2%	5.5%	19.2%
2006	5.1%	5.4%	19.3%
2007	5.2%	5.4%	19.4%
2008	5.1%	5.4%	19.6%
2009	5.1%	5.5%	19.9%
2010	5.4%	5.5%	20.3%
2011	5.5%	5.5%	20.6%
2012	5.6%	5.6%	20.9%
2013	5.5%	5.5%	21.1%
2014	5.6%	5.7%	21.4%
2015	5.8%	5.8%	21.7%
2016	6.1%	5.9%	22.1%
2017	6.7%	6.3%	22.6%
2018	7.0%	6.7%	23.1%
2019	7.4%	6.7%	23.6%
2020	7.5%	6.9%	24.2%
2021	7.9%	7.2%	24.6%
2022	8.8%	8.1%	26.0%
2023	9.6%	8.4%	27.1%
2024	10.0%	8.8%	27.9%
2025	10.7%	9.4%	28.5%
2026	11.2%	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 Dedemsvaart

				Largest group
7701 Noord, Zuidwest	11.4%	12,255	+2.6 pp	Other Asia
7702 Zuidwest, Zuidoost	8.8%	970	+0.5 pp	Other Asia

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	11,285	10,765	520	265	245	10	0	30	80	20	145	10	10	100	25	45	35	370	155
1999	11,460	10,910	540	260	280	15	0	25	80	25	145	15	15	85	35	60	40	370	180
2000	11,515	10,945	560	260	305	15	5	25	75	30	150	15	20	75	40	75	40	370	195
2001	11,615	11,050	570	260	300	15	0	25	75	35	150	10	15	85	45	75	35	365	205
2002	11,715	11,150	560	245	310	15	0	25	75	35	145	15	10	75	45	85	30	350	215
2003	11,870	11,250	620	260	365	15	5	25	80	35	150	15	10	85	65	90	50	370	260
2004	11,910	11,290	620	250	355	10	0	30	80	40	150	15	15	75	65	105	30	360	260
2005	11,910	11,295	620	265	355	10	5	25	80	40	150	20	15	85	50	105	40	370	250
2006	11,880	11,280	600	255	340	15	5	30	80	35	140	25	10	80	50	95	30	355	240
2007	11,975	11,355	620	270	355	15	0	25	75	35	145	20	15	90	60	100	45	360	255
2008	12,045	11,430	610	265	345	15	5	30	75	30	150	20	10	90	55	100	35	360	245
2009	12,110	11,490	620	270	355	15	0	20	70	30	155	25	15	75	75	100	45	370	255
2010	12,205	11,545	665	295	365	10	5	20	70	30	150	40	10	95	80	110	40	390	275
2011	12,295	11,615	680	310	360	10	5	25	75	30	140	45	15	110	75	100	40	405	265
2012	12,330	11,640	690	315	370	10	5	25	75	35	145	55	15	100	85	100	35	405	285
2013	12,370	11,690	675	310	365	10	5	25	65	25	145	50	10	105	95	100	40	395	275
2014	12,355	11,665	690	320	375	15	5	25	70	35	140	65	15	100	85	105	35	410	285
2015	12,390	11,675	715	330	385	15	5	20	75	35	135	75	10	110	90	110	35	425	290
2016	12,395	11,640	755	335	420	15	5	20	65	35	135	75	15	110	95	150	35	415	335
2017	12,580	11,740	840	365	475	15	5	25	65	35	135	90	15	125	105	180	45	455	385
2018	12,675	11,790	885	380	510	15	5	25	65	40	130	110	15	125	110	205	45	465	420
2019	12,785	11,845	940	410	525	15	5	25	65	35	130	115	20	145	120	215	45	490	445
2020	12,855	11,885	970	430	535	10	10	20	60	35	130	125	20	155	110	240	50	520	445
2021	12,840	11,825	1,015	440	575	5	5	40	70	45	125	140	20	155	105	260	45	530	480
2022	12,850	11,730	1,130	465	665	15	10	35	75	35	140	150	25	155	110	320	65	545	515
2023	13,090	11,835	1,260	515	750	10	15	40	75	50	140	140	20	210	130	360	70	605	585
2024	13,065	11,760	1,305	520	785	25	10	40	75	45	135	140	20	220	135	385	75	–	–
2025	13,085	11,690	1,400	600	805	30	10	35	75	45	130	155	20	290	115	420	65	–	–
2026	13,225	11,745	1,480	590	895	45	10	35	75	45	130	150	20	280	115	500	75	–	–

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