City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Houwerzijl: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Houwerzijl had 215 residents. 7.0% of them (15 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (2.3%), Germany (2.3%) and other Europe (2.3%). 66.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.3 percentage points.

Residents: 215 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 7.0% 15 people
Born abroad: 66.7% 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

93%

Dutch origin 93.0% 200
Migration background 7.0% 15

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Houwerzijl. For comparison, the line marks Het Hogeland and the circle the Netherlands.

Indonesia

2.3% 5 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

2.3% 5 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.3% 5 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.32% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

67% 33%

Born abroad (first generation) 66.7% 10
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 33.3% 5

Men and women

Men: 110
Women: 105

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

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%

Houwerzijl
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Houwerzijl	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	3.6%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	3.6%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	3.6%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	5.3%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	7.0%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	5.3%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	5.4%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	3.6%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	5.5%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	7.5%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	7.5%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	7.7%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	5.9%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	5.8%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	4.0%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	6.1%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	4.1%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	4.3%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	4.2%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	4.3%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	2.2%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	4.3%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	4.5%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	2.2%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	4.7%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	7.1%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	7.3%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	4.7%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	7.0%	11.0%	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 Houwerzijl

				Largest group
9973 Ulrum	7.0%	215	+2.3 pp	Indonesia

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	Indonesia	Germany	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	275	265	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	10	0
1999	275	265	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	10	0
2000	275	270	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
2001	285	275	15	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	5	10	5
2002	285	265	20	0	10	5	5	0	0	0	5	10	10
2003	285	265	15	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	5	5	10
2004	280	260	15	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	5	5	10
2005	280	270	10	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	10	5
2006	275	260	15	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	5	10	5
2007	265	250	20	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	10	5
2008	265	250	20	10	15	0	5	5	0	10	5	15	5
2009	260	245	20	10	10	0	5	5	0	5	5	10	5
2010	255	240	15	10	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	15	5
2011	260	240	15	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	5
2012	250	240	10	10	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	10	0
2013	245	230	15	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	10	0
2014	245	235	10	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	5	10	0
2015	235	225	10	10	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	5	5
2016	240	230	10	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	0
2017	230	220	10	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	5
2018	225	220	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2019	230	220	10	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	5	0
2020	220	210	10	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	0
2021	225	220	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	10	0
2022	215	210	10	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2023	210	195	15	10	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	10	0
2024	205	190	15	10	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	–	–
2025	215	205	10	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	–	–
2026	215	200	15	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	–	–

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