City · Lingewaard, Gelderland

Huissen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Huissen had 19,955 residents. 15.4% of them (3,070 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Lingewaard (13.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.8%), other Europe (2.8%) and Germany (2.3%). 48.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.9 percentage points.

Residents: 19,955 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.4% 3,070 people
Born abroad: 48.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.9 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 84.6% 16,880
Migration background 15.4% 3,070

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.8% 755 people

Lingewaard 3.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.8% 560 people

Lingewaard 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

2.3% 460 people

Lingewaard 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.9% 380 people

Lingewaard 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.83% 165 people

Lingewaard 0.73% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.78% 155 people

Lingewaard 0.62% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.75% 150 people

Lingewaard 0.70% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.58% 115 people

Lingewaard 0.54% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.55% 110 people

Lingewaard 0.37% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.45% 90 people

Lingewaard 0.44% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.40% 80 people

Lingewaard 0.29% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.23% 45 people

Lingewaard 0.28% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

49% 51%

Born abroad (first generation) 48.7% 1,495
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 51.1% 1,570

Men and women

Men: 9,860
Women: 10,095

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Huissen 15.4%

Higher than 65% 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

15.4%

Huissen
Lingewaard
Netherlands

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Year	Huissen	Lingewaard	Netherlands
1998	9.4%	8.2%	16.7%
1999	9.7%	8.4%	17.1%
2000	9.9%	8.5%	17.5%
2001	10.0%	8.6%	18.0%
2002	10.2%	8.6%	18.4%
2003	10.1%	8.7%	18.8%
2004	10.1%	8.7%	19.0%
2005	10.2%	8.8%	19.2%
2006	10.3%	8.9%	19.3%
2007	10.5%	8.9%	19.4%
2008	10.5%	9.0%	19.6%
2009	10.6%	9.1%	19.9%
2010	10.9%	9.4%	20.3%
2011	11.0%	9.3%	20.6%
2012	11.1%	9.4%	20.9%
2013	11.1%	9.4%	21.1%
2014	10.9%	9.3%	21.4%
2015	10.9%	9.5%	21.7%
2016	11.2%	9.7%	22.1%
2017	11.4%	9.9%	22.6%
2018	11.9%	10.3%	23.1%
2019	12.2%	10.5%	23.6%
2020	12.5%	10.7%	24.2%
2021	12.5%	10.7%	24.6%
2022	13.4%	11.6%	26.0%
2023	14.2%	12.2%	27.1%
2024	14.5%	12.6%	27.9%
2025	15.1%	13.1%	28.5%
2026	15.4%	13.5%	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 Huissen

				Largest group
6852 Zilverkamp 1e fase, Loovelden	17.2%	10,190	+1.8 pp	Other Asia
6851 Huissen	13.5%	9,765	+2.2 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	15,590	14,120	1,465	800	670	30	20	75	340	25	565	30	20	185	20	120	40	1,165	310
1999	15,690	14,170	1,520	795	730	55	20	75	340	25	555	30	25	185	25	130	60	1,170	355
2000	15,765	14,210	1,560	805	745	55	15	65	320	35	560	25	20	200	40	155	60	1,150	405
2001	15,780	14,195	1,585	795	790	65	30	70	325	45	545	15	25	210	40	165	50	1,150	440
2002	15,885	14,265	1,620	810	820	60	25	70	325	35	545	25	25	215	60	175	70	1,155	465
2003	16,165	14,520	1,640	825	810	75	30	80	325	30	545	25	30	225	50	165	55	1,175	460
2004	16,295	14,645	1,645	820	820	75	30	75	320	30	535	20	25	240	40	180	70	1,170	480
2005	16,345	14,665	1,675	830	840	75	35	85	315	35	535	25	25	245	40	195	60	1,185	490
2006	16,685	14,960	1,725	845	880	85	35	80	320	30	535	20	30	260	50	205	75	1,215	515
2007	17,090	15,300	1,790	860	925	100	40	85	335	50	540	30	25	265	40	205	70	1,235	560
2008	17,380	15,550	1,825	895	940	95	45	90	325	50	545	25	35	290	40	225	70	1,275	555
2009	17,620	15,755	1,865	910	950	110	35	85	335	45	555	30	40	285	45	215	80	1,300	570
2010	17,885	15,940	1,955	955	1,005	115	40	95	350	45	550	55	40	310	45	230	85	1,360	595
2011	18,140	16,150	1,990	965	1,040	110	40	95	350	45	545	80	30	310	55	240	105	1,370	620
2012	18,250	16,215	2,030	985	1,050	120	45	90	350	50	540	80	40	325	75	220	100	1,395	640
2013	18,360	16,320	2,035	995	1,045	120	40	80	345	40	525	85	45	340	85	245	90	1,410	625
2014	18,390	16,385	2,005	990	1,015	115	45	75	345	45	515	95	35	345	70	235	85	1,390	615
2015	18,415	16,400	2,015	970	1,040	105	45	75	345	55	500	100	40	330	70	270	75	1,360	645
2016	18,625	16,540	2,085	985	1,105	120	45	75	345	60	505	110	40	330	75	305	80	1,380	710
2017	18,955	16,785	2,170	1,000	1,170	115	55	75	350	65	505	110	40	345	75	360	75	1,395	775
2018	19,175	16,885	2,290	1,025	1,270	115	65	90	360	65	500	135	35	355	80	400	95	1,430	865
2019	19,280	16,920	2,360	1,030	1,330	105	55	95	365	75	500	125	35	370	95	440	100	1,440	920
2020	19,400	16,980	2,420	1,040	1,380	125	50	90	375	70	495	130	35	380	90	475	105	1,460	960
2021	19,565	17,115	2,450	1,045	1,410	125	55	85	375	75	480	135	35	395	95	495	105	1,465	990
2022	19,640	17,005	2,640	1,085	1,550	115	50	90	385	90	500	135	40	400	125	570	135	1,480	1,020
2023	19,720	16,915	2,805	1,175	1,625	125	50	95	380	90	500	140	45	500	145	610	130	1,570	1,095
2024	19,770	16,895	2,875	1,190	1,685	135	60	100	365	90	490	130	45	525	145	650	135	–	–
2025	19,995	16,980	3,015	1,200	1,820	150	65	110	365	90	475	130	40	550	155	740	140	–	–
2026	19,955	16,880	3,070	1,185	1,885	155	80	110	380	90	460	115	45	560	165	755	150	–	–

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