City · Westerveld, Drenthe

Dieverbrug: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Dieverbrug had 175 residents. 8.6% of them (15 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Westerveld (9.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.7%). 66.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

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

Residents: 175 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 8.6% 15 people
Born abroad: 66.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.2 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 91.4% 160
Migration background 8.6% 15

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.7% 10 people

Westerveld 2.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.13% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.08% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.25% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.33% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.25% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.15% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 1.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.80% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Westerveld 0.58% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

Born abroad (first generation) 66.7% 10
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 33.3% 5

Men and women

Men: 90
Women: 85

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

8.6%

Dieverbrug
Westerveld
Netherlands

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Year	Dieverbrug	Westerveld	Netherlands
1998	6.1%	5.5%	16.7%
1999	8.8%	5.3%	17.1%
2000	6.1%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	3.0%	5.2%	18.0%
2002	5.9%	6.1%	18.4%
2003	3.0%	5.7%	18.8%
2004	2.9%	5.6%	19.0%
2005	2.9%	5.4%	19.2%
2006	2.9%	5.8%	19.3%
2007	5.1%	6.0%	19.4%
2008	5.0%	5.6%	19.6%
2009	2.6%	5.5%	19.9%
2010	5.0%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	5.3%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	5.4%	6.0%	20.9%
2013	5.6%	5.7%	21.1%
2014	5.7%	5.7%	21.4%
2015	8.3%	6.3%	21.7%
2016	8.6%	6.0%	22.1%
2017	5.7%	6.3%	22.6%
2018	5.7%	6.1%	23.1%
2019	8.6%	6.3%	23.6%
2020	8.6%	6.5%	24.2%
2021	8.6%	6.6%	24.6%
2022	8.3%	7.7%	26.0%
2023	8.3%	7.9%	27.1%
2024	11.4%	8.9%	27.9%
2025	8.6%	9.2%	28.5%
2026	8.6%	9.4%	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 Dieverbrug

				Largest group
7984 Dieverbrug	8.6%	175	+0.2 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	Germany	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Asia	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	165	150	10	5	10	0	0	5	10	0	5
1999	170	160	15	5	10	0	0	5	10	0	5
2000	165	155	10	0	10	0	0	0	10	5	10
2001	165	160	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
2002	170	160	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
2003	165	155	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
2004	170	165	5	5	5	0	0	5	5	5	0
2005	175	170	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2006	175	175	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
2007	195	190	10	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	5
2008	200	190	10	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	5
2009	195	190	5	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0
2010	200	190	10	5	5	5	0	0	5	5	5
2011	190	180	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	5
2012	185	175	10	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	10
2013	180	170	10	5	10	0	0	5	10	5	5
2014	175	165	10	5	10	0	0	5	10	0	10
2015	180	165	15	5	10	0	0	5	10	5	10
2016	175	160	15	0	10	0	0	0	10	5	5
2017	175	165	10	5	5	5	0	0	5	5	5
2018	175	165	10	0	10	5	0	0	10	5	5
2019	175	160	15	0	10	5	0	0	10	5	10
2020	175	160	15	5	10	0	5	0	10	5	10
2021	175	160	15	5	10	0	0	5	10	0	10
2022	180	165	15	5	15	0	0	5	10	5	10
2023	180	165	15	5	15	0	0	0	10	5	15
2024	175	160	20	5	15	0	0	0	15	–	–
2025	175	160	15	5	15	0	0	0	10	–	–
2026	175	160	15	5	10	0	0	0	10	–	–

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