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Deventer: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Deventer had 85,110 residents. 28.3% of them (24,080 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Deventer (25.3%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (7.9%), other Europe (4.9%) and other Asia (4.5%). 54.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.9 percentage points.

Residents: 85,110 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 28.3% 24,080 people
Born abroad: 54.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.9 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

72% 28%

Dutch origin 71.7% 61,030
Migration background 28.3% 24,080

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

7.9% 6,745 people

Municipality of Deventer 6.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.9% 4,205 people

Municipality of Deventer 4.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.5% 3,825 people

Municipality of Deventer 4.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.7% 2,340 people

Municipality of Deventer 2.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 1,675 people

Municipality of Deventer 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.7% 1,410 people

Municipality of Deventer 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 1,090 people

Municipality of Deventer 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.0% 875 people

Municipality of Deventer 0.88% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.75% 635 people

Municipality of Deventer 0.66% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.71% 605 people

Municipality of Deventer 0.64% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.49% 420 people

Municipality of Deventer 0.43% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.30% 255 people

Municipality of Deventer 0.29% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

54% 46%

Born abroad (first generation) 54.2% 13,040
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.8% 11,040

Men and women

Men: 42,165
Women: 42,925

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Deventer 28.3%

Higher than 92% 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

28.3%

Deventer
Municipality of Deventer
Netherlands

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Year	Deventer	Municipality of Deventer	Netherlands
1998	20.4%	17.6%	16.7%
1999	20.6%	17.9%	17.1%
2000	21.1%	18.4%	17.5%
2001	21.7%	19.0%	18.0%
2002	22.5%	19.6%	18.4%
2003	22.9%	20.1%	18.8%
2004	23.5%	20.8%	19.0%
2005	23.7%	20.9%	19.2%
2006	23.7%	21.1%	19.3%
2007	23.5%	20.9%	19.4%
2008	23.4%	20.8%	19.6%
2009	23.4%	20.8%	19.9%
2010	23.7%	21.1%	20.3%
2011	23.8%	21.1%	20.6%
2012	23.7%	21.1%	20.9%
2013	23.8%	21.2%	21.1%
2014	23.6%	21.0%	21.4%
2015	23.7%	21.2%	21.7%
2016	24.0%	21.3%	22.1%
2017	24.5%	21.5%	22.6%
2018	24.7%	21.8%	23.1%
2019	25.1%	22.0%	23.6%
2020	25.3%	22.3%	24.2%
2021	25.5%	22.6%	24.6%
2022	26.4%	23.5%	26.0%
2023	27.5%	24.4%	27.1%
2024	27.9%	24.7%	27.9%
2025	28.1%	25.1%	28.5%
2026	28.3%	25.3%	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 Deventer

				Largest group
7415 Keizerslanden	33.8%	13,630	+0.5 pp	Turkey
7412 Zandweerd	23.3%	12,080	+1.5 pp	Turkey
7411 Binnenstad	25.7%	9,075	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
7425 Colmschate-Vijfhoek	20.3%	7,570	+1.5 pp	Turkey
7413 Voorstad	36.6%	7,250	+0.1 pp	Turkey
7423 Colmschate-Noord	23.6%	5,815	+0.7 pp	Turkey
7414 Borgele en Platvoet	27.8%	5,395	+2.5 pp	Other Asia
7421 Colmschate-Zuid	18.9%	5,190	+2.3 pp	Other Asia
7417 Rivierenwijk en Bergweide	51.7%	5,045	−0.9 pp	Turkey
7424 Colmschate-Vijfhoek	26.9%	4,725	+1.0 pp	Turkey
7416 Voorstad	33.8%	3,450	+1.3 pp	Turkey
7422 Colmschate-Zuid	20.1%	2,340	+0.1 pp	Other Asia
7419 De Hoven	10.2%	2,265	+1.4 pp	Indonesia
7418 Colmschate-Zuid, Rivierenwijk en Bergweide	49.5%	1,020	+34.9 pp	Other Europe
7428 Bathmen	6.5%	155	−3.2 pp	Other Americas & Oceania
7427 Colmschate-Zuid	13.3%	75	+13.3 pp	Other Asia
7426 Colmschate-Vijfhoek	0.0%	30	−20.0 pp	–

