City · Gelderland

Epe: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Epe had 16,055 residents. 15.4% of them (2,480 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 Epe (14.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.7%), other Europe (2.5%) and Turkey (2.1%). 61.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.6 percentage points.

Residents: 16,055 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.4% 2,480 people
Born abroad: 61.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.6 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 84.6% 13,575
Migration background 15.4% 2,480

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.7% 600 people

Municipality of Epe 3.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.5% 400 people

Municipality of Epe 2.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

2.1% 340 people

Municipality of Epe 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

1.9% 305 people

Municipality of Epe 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.5% 240 people

Municipality of Epe 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.2% 185 people

Municipality of Epe 0.90% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.84% 135 people

Municipality of Epe 0.64% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.69% 110 people

Municipality of Epe 0.64% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.34% 55 people

Municipality of Epe 0.33% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.25% 40 people

Municipality of Epe 0.27% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.22% 35 people

Municipality of Epe 0.21% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.19% 30 people

Municipality of Epe 0.16% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

61% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.3% 1,520
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 38.7% 960

Men and women

Men: 8,100
Women: 7,955

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Epe 15.4%

Higher than 66% 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

15.4%

Epe
Municipality of Epe
Netherlands

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Year	Epe	Municipality of Epe	Netherlands
1998	9.3%	10.5%	16.7%
1999	9.3%	10.6%	17.1%
2000	9.4%	10.7%	17.5%
2001	9.5%	10.8%	18.0%
2002	9.7%	10.8%	18.4%
2003	10.0%	10.9%	18.8%
2004	10.2%	11.0%	19.0%
2005	9.7%	10.7%	19.2%
2006	9.9%	10.7%	19.3%
2007	10.1%	10.9%	19.4%
2008	10.2%	10.9%	19.6%
2009	10.3%	11.0%	19.9%
2010	10.5%	11.1%	20.3%
2011	10.6%	11.3%	20.6%
2012	10.7%	11.2%	20.9%
2013	10.8%	11.3%	21.1%
2014	11.0%	11.4%	21.4%
2015	10.9%	11.5%	21.7%
2016	11.2%	11.6%	22.1%
2017	11.3%	11.6%	22.6%
2018	11.4%	11.7%	23.1%
2019	11.6%	11.7%	23.6%
2020	11.7%	11.8%	24.2%
2021	11.6%	11.8%	24.6%
2022	12.9%	12.6%	26.0%
2023	13.8%	13.2%	27.1%
2024	14.0%	13.4%	27.9%
2025	15.0%	13.9%	28.5%
2026	15.4%	14.5%	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 Epe

				Largest group
8162 Enkweg, Hogeland	15.2%	9,385	+1.2 pp	Other Asia
8161 Epe	15.8%	6,670	+4.5 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	15,760	14,305	1,460	455	1,000	330	35	30	425	20	280	10	20	145	25	85	50	915	550
1999	15,800	14,325	1,470	455	1,025	335	35	30	415	15	280	10	20	145	45	100	50	895	580
2000	15,630	14,170	1,465	460	1,005	340	25	30	385	20	280	10	25	145	45	115	45	890	565
2001	15,610	14,125	1,485	465	1,015	330	30	25	395	25	275	15	25	150	35	115	60	900	580
2002	15,655	14,140	1,515	475	1,040	345	30	30	385	30	270	15	25	165	45	110	65	900	615
2003	15,740	14,180	1,570	475	1,090	355	30	30	395	35	270	15	20	170	55	120	70	915	650
2004	15,735	14,135	1,600	480	1,115	355	35	30	395	40	270	15	25	170	65	125	70	920	680
2005	15,555	14,045	1,510	470	1,035	345	40	30	390	40	265	10	25	170	40	95	55	895	615
2006	15,550	14,005	1,545	465	1,080	345	40	35	385	45	270	15	20	160	45	115	70	895	655
2007	15,595	14,020	1,575	475	1,095	350	35	35	380	40	260	20	20	175	65	110	80	895	675
2008	15,595	14,005	1,595	500	1,095	360	35	40	380	40	260	25	20	195	55	110	75	925	670
2009	15,560	13,955	1,605	535	1,065	350	35	35	365	35	265	50	20	200	55	115	75	945	660
2010	15,490	13,865	1,620	545	1,080	355	30	40	355	35	260	55	25	205	60	130	75	950	675
2011	15,435	13,790	1,640	560	1,080	340	40	30	355	45	260	75	25	200	45	145	80	965	680
2012	15,180	13,570	1,620	545	1,080	345	35	35	350	40	250	70	30	195	50	140	85	935	685
2013	15,165	13,525	1,635	555	1,075	350	30	30	345	45	240	85	20	210	55	145	75	955	685
2014	15,110	13,450	1,660	555	1,105	345	40	30	340	40	240	80	20	215	55	170	85	935	725
2015	14,955	13,330	1,625	535	1,095	345	30	45	330	35	230	85	20	200	60	170	80	910	715
2016	15,095	13,405	1,690	550	1,145	345	40	40	330	40	235	85	25	205	65	205	80	930	765
2017	15,250	13,525	1,725	575	1,145	335	40	40	335	45	245	85	20	225	70	210	70	950	780
2018	15,420	13,660	1,760	570	1,195	335	40	40	335	35	230	100	25	215	75	255	80	955	810
2019	15,575	13,765	1,810	585	1,225	340	40	45	330	30	235	90	25	235	80	265	95	965	845
2020	15,685	13,850	1,835	575	1,255	330	45	35	330	40	240	90	20	225	90	290	95	955	880
2021	15,685	13,860	1,825	575	1,250	325	45	40	315	40	225	95	25	230	100	300	85	935	895
2022	15,680	13,660	2,020	630	1,390	330	45	35	330	60	235	120	30	250	125	335	125	950	910
2023	15,670	13,505	2,165	755	1,420	330	45	35	320	65	230	120	30	370	125	380	135	1,060	950
2024	15,700	13,495	2,200	770	1,430	330	45	35	315	60	240	120	30	375	125	395	130	–	–
2025	16,000	13,610	2,395	855	1,530	340	40	40	310	55	240	130	30	460	160	460	125	–	–
2026	16,055	13,575	2,480	785	1,695	340	35	40	305	55	240	110	30	400	185	600	135	–	–

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