City · Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe

Hijken: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Hijken had 920 residents. 6.0% of them (55 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (10.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (1.6%), other Europe (1.6%) and Indonesia (1.1%). 36.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.5 percentage points.

Residents: 920 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 6.0% 55 people
Born abroad: 36.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.5 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

94%

Dutch origin 94.0% 865
Migration background 6.0% 55

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Hijken. For comparison, the line marks Midden-Drenthe and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

1.6% 15 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.6% 15 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.1% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.54% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.51% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.54% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.54% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.64% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.15% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.09% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.26% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.20% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.73% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

36% 64%

Born abroad (first generation) 36.4% 20
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 63.6% 35

Men and women

Men: 460
Women: 460

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Hijken 6.0%

Higher than 7% 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

6.0%

Hijken
Midden-Drenthe
Netherlands

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Year	Hijken	Midden-Drenthe	Netherlands
1998	2.8%	5.7%	16.7%
1999	2.3%	6.0%	17.1%
2000	2.8%	6.3%	17.5%
2001	2.3%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	2.3%	6.4%	18.4%
2003	2.3%	6.1%	18.8%
2004	2.9%	5.4%	19.0%
2005	2.9%	5.6%	19.2%
2006	2.8%	5.6%	19.3%
2007	2.2%	5.8%	19.4%
2008	2.2%	5.8%	19.6%
2009	2.8%	5.8%	19.9%
2010	2.9%	6.1%	20.3%
2011	2.9%	6.1%	20.6%
2012	2.4%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	1.8%	6.3%	21.1%
2014	2.4%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	2.9%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	3.4%	7.3%	22.1%
2017	3.4%	7.7%	22.6%
2018	3.4%	7.0%	23.1%
2019	3.3%	7.1%	23.6%
2020	3.4%	7.3%	24.2%
2021	3.4%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	4.5%	8.1%	26.0%
2023	5.1%	8.8%	27.1%
2024	6.1%	9.2%	27.9%
2025	5.6%	9.5%	28.5%
2026	6.0%	10.2%	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 Hijken

				Largest group
9415 Hijken	6.0%	920	+1.5 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	895	865	25	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	5
1999	885	860	20	10	15	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	15	10
2000	890	865	25	10	10	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2001	885	865	20	5	15	0	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	5	20	5
2002	865	845	20	10	10	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	5
2003	880	860	20	10	15	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	5	20	5
2004	860	835	25	15	20	0	10	0	5	0	0	10	0	0	10	25	0
2005	875	855	25	15	15	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	5	20	5
2006	895	870	25	15	10	0	5	0	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	20	0
2007	890	870	20	10	5	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
2008	890	865	20	15	5	0	5	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
2009	880	855	25	15	10	0	5	0	10	5	5	0	0	0	5	20	0
2010	855	835	25	15	10	0	10	0	5	0	0	10	0	0	0	20	0
2011	855	830	25	10	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2012	850	825	20	10	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2013	855	835	15	10	10	0	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	15	0
2014	845	825	20	15	5	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2015	855	830	25	20	5	0	5	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	0	20	0
2016	880	850	30	20	15	0	5	0	0	10	5	5	0	5	5	25	5
2017	880	850	30	20	15	0	5	5	5	5	0	10	0	5	0	25	10
2018	895	865	30	20	15	0	5	0	5	5	0	10	0	10	0	25	5
2019	900	870	30	20	15	0	5	0	0	5	0	15	0	5	5	20	10
2020	890	860	30	15	15	0	5	0	5	0	0	10	0	5	5	20	10
2021	895	865	30	20	10	0	5	0	5	5	0	10	0	5	0	25	5
2022	895	850	40	20	20	0	5	0	5	5	0	10	0	5	5	25	10
2023	890	845	45	25	25	0	10	0	5	0	0	15	0	10	5	30	10
2024	900	845	55	30	20	0	10	0	10	5	0	15	0	5	5	–	–
2025	900	850	50	30	25	0	10	0	10	5	0	10	0	5	5	–	–
2026	920	865	55	30	25	0	10	0	15	5	0	15	0	5	5	–	–

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