City · Oost Gelre, Gelderland

Groenlo: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Groenlo had 10,030 residents. 14.2% of them (1,420 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Oost Gelre (9.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (3.8%), Germany (3.3%) and other Asia (2.3%). 56.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.2 percentage points.

Residents: 10,030 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 14.2% 1,420 people
Born abroad: 56.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.2 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

86% 14%

Dutch origin 85.8% 8,610
Migration background 14.2% 1,420

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.8% 380 people

Oost Gelre 1.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

3.3% 330 people

Oost Gelre 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.3% 235 people

Oost Gelre 1.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

1.0% 100 people

Oost Gelre 0.42% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.75% 75 people

Oost Gelre 0.65% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.65% 65 people

Oost Gelre 0.55% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.65% 65 people

Oost Gelre 0.67% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.60% 60 people

Oost Gelre 0.47% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

0.55% 55 people

Oost Gelre 0.37% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.25% 25 people

Oost Gelre 0.18% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.15% 15 people

Oost Gelre 0.18% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.10% 10 people

Oost Gelre 0.15% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.3% 800
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.7% 620

Men and women

Men: 5,030
Women: 5,005

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Groenlo 14.2%

Higher than 59% 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

14.2%

Groenlo
Oost Gelre
Netherlands

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Year	Groenlo	Oost Gelre	Netherlands
1998	11.6%	8.4%	16.7%
1999	12.0%	8.6%	17.1%
2000	11.9%	8.6%	17.5%
2001	11.8%	8.5%	18.0%
2002	12.0%	8.6%	18.4%
2003	12.0%	8.8%	18.8%
2004	11.5%	9.1%	19.0%
2005	11.2%	8.9%	19.2%
2006	11.0%	8.1%	19.3%
2007	10.9%	7.8%	19.4%
2008	10.9%	7.8%	19.6%
2009	10.7%	7.8%	19.9%
2010	10.8%	7.9%	20.3%
2011	10.8%	8.0%	20.6%
2012	10.6%	8.0%	20.9%
2013	10.9%	8.0%	21.1%
2014	10.7%	8.0%	21.4%
2015	10.6%	7.8%	21.7%
2016	10.7%	8.0%	22.1%
2017	10.9%	8.3%	22.6%
2018	10.9%	8.4%	23.1%
2019	11.1%	8.3%	23.6%
2020	11.0%	8.4%	24.2%
2021	11.2%	8.3%	24.6%
2022	11.9%	8.9%	26.0%
2023	12.7%	9.5%	27.1%
2024	13.4%	9.5%	27.9%
2025	14.2%	9.8%	28.5%
2026	14.2%	9.8%	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 Groenlo

				Largest group
7141 Noord-West, Binnenstad Groenlo	14.6%	9,525	+2.3 pp	Other Europe
7142 Groenlo	5.9%	505	+0.9 pp	Germany

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	9,130	8,070	1,055	660	400	55	150	10	65	10	485	10	5	160	20	60	30	745	305
1999	9,095	8,005	1,090	670	420	55	155	10	70	15	485	15	10	160	20	70	25	765	330
2000	9,095	8,010	1,085	650	440	55	150	10	75	10	470	10	10	160	25	75	40	755	330
2001	9,125	8,045	1,075	650	425	50	150	15	75	10	470	20	10	150	20	80	25	745	330
2002	9,420	8,295	1,130	670	460	60	165	10	75	10	475	20	10	165	30	80	30	770	360
2003	9,575	8,425	1,145	685	460	55	170	5	70	15	480	20	10	175	35	80	30	780	365
2004	9,490	8,405	1,090	660	435	55	175	5	70	10	470	20	5	165	10	75	35	750	340
2005	9,535	8,460	1,070	655	420	55	165	5	70	10	460	25	10	160	10	70	35	740	330
2006	10,065	8,955	1,105	675	435	60	170	5	75	10	475	25	10	165	15	60	40	770	340
2007	10,055	8,960	1,100	660	435	60	165	10	65	10	475	20	10	155	15	75	35	750	350
2008	10,045	8,955	1,095	660	435	60	160	5	60	10	470	20	10	160	25	70	45	745	345
2009	10,045	8,970	1,075	660	415	55	155	10	60	15	455	25	10	170	20	75	25	740	340
2010	10,000	8,930	1,075	650	415	60	160	5	60	10	445	20	5	180	15	70	35	730	345
2011	9,995	8,925	1,075	645	440	65	150	5	60	10	435	30	10	170	35	80	35	720	350
2012	9,995	8,920	1,060	635	425	60	155	5	55	5	425	25	15	170	30	85	30	715	355
2013	9,925	8,855	1,080	650	425	60	150	5	55	5	425	25	15	185	35	75	40	720	350
2014	9,905	8,845	1,060	640	415	60	145	5	55	5	420	30	15	180	40	80	25	710	355
2015	9,800	8,765	1,035	630	405	60	135	5	55	5	410	30	15	175	35	80	30	695	340
2016	9,795	8,750	1,045	620	420	55	130	0	60	10	405	35	10	175	50	95	20	695	350
2017	9,785	8,720	1,065	605	465	55	125	0	55	10	395	20	15	175	60	125	35	670	395
2018	9,855	8,780	1,075	590	485	60	120	5	55	10	395	25	10	165	70	135	30	665	410
2019	9,885	8,785	1,100	610	490	60	120	10	60	10	390	25	15	180	55	145	30	680	420
2020	9,875	8,790	1,085	605	485	55	115	10	60	10	385	25	10	185	60	145	30	675	410
2021	9,855	8,755	1,100	615	485	55	110	10	60	5	390	35	10	180	60	150	35	690	410
2022	9,920	8,735	1,185	640	545	55	105	15	65	20	375	45	15	205	60	175	55	710	440
2023	10,030	8,755	1,275	675	595	55	105	10	65	30	365	50	15	255	55	215	55	760	465
2024	10,075	8,715	1,355	735	630	60	105	15	65	30	350	50	15	315	65	235	50	–	–
2025	10,080	8,650	1,430	785	645	60	100	10	65	25	340	55	15	370	70	245	60	–	–
2026	10,030	8,610	1,420	780	640	60	100	15	65	25	330	55	10	380	75	235	65	–	–

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