City · Oost Gelre, Gelderland

Lichtenvoorde: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Lichtenvoorde had 12,995 residents. 9.1% of them (1,180 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Oost Gelre (9.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (2.3%), other Asia (2.2%) and other Europe (1.0%). 50.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.5 percentage points.

Residents: 12,995 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.1% 1,180 people
Born abroad: 50.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.5 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

91%

Dutch origin 90.9% 11,810
Migration background 9.1% 1,180

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

2.3% 305 people

Oost Gelre 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.2% 290 people

Oost Gelre 1.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.0% 130 people

Oost Gelre 1.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.77% 100 people

Oost Gelre 0.65% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.69% 90 people

Oost Gelre 0.67% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.58% 75 people

Oost Gelre 0.47% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

0.50% 65 people

Oost Gelre 0.55% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.27% 35 people

Oost Gelre 0.37% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.23% 30 people

Oost Gelre 0.18% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.19% 25 people

Oost Gelre 0.18% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.19% 25 people

Oost Gelre 0.15% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.15% 20 people

Oost Gelre 0.42% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.8% 600
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 49.2% 580

Men and women

Men: 6,480
Women: 6,515

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Lichtenvoorde 9.1%

Higher than 26% 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

9.1%

Lichtenvoorde
Oost Gelre
Netherlands

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Year	Lichtenvoorde	Oost Gelre	Netherlands
1998	8.7%	8.4%	16.7%
1999	8.7%	8.6%	17.1%
2000	8.7%	8.6%	17.5%
2001	8.6%	8.5%	18.0%
2002	8.5%	8.6%	18.4%
2003	9.1%	8.8%	18.8%
2004	10.0%	9.1%	19.0%
2005	9.9%	8.9%	19.2%
2006	8.1%	8.1%	19.3%
2007	7.8%	7.8%	19.4%
2008	7.6%	7.8%	19.6%
2009	7.7%	7.8%	19.9%
2010	7.9%	7.9%	20.3%
2011	7.9%	8.0%	20.6%
2012	8.0%	8.0%	20.9%
2013	7.8%	8.0%	21.1%
2014	7.7%	8.0%	21.4%
2015	7.6%	7.8%	21.7%
2016	7.8%	8.0%	22.1%
2017	8.2%	8.3%	22.6%
2018	8.3%	8.4%	23.1%
2019	8.1%	8.3%	23.6%
2020	8.2%	8.4%	24.2%
2021	8.0%	8.3%	24.6%
2022	8.6%	8.9%	26.0%
2023	9.2%	9.5%	27.1%
2024	8.9%	9.5%	27.9%
2025	9.1%	9.8%	28.5%
2026	9.1%	9.8%	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 Lichtenvoorde

				Largest group
7131 Lichtenvoorde	10.2%	10,005	+0.8 pp	Other Asia
7132 Broekdijk, 't Zand	5.4%	2,990	−0.5 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	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	12,750	11,635	1,110	630	480	80	65	45	120	5	450	15	10	155	50	55	60	775	335
1999	12,875	11,765	1,115	635	470	75	60	40	110	10	455	5	15	160	50	75	50	765	340
2000	12,925	11,795	1,130	630	500	75	65	40	110	10	450	10	10	160	60	85	55	765	365
2001	12,960	11,845	1,110	620	485	80	65	35	105	10	440	5	15	160	50	80	60	755	360
2002	12,970	11,860	1,105	615	495	65	65	40	100	10	445	15	10	145	65	85	65	745	355
2003	13,005	11,830	1,180	610	565	70	65	40	100	10	440	10	15	145	110	110	60	740	430
2004	13,125	11,810	1,315	635	685	90	65	35	95	10	450	10	20	155	190	135	65	760	560
2005	13,090	11,785	1,300	640	660	65	45	35	90	10	435	10	25	170	200	150	65	755	545
2006	12,725	11,690	1,030	590	430	55	45	40	90	10	425	15	20	130	45	95	50	700	335
2007	12,705	11,715	985	575	415	55	45	35	90	5	410	15	20	130	40	80	65	680	315
2008	12,780	11,805	970	565	400	55	45	35	80	10	410	10	25	120	30	90	55	665	305
2009	12,920	11,925	995	580	420	55	40	30	90	10	405	15	20	140	35	90	70	690	305
2010	13,005	11,995	1,025	590	425	65	40	35	85	10	405	15	25	145	40	90	65	700	320
2011	13,070	12,025	1,035	605	425	70	40	35	80	10	410	15	25	155	45	85	65	710	325
2012	13,040	11,990	1,040	605	435	65	35	30	80	15	405	15	20	165	55	95	65	700	345
2013	12,965	11,960	1,010	580	430	70	30	30	75	10	395	15	20	150	50	85	80	685	325
2014	12,905	11,910	995	575	425	65	30	35	75	10	380	15	20	160	45	95	70	670	325
2015	12,905	11,920	985	555	430	70	25	30	65	10	375	15	25	140	65	95	70	650	340
2016	12,975	11,960	1,015	575	440	60	25	35	65	10	380	20	20	155	70	105	70	660	355
2017	13,015	11,945	1,070	565	500	65	20	30	70	15	385	25	20	135	85	150	65	665	400
2018	12,990	11,915	1,075	570	500	55	30	35	75	5	375	25	20	150	75	150	75	670	405
2019	12,975	11,920	1,055	555	505	55	30	25	70	10	370	30	20	135	80	155	80	665	400
2020	12,890	11,835	1,055	570	485	50	20	40	65	5	365	35	20	150	80	160	65	650	400
2021	12,905	11,875	1,030	550	485	50	15	35	65	10	345	35	25	145	85	155	70	640	395
2022	12,905	11,795	1,105	550	555	55	20	35	65	10	350	35	20	145	90	180	95	640	405
2023	13,010	11,820	1,195	540	665	65	15	35	65	25	340	30	20	140	95	275	90	620	520
2024	13,075	11,915	1,160	530	630	60	20	30	65	20	330	40	25	130	110	235	90	–	–
2025	13,140	11,940	1,190	515	675	70	15	30	65	25	325	35	25	135	105	275	90	–	–
2026	12,995	11,810	1,180	490	690	75	20	30	65	25	305	35	25	130	100	290	90	–	–

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