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	69,930	55,675	14,240	3,645	10,570	5,180	220	545	2,880	265	1,745	85	175	1,640	415	770	300	6,655	7,575
1999	71,225	56,555	14,650	3,690	10,980	5,330	235	550	2,860	300	1,725	90	150	1,725	490	880	335	6,675	7,975
2000	72,540	57,220	15,320	3,810	11,520	5,485	260	560	2,850	330	1,750	105	175	1,780	580	1,090	370	6,805	8,505
2001	73,520	57,555	15,955	3,910	12,030	5,625	250	610	2,870	350	1,740	105	180	1,890	670	1,280	380	6,955	8,985
2002	74,420	57,700	16,735	4,020	12,705	5,785	250	595	2,900	375	1,720	125	170	2,010	785	1,615	415	7,075	9,640
2003	75,685	58,320	17,345	4,105	13,275	5,980	265	605	2,890	415	1,710	120	175	2,100	850	1,835	440	7,145	10,200
2004	76,930	58,885	18,065	4,175	13,850	6,160	285	620	2,840	410	1,695	110	180	2,200	905	2,185	445	7,250	10,810
2005	77,855	59,375	18,475	4,270	14,240	6,250	300	605	2,830	465	1,705	135	180	2,250	960	2,335	500	7,320	11,165
2006	78,390	59,785	18,615	4,270	14,355	6,370	285	600	2,800	460	1,675	145	190	2,260	945	2,390	505	7,275	11,350
2007	78,380	59,970	18,385	4,265	14,120	6,470	280	625	2,760	460	1,655	160	180	2,270	930	2,095	505	7,245	11,135
2008	78,920	60,480	18,465	4,385	14,060	6,500	295	630	2,780	470	1,675	195	185	2,330	880	1,960	545	7,350	11,095
2009	79,405	60,830	18,585	4,550	14,040	6,500	320	625	2,755	490	1,725	280	180	2,365	800	1,975	575	7,505	11,070
2010	80,055	61,095	18,970	4,715	14,265	6,555	325	615	2,750	485	1,780	300	205	2,440	850	2,110	575	7,690	11,255
2011	80,355	61,255	19,100	4,840	14,265	6,550	305	605	2,705	495	1,855	345	215	2,425	915	2,110	585	7,785	11,290
2012	80,225	61,200	19,030	4,870	14,125	6,605	320	605	2,670	485	1,810	345	185	2,530	885	1,975	590	7,780	11,250
2013	80,080	61,055	19,030	4,900	14,135	6,585	335	585	2,650	470	1,750	370	205	2,575	880	1,970	665	7,755	11,265
2014	79,600	60,795	18,805	4,815	13,995	6,550	340	580	2,585	485	1,675	365	200	2,575	910	1,900	645	7,650	11,160
2015	79,645	60,780	18,865	4,850	14,015	6,525	330	580	2,545	495	1,575	470	190	2,615	975	1,905	660	7,640	11,220
2016	79,845	60,705	19,140	4,920	14,220	6,475	345	585	2,520	510	1,510	545	195	2,670	1,045	2,060	680	7,695	11,440
2017	80,455	60,740	19,715	5,095	14,620	6,485	345	595	2,525	525	1,475	605	200	2,815	1,105	2,335	705	7,880	11,825
2018	80,585	60,645	19,940	5,135	14,815	6,505	345	590	2,475	535	1,440	620	200	2,875	1,140	2,490	740	7,880	12,070
2019	80,840	60,575	20,265	5,255	15,010	6,545	345	585	2,440	545	1,410	645	195	3,010	1,190	2,605	755	7,990	12,275
2020	81,400	60,800	20,600	5,485	15,120	6,545	355	585	2,410	550	1,385	715	215	3,170	1,240	2,645	790	8,200	12,405
2021	81,645	60,845	20,800	5,615	15,185	6,600	375	590	2,385	565	1,365	765	210	3,280	1,270	2,595	805	8,300	12,500
2022	81,820	60,200	21,630	5,720	15,935	6,595	370	610	2,460	590	1,435	800	220	3,260	1,365	2,960	980	8,450	12,555
2023	83,045	60,215	22,820	6,480	16,350	6,675	385	620	2,415	595	1,435	890	230	3,925	1,450	3,215	1,000	9,185	12,985
2024	83,620	60,325	23,315	6,520	16,785	6,710	395	615	2,375	605	1,420	885	235	3,990	1,540	3,530	1,030	–	–
2025	84,290	60,645	23,645	6,690	16,965	6,710	405	600	2,375	630	1,425	840	250	4,180	1,600	3,560	1,075	–	–
2026	85,110	61,030	24,080	6,750	17,330	6,745	420	605	2,340	635	1,410	875	255	4,205	1,675	3,825	1,090	–	–

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