City · Lochem, Gelderland

Harfsen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Harfsen had 1,790 residents. 7.0% of them (125 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Lochem (13.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (2.0%), Indonesia (1.7%) and other Europe (1.1%). 44.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.1 percentage points.

Residents: 1,790 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 7.0% 125 people
Born abroad: 44.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.1 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

93%

Dutch origin 93.0% 1,665
Migration background 7.0% 125

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

2.0% 35 people

Municipality of Lochem 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.7% 30 people

Municipality of Lochem 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.1% 20 people

Municipality of Lochem 2.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.56% 10 people

Municipality of Lochem 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.56% 10 people

Municipality of Lochem 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.56% 10 people

Municipality of Lochem 0.82% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.28% 5 people

Municipality of Lochem 0.48% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Lochem 1.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Lochem 0.72% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Lochem 0.28% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Lochem 0.26% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Lochem 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

44% 56%

Born abroad (first generation) 44.0% 55
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 56.0% 70

Men and women

Men: 890
Women: 900

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Harfsen 7.0%

Higher than 13% 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

7.0%

Harfsen
Municipality of Lochem
Netherlands

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Year	Harfsen	Municipality of Lochem	Netherlands
1998	3.1%	7.8%	16.7%
1999	2.8%	8.1%	17.1%
2000	3.1%	8.4%	17.5%
2001	3.0%	8.6%	18.0%
2002	3.3%	8.8%	18.4%
2003	3.6%	8.7%	18.8%
2004	3.6%	8.9%	19.0%
2005	3.6%	9.0%	19.2%
2006	3.6%	9.0%	19.3%
2007	3.8%	9.0%	19.4%
2008	4.1%	9.2%	19.6%
2009	3.8%	9.4%	19.9%
2010	4.1%	9.6%	20.3%
2011	4.1%	9.6%	20.6%
2012	4.4%	9.6%	20.9%
2013	4.8%	9.7%	21.1%
2014	4.8%	9.8%	21.4%
2015	4.2%	10.1%	21.7%
2016	3.8%	10.3%	22.1%
2017	4.7%	10.5%	22.6%
2018	4.7%	10.5%	23.1%
2019	4.9%	10.6%	23.6%
2020	5.1%	10.8%	24.2%
2021	5.3%	11.0%	24.6%
2022	5.8%	12.2%	26.0%
2023	6.3%	13.0%	27.1%
2024	6.1%	13.2%	27.9%
2025	6.7%	13.5%	28.5%
2026	7.0%	13.9%	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 Harfsen

				Largest group
7217 Almen-Harfsen	7.0%	1,790	+1.1 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	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	1,605	1,550	50	30	15	0	15	0	20	0	0	10	0	0	0	50	0
1999	1,615	1,575	45	30	15	0	15	0	20	0	0	10	0	0	0	45	0
2000	1,630	1,580	50	30	20	0	15	0	20	5	0	5	5	0	0	50	5
2001	1,670	1,615	50	30	30	0	15	0	20	0	0	10	5	5	5	45	10
2002	1,665	1,610	55	25	30	0	15	0	15	0	5	5	10	5	0	45	10
2003	1,670	1,615	60	30	25	0	20	0	20	0	0	10	5	0	0	45	10
2004	1,675	1,615	60	30	30	0	20	0	15	0	0	15	10	0	0	50	10
2005	1,680	1,620	60	35	25	0	20	0	20	0	0	15	5	0	0	55	5
2006	1,680	1,620	60	35	20	0	15	0	25	0	0	10	5	0	0	55	5
2007	1,710	1,650	65	40	30	0	20	0	20	0	0	20	5	0	5	60	5
2008	1,715	1,650	70	40	35	0	20	0	25	0	5	10	5	5	5	65	10
2009	1,695	1,625	65	45	30	0	20	0	25	0	5	15	5	0	5	60	5
2010	1,705	1,630	70	40	35	0	25	0	25	0	0	15	5	0	5	65	5
2011	1,710	1,635	70	45	20	0	20	0	25	0	5	15	0	0	0	65	5
2012	1,690	1,615	75	45	35	0	25	5	25	0	0	20	5	0	0	65	10
2013	1,675	1,595	80	40	40	0	25	0	25	0	0	15	5	0	10	70	10
2014	1,675	1,595	80	40	40	0	30	5	25	0	0	15	5	0	5	70	10
2015	1,680	1,610	70	40	30	0	25	0	25	0	0	15	5	0	5	65	5
2016	1,695	1,630	65	35	35	0	25	5	20	0	5	10	0	0	5	65	5
2017	1,690	1,610	80	45	35	0	25	5	25	0	0	20	0	0	5	75	5
2018	1,695	1,615	80	50	35	0	30	5	25	0	5	20	0	0	0	75	10
2019	1,740	1,655	85	50	35	0	25	5	30	0	0	20	5	0	0	75	10
2020	1,775	1,685	90	60	35	0	25	0	30	5	5	20	0	5	5	85	10
2021	1,790	1,695	95	50	40	5	25	5	35	0	0	15	5	0	0	80	15
2022	1,795	1,690	105	55	45	0	30	5	30	5	0	25	5	0	5	80	15
2023	1,825	1,715	115	60	50	0	30	10	30	5	0	25	5	10	10	80	20
2024	1,800	1,690	110	60	50	0	30	5	35	5	0	20	5	5	0	–	–
2025	1,795	1,675	120	60	55	0	30	5	35	5	5	25	10	5	5	–	–
2026	1,790	1,665	125	60	65	0	30	5	35	0	0	20	10	10	10	–	–

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