City · Groningen, Groningen

Lellens: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Lellens had 65 residents. 7.7% of them (5 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Groningen (30.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). 0.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 7.7 percentage points.

Small area: CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so percentages can be off by several points.

Residents: 65 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 7.7% 5 people
Born abroad: 0.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +7.7 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

Dutch origin 92.3% 60
Migration background 7.7% 5

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 8.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 6.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

Born abroad (first generation) 0.0% 0
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 0.0% 0

Men and women

Men: 40
Women: 25

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

7.7%

Lellens
Municipality of Groningen
Netherlands

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Year	Lellens	Municipality of Groningen	Netherlands
1998	5.6%	14.4%	16.7%
1999	5.6%	14.9%	17.1%
2000	5.6%	15.4%	17.5%
2001	5.3%	15.9%	18.0%
2002	5.0%	16.5%	18.4%
2003	5.3%	16.9%	18.8%
2004	0.0%	17.0%	19.0%
2005	5.3%	17.4%	19.2%
2006	5.3%	17.5%	19.3%
2007	5.3%	17.5%	19.4%
2008	5.3%	17.7%	19.6%
2009	5.6%	18.4%	19.9%
2010	5.6%	18.9%	20.3%
2011	0.0%	19.4%	20.6%
2012	0.0%	19.9%	20.9%
2013	5.9%	20.4%	21.1%
2014	0.0%	20.8%	21.4%
2015	0.0%	21.1%	21.7%
2016	5.6%	21.6%	22.1%
2017	0.0%	22.4%	22.6%
2018	0.0%	23.0%	23.1%
2019	0.0%	24.0%	23.6%
2020	0.0%	24.7%	24.2%
2021	6.7%	25.0%	24.6%
2022	0.0%	26.9%	26.0%
2023	0.0%	28.3%	27.1%
2024	0.0%	29.0%	27.9%
2025	6.7%	29.5%	28.5%
2026	7.7%	30.0%	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 Lellens

				Largest group
9794 Ten Post	7.7%	65	+7.7 pp	–

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	Germany	Other Europe	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	90	85	5	5	5	0	5	0
1999	90	85	5	5	5	0	5	0
2000	90	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2001	95	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2002	100	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2003	95	90	5	0	5	0	5	0
2004	100	95	0	5	5	0	5	0
2005	95	90	5	5	5	0	0	0
2006	95	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2007	95	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2008	95	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2009	90	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2010	90	90	5	5	5	0	5	0
2011	95	95	0	0	5	0	0	0
2012	90	85	0	0	5	0	0	0
2013	85	85	5	5	0	5	5	0
2014	85	85	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	90	90	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	90	85	5	0	5	0	5	0
2017	90	90	0	0	5	0	5	0
2018	90	90	0	0	5	0	5	0
2019	85	85	0	0	5	0	5	0
2020	85	85	0	0	5	0	5	0
2021	75	70	5	0	0	0	0	0
2022	75	70	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	70	70	0	5	0	0	0	0
2024	75	70	0	0	0	0	–	–
2025	75	70	5	5	5	0	–	–
2026	65	60	5	5	0	0	–	–

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