City · Groningen, Groningen

Garmerwolde: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Garmerwolde had 505 residents. 7.9% of them (40 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Groningen (30.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (2.0%), Germany (2.0%) and Dutch Caribbean (1.0%). 25.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.9 percentage points.

Residents: 505 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 7.9% 40 people
Born abroad: 25.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.9 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

92%

Dutch origin 92.1% 465
Migration background 7.9% 40

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

2.0% 10 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

2.0% 10 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 5 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.0% 5 people

Municipality of Groningen 8.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.0% 5 people

Municipality of Groningen 6.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

25% 63%

Born abroad (first generation) 25.0% 10
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 62.5% 25

Men and women

Men: 250
Women: 255

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Garmerwolde 7.9%

Higher than 19% 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

7.9%

Garmerwolde
Municipality of Groningen
Netherlands

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Year	Garmerwolde	Municipality of Groningen	Netherlands
1998	6.7%	14.4%	16.7%
1999	6.1%	14.9%	17.1%
2000	5.1%	15.4%	17.5%
2001	5.2%	15.9%	18.0%
2002	5.3%	16.5%	18.4%
2003	5.4%	16.9%	18.8%
2004	5.3%	17.0%	19.0%
2005	5.4%	17.4%	19.2%
2006	6.4%	17.5%	19.3%
2007	4.6%	17.5%	19.4%
2008	6.3%	17.7%	19.6%
2009	6.3%	18.4%	19.9%
2010	6.4%	18.9%	20.3%
2011	7.4%	19.4%	20.6%
2012	7.6%	19.9%	20.9%
2013	7.8%	20.4%	21.1%
2014	6.8%	20.8%	21.4%
2015	6.9%	21.1%	21.7%
2016	7.0%	21.6%	22.1%
2017	6.1%	22.4%	22.6%
2018	7.9%	23.0%	23.1%
2019	8.0%	24.0%	23.6%
2020	7.2%	24.7%	24.2%
2021	7.0%	25.0%	24.6%
2022	7.1%	26.9%	26.0%
2023	6.9%	28.3%	27.1%
2024	8.1%	29.0%	27.9%
2025	7.9%	29.5%	28.5%
2026	7.9%	30.0%	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 Garmerwolde

				Largest group
9798 Ten Boer	7.9%	505	+0.9 pp	Indonesia

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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	600	560	40	20	15	0	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	40	0
1999	575	545	35	15	15	0	15	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	35	0
2000	590	565	30	15	15	0	15	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	30	0
2001	580	545	30	15	15	0	15	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	35	0
2002	570	540	30	15	15	0	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
2003	555	525	30	15	15	0	15	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	30	0
2004	565	530	30	15	15	0	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	35	0
2005	560	525	30	15	15	0	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
2006	550	520	35	15	15	0	15	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	30	5
2007	545	520	25	15	10	0	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	30	0
2008	555	520	35	15	20	0	10	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	35	0
2009	555	520	35	20	10	0	10	0	10	0	0	10	0	0	30	0
2010	545	505	35	25	15	0	15	0	10	0	0	15	0	0	35	0
2011	540	500	40	20	20	0	15	0	10	0	0	10	0	5	35	5
2012	525	480	40	25	25	0	15	0	10	0	0	15	0	10	40	0
2013	515	475	40	20	25	0	15	0	10	0	0	10	0	10	35	5
2014	515	480	35	15	20	0	10	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	30	5
2015	510	475	35	15	15	0	10	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	30	10
2016	500	465	35	15	20	0	15	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	30	10
2017	490	460	30	10	25	0	10	5	10	0	0	0	5	5	25	10
2018	505	465	40	20	20	5	10	0	10	0	0	10	5	0	30	10
2019	500	460	40	15	25	0	10	0	5	0	5	5	5	10	35	5
2020	485	450	35	20	20	0	10	5	10	0	0	10	5	0	30	10
2021	500	465	35	15	20	0	10	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	30	10
2022	495	460	35	15	20	0	10	0	10	0	0	10	10	0	30	10
2023	510	475	35	15	20	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	5	5	25	10
2024	495	460	40	15	20	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	–	–
2025	505	470	40	15	25	0	10	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	–	–
2026	505	465	40	15	25	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	–	–

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