City · Aa en Hunze, Drenthe

Gieten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Gieten had 5,045 residents. 10.3% of them (520 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 Aa en Hunze (9.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (2.9%), other Africa (2.0%) and Germany (1.4%). 61.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 5,045 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.3% 520 people
Born abroad: 61.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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

90%

Dutch origin 89.6% 4,520
Migration background 10.3% 520

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Gieten. For comparison, the line marks Aa en Hunze and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.9% 145 people

Aa en Hunze 2.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 100 people

Aa en Hunze 0.94% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.4% 70 people

Aa en Hunze 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.3% 65 people

Aa en Hunze 2.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

0.79% 40 people

Aa en Hunze 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.59% 30 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.59% 30 people

Aa en Hunze 0.61% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.40% 20 people

Aa en Hunze 0.17% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.20% 10 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.20% 10 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.10% 5 people

Aa en Hunze 0.17% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.04% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

62% 39%

Born abroad (first generation) 61.5% 320
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.4% 205

Men and women

Men: 2,440
Women: 2,605

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Gieten 10.3%

Higher than 34% 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

10.3%

Gieten
Aa en Hunze
Netherlands

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Year	Gieten	Aa en Hunze	Netherlands
1998	4.0%	5.5%	16.7%
1999	4.2%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	4.5%	5.6%	17.5%
2001	4.5%	6.5%	18.0%
2002	4.4%	7.0%	18.4%
2003	4.5%	5.9%	18.8%
2004	4.2%	5.1%	19.0%
2005	4.3%	5.0%	19.2%
2006	4.4%	5.0%	19.3%
2007	4.4%	5.1%	19.4%
2008	4.6%	5.2%	19.6%
2009	4.9%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	5.5%	5.8%	20.3%
2011	5.3%	6.1%	20.6%
2012	5.4%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	5.6%	5.8%	21.1%
2014	5.6%	5.8%	21.4%
2015	5.7%	5.8%	21.7%
2016	5.8%	5.9%	22.1%
2017	6.2%	6.3%	22.6%
2018	6.5%	6.4%	23.1%
2019	6.6%	6.7%	23.6%
2020	6.6%	6.7%	24.2%
2021	6.7%	6.6%	24.6%
2022	7.6%	7.5%	26.0%
2023	7.9%	8.5%	27.1%
2024	8.9%	9.2%	27.9%
2025	9.1%	9.7%	28.5%
2026	10.3%	9.9%	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 Gieten

				Largest group
9461 Gieten	10.3%	5,045	+2.7 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	4,885	4,690	195	95	95	0	0	15	35	15	45	5	10	35	10	15	5	135	60
1999	4,855	4,650	205	110	85	0	0	15	35	15	60	0	10	40	5	15	0	155	55
2000	4,900	4,675	220	115	95	0	0	15	35	15	60	0	10	45	10	15	5	155	60
2001	4,880	4,660	220	115	115	0	0	20	35	15	60	0	10	45	20	20	5	150	70
2002	4,870	4,655	215	115	115	0	0	15	30	10	55	0	10	50	20	25	15	145	70
2003	4,910	4,690	220	115	115	0	5	15	30	15	50	5	10	50	10	25	15	150	70
2004	4,900	4,700	205	105	100	0	0	20	30	10	50	5	5	45	10	25	5	135	70
2005	5,025	4,805	215	115	105	0	0	20	35	10	55	5	5	50	10	25	5	145	70
2006	5,140	4,910	225	115	115	5	0	20	30	10	55	5	10	45	10	30	10	155	70
2007	5,150	4,920	225	115	110	0	5	15	35	10	50	5	5	55	5	20	20	150	75
2008	5,180	4,940	240	130	110	0	0	20	30	10	55	5	10	60	15	25	10	165	70
2009	5,175	4,920	255	125	130	5	0	20	30	10	60	5	5	55	20	30	15	170	85
2010	5,165	4,885	285	140	150	0	0	20	30	10	55	10	5	70	30	40	20	185	100
2011	5,160	4,885	275	140	140	0	0	20	40	10	60	5	10	65	25	30	15	190	90
2012	5,165	4,880	280	140	130	0	0	20	35	10	65	5	5	65	25	30	10	190	90
2013	5,135	4,845	285	145	145	0	0	20	35	10	65	5	5	70	30	35	15	185	95
2014	5,110	4,825	285	145	135	0	0	20	35	10	70	10	5	60	30	35	5	185	100
2015	5,100	4,810	290	145	145	0	0	15	40	10	65	10	5	65	35	35	10	190	95
2016	5,060	4,765	295	155	145	0	5	15	45	5	60	15	5	75	35	30	10	200	100
2017	5,070	4,755	315	150	160	0	5	15	45	10	65	10	5	70	30	50	5	195	120
2018	5,035	4,710	325	145	180	0	0	15	45	10	60	15	5	65	55	50	5	195	125
2019	5,005	4,675	330	140	190	5	0	15	50	10	65	10	5	60	55	45	10	200	135
2020	5,050	4,715	335	140	200	5	0	15	45	10	60	15	5	60	55	50	20	195	140
2021	5,030	4,695	335	135	205	10	0	15	45	10	60	10	5	60	55	60	10	190	150
2022	5,055	4,670	385	140	245	15	0	20	45	10	70	10	0	60	50	80	20	190	160
2023	4,960	4,570	390	145	245	15	0	15	45	15	70	5	5	65	60	85	20	185	170
2024	4,960	4,520	440	145	295	25	0	15	35	10	70	10	5	65	70	110	25	–	–
2025	4,980	4,525	455	140	315	20	0	15	35	10	70	10	5	60	80	125	25	–	–
2026	5,045	4,520	520	145	375	30	0	20	40	10	70	10	5	65	100	145	30	–	–

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