City · Groningen, Groningen

Haren Gn: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Haren Gn had 18,455 residents. 17.6% of them (3,240 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 other Europe (4.8%), other Asia (3.1%) and Indonesia (2.5%). 57.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.3 percentage points.

Residents: 18,455 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.6% 3,240 people
Born abroad: 57.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.3 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 82.4% 15,215
Migration background 17.6% 3,240

Largest origin groups

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

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

4.8% 880 people

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

3.1% 565 people

Municipality of Groningen 6.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.5% 455 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

2.2% 400 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 290 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 235 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.57% 105 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.46% 85 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.46% 85 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.30% 55 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.30% 55 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.16% 30 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.1% 1,850
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.9% 1,390

Men and women

Men: 8,850
Women: 9,610

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Haren Gn 17.6%

Higher than 74% 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

17.6%

Haren Gn
Municipality of Groningen
Netherlands

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Year	Haren Gn	Municipality of Groningen	Netherlands
1998	9.1%	14.4%	16.7%
1999	9.1%	14.9%	17.1%
2000	9.1%	15.4%	17.5%
2001	9.5%	15.9%	18.0%
2002	9.8%	16.5%	18.4%
2003	11.2%	16.9%	18.8%
2004	11.6%	17.0%	19.0%
2005	12.4%	17.4%	19.2%
2006	12.5%	17.5%	19.3%
2007	10.9%	17.5%	19.4%
2008	10.9%	17.7%	19.6%
2009	11.0%	18.4%	19.9%
2010	11.0%	18.9%	20.3%
2011	11.1%	19.4%	20.6%
2012	11.4%	19.9%	20.9%
2013	11.4%	20.4%	21.1%
2014	11.7%	20.8%	21.4%
2015	11.8%	21.1%	21.7%
2016	12.0%	21.6%	22.1%
2017	12.5%	22.4%	22.6%
2018	12.7%	23.0%	23.1%
2019	12.7%	24.0%	23.6%
2020	13.0%	24.7%	24.2%
2021	13.3%	25.0%	24.6%
2022	15.2%	26.9%	26.0%
2023	16.5%	28.3%	27.1%
2024	17.0%	29.0%	27.9%
2025	17.3%	29.5%	28.5%
2026	17.6%	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 Haren Gn

				Largest group
9751 Haren-West	15.1%	7,805	+0.1 pp	Other Europe
9752 Haren-West	21.1%	5,640	+5.2 pp	Other Europe
9753 Haren-Oost	17.4%	5,010	+2.6 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	15,990	14,535	1,450	670	780	10	0	25	415	45	335	20	45	270	75	115	95	1,165	280
1999	15,870	14,415	1,445	655	790	10	5	40	415	40	325	10	45	275	65	120	95	1,155	290
2000	15,815	14,375	1,440	665	775	10	5	30	415	45	325	10	40	290	70	105	95	1,135	305
2001	15,880	14,375	1,515	680	845	20	10	35	400	50	305	15	35	325	95	140	95	1,155	370
2002	15,855	14,300	1,560	715	840	15	10	30	400	55	315	20	45	335	100	135	95	1,180	385
2003	16,200	14,380	1,820	805	1,025	20	10	35	380	55	320	25	40	420	220	205	100	1,260	565
2004	16,225	14,355	1,880	830	1,060	30	5	40	370	50	320	25	40	445	215	235	115	1,285	600
2005	16,285	14,260	2,020	910	1,110	35	15	45	380	50	330	30	45	505	205	255	125	1,380	635
2006	16,295	14,245	2,045	940	1,110	40	5	45	370	50	325	30	45	540	185	290	125	1,405	635
2007	16,005	14,265	1,750	810	935	20	5	55	370	50	335	30	35	410	130	190	115	1,270	475
2008	15,915	14,185	1,730	805	935	25	10	40	365	50	340	25	40	400	125	180	140	1,255	470
2009	15,845	14,095	1,750	805	940	20	5	55	365	50	360	25	35	385	125	190	130	1,245	500
2010	15,790	14,045	1,740	790	960	25	10	50	360	60	350	25	40	375	125	195	135	1,230	520
2011	15,805	14,050	1,760	810	950	20	10	60	350	65	350	30	40	390	125	200	120	1,230	525
2012	15,795	14,000	1,800	820	975	20	10	60	355	60	345	15	40	420	140	180	150	1,265	540
2013	16,015	14,185	1,825	820	1,010	30	15	65	350	55	335	10	30	445	155	200	140	1,260	570
2014	16,185	14,285	1,900	830	1,070	25	20	60	355	55	355	10	35	430	150	230	175	1,280	620
2015	16,290	14,370	1,920	835	1,085	30	10	65	360	55	345	15	25	450	160	245	160	1,285	630
2016	16,375	14,415	1,960	855	1,110	30	10	65	360	50	325	20	30	480	170	265	160	1,295	675
2017	16,820	14,710	2,110	900	1,210	35	15	70	365	65	335	35	25	505	175	305	180	1,350	750
2018	17,255	15,065	2,190	920	1,270	45	20	75	380	65	345	40	30	505	175	320	190	1,405	790
2019	17,565	15,330	2,235	935	1,300	45	30	70	390	70	335	40	40	520	175	320	200	1,430	810
2020	17,895	15,565	2,330	950	1,385	50	25	70	410	75	350	40	35	525	175	355	225	1,465	865
2021	17,955	15,560	2,395	980	1,415	50	30	75	405	85	350	45	45	540	165	375	230	1,505	890
2022	18,125	15,370	2,760	1,055	1,705	55	25	85	470	105	380	45	40	585	190	480	305	1,550	950
2023	18,440	15,390	3,045	1,275	1,785	60	30	80	465	120	385	55	40	790	205	505	320	1,775	1,005
2024	18,425	15,305	3,125	1,305	1,825	70	30	75	480	110	385	55	45	810	225	530	295	–	–
2025	18,450	15,260	3,195	1,340	1,855	90	30	80	455	110	400	60	50	825	230	575	290	–	–
2026	18,455	15,215	3,240	1,395	1,845	85	30	85	455	105	400	55	55	880	235	565	290	–	–

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