City · West Maas en Waal, Gelderland

Dreumel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Dreumel had 3,550 residents. 12.0% of them (425 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 West Maas en Waal (12.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (2.7%), other Asia (2.1%) and other Europe (2.0%). 61.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.9 percentage points.

Residents: 3,550 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.0% 425 people
Born abroad: 61.2% 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.0% 3,125
Migration background 12.0% 425

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Dreumel. For comparison, the line marks West Maas en Waal and the circle the Netherlands.

Poland

2.7% 95 people

West Maas en Waal 1.6% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.1% 75 people

West Maas en Waal 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.0% 70 people

West Maas en Waal 2.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.7% 60 people

West Maas en Waal 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.0% 35 people

West Maas en Waal 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.85% 30 people

West Maas en Waal 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.56% 20 people

West Maas en Waal 0.62% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.42% 15 people

West Maas en Waal 0.38% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.28% 10 people

West Maas en Waal 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.28% 10 people

West Maas en Waal 0.31% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.14% 5 people

West Maas en Waal 0.38% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.14% 5 people

West Maas en Waal 0.36% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

61% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.2% 260
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 38.8% 165

Men and women

Men: 1,830
Women: 1,720

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Dreumel 12.0%

Higher than 46% 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

12.0%

Dreumel
West Maas en Waal
Netherlands

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Year	Dreumel	West Maas en Waal	Netherlands
1998	5.6%	5.1%	16.7%
1999	5.5%	5.2%	17.1%
2000	5.8%	5.3%	17.5%
2001	5.6%	5.4%	18.0%
2002	5.4%	5.4%	18.4%
2003	5.3%	5.4%	18.8%
2004	5.3%	5.5%	19.0%
2005	5.7%	5.7%	19.2%
2006	5.4%	5.6%	19.3%
2007	5.4%	5.5%	19.4%
2008	5.1%	5.6%	19.6%
2009	5.0%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	5.4%	5.9%	20.3%
2011	5.5%	6.2%	20.6%
2012	6.0%	6.2%	20.9%
2013	6.5%	6.5%	21.1%
2014	6.7%	6.7%	21.4%
2015	7.4%	7.0%	21.7%
2016	7.7%	7.4%	22.1%
2017	7.7%	7.5%	22.6%
2018	8.1%	7.8%	23.1%
2019	8.5%	8.1%	23.6%
2020	8.9%	8.5%	24.2%
2021	9.4%	8.7%	24.6%
2022	10.1%	9.6%	26.0%
2023	11.0%	10.8%	27.1%
2024	11.8%	11.6%	27.9%
2025	12.2%	12.1%	28.5%
2026	12.0%	12.5%	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 Dreumel

				Largest group
6621 Dreumel	12.0%	3,550	+1.9 pp	Poland

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	3,240	3,060	180	100	85	5	25	5	35	0	75	0	15	10	0	5	10	140	40
1999	3,285	3,105	180	105	75	0	25	5	35	0	75	0	15	15	0	5	5	140	35
2000	3,345	3,155	195	105	90	5	15	5	40	0	70	5	15	15	0	10	15	155	40
2001	3,385	3,195	190	115	75	0	10	5	35	0	75	0	15	25	0	10	15	155	30
2002	3,360	3,185	180	110	55	0	0	0	35	5	70	5	10	25	0	10	5	150	25
2003	3,325	3,150	175	110	75	5	0	5	30	5	70	0	5	35	5	20	5	150	30
2004	3,365	3,180	180	110	75	5	0	5	30	5	70	10	5	25	0	20	10	145	35
2005	3,350	3,165	190	115	75	0	0	0	35	5	65	10	10	30	0	20	15	160	30
2006	3,330	3,150	180	100	85	0	0	10	35	5	70	5	5	20	5	20	10	145	35
2007	3,330	3,150	180	110	70	0	0	5	40	0	65	10	10	25	5	5	15	150	25
2008	3,305	3,135	170	100	70	0	0	10	35	5	70	5	10	15	5	10	5	145	25
2009	3,285	3,130	165	95	65	0	5	10	30	0	65	5	5	20	0	10	10	135	30
2010	3,315	3,130	180	105	75	0	0	5	35	0	65	10	5	25	5	20	10	145	40
2011	3,300	3,120	180	105	65	0	0	5	30	0	65	15	5	20	5	15	10	150	30
2012	3,340	3,140	200	120	80	0	0	5	35	0	65	20	10	25	5	20	15	160	40
2013	3,365	3,145	220	140	80	0	0	5	35	0	70	40	10	20	5	25	10	185	35
2014	3,345	3,120	225	140	85	0	0	5	35	0	60	45	10	25	10	30	5	180	40
2015	3,360	3,110	250	160	90	0	0	5	35	0	75	45	10	30	10	30	10	200	50
2016	3,385	3,125	260	160	100	0	0	10	35	0	70	50	10	30	10	35	10	205	60
2017	3,385	3,125	260	155	105	0	5	5	30	0	65	55	10	25	5	45	15	195	65
2018	3,400	3,125	275	170	105	0	5	5	30	0	65	65	10	30	5	40	20	210	70
2019	3,460	3,165	295	165	125	0	0	10	25	0	65	60	15	25	20	50	20	215	85
2020	3,490	3,180	310	175	140	0	0	10	30	5	65	55	15	40	25	55	15	215	100
2021	3,520	3,190	330	190	135	0	0	10	25	0	65	65	15	45	25	55	20	230	95
2022	3,565	3,205	360	205	155	0	5	5	25	5	65	75	10	50	25	65	30	240	100
2023	3,585	3,180	395	230	170	0	5	10	30	5	65	85	10	65	25	70	30	270	110
2024	3,550	3,130	420	235	180	5	0	10	35	5	65	80	10	75	30	75	25	–	–
2025	3,575	3,140	435	240	195	5	5	10	35	5	65	90	15	75	35	75	25	–	–
2026	3,550	3,125	425	235	190	5	5	10	35	10	60	95	15	70	30	75	20	–	–

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