City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Kantens: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Kantens had 620 residents. 8.9% 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 Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (3.2%), Dutch Caribbean (1.6%) and other Americas & Oceania (1.6%). 54.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.9 percentage points.

Residents: 620 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 8.9% 55 people
Born abroad: 54.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.9 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

91%

Dutch origin 91.1% 565
Migration background 8.9% 55

Largest origin groups

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

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

3.2% 20 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.6% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.81% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.81% 5 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.81% 5 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
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%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 54.5% 30
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.5% 25

Men and women

Men: 320
Women: 305

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Kantens 8.9%

Higher than 25% 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

8.9%

Kantens
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Kantens	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	4.3%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	4.3%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	4.2%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	4.8%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	4.8%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	4.8%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	5.5%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	5.4%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	5.4%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	6.7%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	5.3%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	4.7%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	5.3%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	5.3%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	5.4%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	7.3%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	5.5%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	5.5%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	4.9%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	4.3%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	5.1%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	5.1%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	5.2%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	5.2%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	5.9%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	7.6%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	8.3%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	10.0%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	8.9%	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 Kantens

				Largest group
9995 Kantens	8.9%	620	+2.9 pp	Other Europe

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	700	675	30	15	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	25	0
1999	705	670	30	20	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	15	0	0	0	30	0
2000	710	680	30	20	10	0	5	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	5	30	0
2001	735	705	35	20	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	15	0	0	5	35	0
2002	735	705	35	25	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	20	0	0	5	35	0
2003	730	695	35	25	20	0	5	0	5	0	0	20	0	5	10	35	0
2004	725	685	40	20	15	0	10	5	5	0	0	15	0	0	0	35	5
2005	745	705	40	20	15	0	10	0	5	0	0	15	0	0	5	35	0
2006	745	700	40	20	25	0	10	5	0	0	0	20	0	5	5	35	5
2007	745	700	50	25	20	0	5	0	5	5	5	10	0	5	10	35	10
2008	750	705	40	25	15	5	5	5	5	0	0	20	0	0	0	30	5
2009	750	715	35	20	15	5	5	5	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	30	10
2010	755	715	40	25	10	0	5	5	5	0	0	20	0	0	0	35	5
2011	760	725	40	20	20	0	10	5	5	0	0	15	0	0	5	35	5
2012	740	705	40	20	15	0	5	5	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	30	10
2013	750	700	55	35	15	5	10	5	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	45	5
2014	730	690	40	25	15	0	10	5	5	0	0	20	0	0	5	35	10
2015	725	685	40	15	20	5	10	0	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	30	5
2016	715	680	35	15	20	5	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	30	10
2017	695	665	30	15	20	5	5	0	5	0	0	10	0	5	5	20	10
2018	690	655	35	10	20	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	5	20	10
2019	685	650	35	10	25	0	10	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	5	25	10
2020	670	635	35	15	20	0	10	5	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	25	10
2021	670	635	35	10	25	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	10	20	15
2022	675	635	40	10	30	5	5	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	5	15	20
2023	660	610	50	30	25	5	5	5	5	0	0	25	0	5	10	35	15
2024	660	605	55	25	30	5	5	10	0	0	0	25	0	5	10	–	–
2025	650	585	65	30	35	5	5	10	0	0	0	30	0	5	10	–	–
2026	620	565	55	20	35	5	5	10	0	0	0	20	0	5	10	–	–

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