City · Hof van Twente, Overijssel

Goor: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Goor had 12,400 residents. 18.3% of them (2,265 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Hof van Twente (12.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (4.1%), other Europe (3.1%) and Turkey (2.5%). 62.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.8 percentage points.

Residents: 12,400 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 18.3% 2,265 people
Born abroad: 62.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.8 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

82% 18%

Dutch origin 81.7% 10,135
Migration background 18.3% 2,265

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Goor. For comparison, the line marks Hof van Twente and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.1% 505 people

Hof van Twente 2.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.1% 385 people

Hof van Twente 2.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

2.5% 305 people

Hof van Twente 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

2.2% 275 people

Hof van Twente 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.6% 195 people

Hof van Twente 0.77% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.6% 195 people

Hof van Twente 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.3% 160 people

Hof van Twente 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.73% 90 people

Hof van Twente 0.68% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.48% 60 people

Hof van Twente 0.21% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.48% 60 people

Hof van Twente 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.20% 25 people

Hof van Twente 0.15% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.08% 10 people

Hof van Twente 0.04% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

62% 38%

Born abroad (first generation) 62.3% 1,410
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 37.7% 855

Men and women

Men: 6,180
Women: 6,215

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Goor 18.3%

Higher than 77% 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

18.3%

Goor
Hof van Twente
Netherlands

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Year	Goor	Hof van Twente	Netherlands
1998	11.2%	7.6%	16.7%
1999	11.2%	7.7%	17.1%
2000	11.6%	8.0%	17.5%
2001	11.6%	7.9%	18.0%
2002	12.2%	8.5%	18.4%
2003	12.1%	8.4%	18.8%
2004	12.1%	8.4%	19.0%
2005	11.7%	8.4%	19.2%
2006	11.7%	8.5%	19.3%
2007	11.3%	8.5%	19.4%
2008	11.5%	8.4%	19.6%
2009	11.7%	8.3%	19.9%
2010	11.8%	8.5%	20.3%
2011	11.9%	8.6%	20.6%
2012	12.2%	8.8%	20.9%
2013	12.4%	8.1%	21.1%
2014	12.4%	8.1%	21.4%
2015	12.5%	8.2%	21.7%
2016	12.9%	8.5%	22.1%
2017	13.5%	8.8%	22.6%
2018	13.8%	8.9%	23.1%
2019	14.0%	9.2%	23.6%
2020	14.4%	9.3%	24.2%
2021	14.6%	9.5%	24.6%
2022	15.4%	10.2%	26.0%
2023	16.8%	11.1%	27.1%
2024	17.2%	11.6%	27.9%
2025	17.9%	12.3%	28.5%
2026	18.3%	12.6%	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 Goor

				Largest group
7471 Bungalow-wijk	18.3%	12,365	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
7472 De Whee II	0.0%	35	±0.0 pp	–

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	12,335	10,960	1,380	570	805	375	5	10	240	20	400	20	20	130	45	90	20	820	555
1999	12,330	10,955	1,375	565	805	355	5	15	230	20	390	25	20	130	50	115	15	815	565
2000	12,360	10,930	1,430	575	860	360	5	15	225	10	380	20	20	155	55	155	35	820	615
2001	12,350	10,925	1,430	565	865	365	5	15	225	15	365	20	20	160	60	150	30	800	625
2002	12,415	10,905	1,515	585	935	380	5	10	220	15	355	20	20	190	70	195	40	825	690
2003	12,475	10,965	1,510	585	930	400	0	10	210	15	360	20	20	185	75	175	45	815	700
2004	12,425	10,925	1,500	590	920	395	5	15	210	15	355	25	20	190	50	180	50	825	680
2005	12,375	10,925	1,450	580	865	390	5	10	200	15	345	35	20	180	45	155	45	805	640
2006	12,355	10,905	1,450	585	865	390	5	15	205	20	350	35	20	180	45	150	35	815	635
2007	12,255	10,865	1,390	555	830	380	5	10	195	20	335	35	15	170	40	140	40	765	620
2008	12,315	10,900	1,415	570	840	380	10	15	195	20	345	35	15	175	40	145	35	785	630
2009	12,345	10,900	1,450	590	850	380	5	20	180	15	340	50	15	185	50	165	35	795	645
2010	12,400	10,935	1,465	605	860	365	5	20	185	15	340	70	15	180	45	175	50	815	650
2011	12,405	10,930	1,475	640	835	355	10	15	185	15	345	75	15	205	50	155	50	850	625
2012	12,430	10,905	1,520	655	860	360	5	15	185	15	340	90	15	210	55	170	55	865	655
2013	12,335	10,800	1,530	660	865	355	5	15	180	15	330	105	20	205	50	185	60	865	665
2014	12,205	10,695	1,510	655	855	340	5	15	175	15	325	115	15	200	55	190	60	860	650
2015	12,170	10,650	1,520	660	855	325	5	15	170	20	315	120	20	205	50	210	60	860	660
2016	12,120	10,555	1,565	645	920	325	5	20	165	20	310	125	20	190	65	255	65	850	715
2017	12,140	10,505	1,635	680	950	320	5	25	165	20	310	145	20	205	65	290	60	875	755
2018	12,150	10,475	1,675	685	985	320	5	30	170	20	300	155	15	215	90	295	55	880	790
2019	12,125	10,430	1,695	700	1,000	310	5	30	170	20	295	175	20	210	105	300	60	890	810
2020	12,160	10,415	1,745	700	1,045	300	5	35	165	25	295	175	15	215	130	315	70	900	845
2021	12,150	10,380	1,770	710	1,060	305	5	35	155	30	295	170	15	230	140	325	65	895	880
2022	12,110	10,240	1,870	705	1,165	295	10	40	160	30	295	170	20	215	155	390	80	895	910
2023	12,265	10,215	2,055	810	1,235	290	10	45	165	45	295	180	20	315	180	420	85	1,005	975
2024	12,235	10,135	2,100	835	1,265	295	10	45	165	50	285	180	20	350	180	430	90	–	–
2025	12,275	10,075	2,200	865	1,335	305	15	50	165	60	280	180	20	380	185	475	85	–	–
2026	12,400	10,135	2,265	885	1,380	305	10	60	160	60	275	195	25	385	195	505	90	–	–

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