City · Stadskanaal, Groningen

Mussel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Mussel had 1,225 residents. 6.5% of them (80 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Stadskanaal (12.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (1.2%), other Asia (1.2%) and Germany (0.82%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 1,225 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 6.5% 80 people
Born abroad: 50.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.3 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 93.5% 1,145
Migration background 6.5% 80

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

1.2% 15 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.87% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.2% 15 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 3.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

0.82% 10 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.82% 10 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 2.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.82% 10 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.82% 10 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.56% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.41% 5 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.44% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.41% 5 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.44% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.30% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.12% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.40% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Stadskanaal 0.22% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 40
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 40

Men and women

Men: 635
Women: 585

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Mussel 6.5%

Higher than 10% 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

6.5%

Mussel
Municipality of Stadskanaal
Netherlands

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Year	Mussel	Municipality of Stadskanaal	Netherlands
1998	2.0%	5.8%	16.7%
1999	2.0%	6.0%	17.1%
2000	2.7%	6.3%	17.5%
2001	2.7%	7.0%	18.0%
2002	2.7%	7.0%	18.4%
2003	3.0%	7.5%	18.8%
2004	2.7%	7.8%	19.0%
2005	3.0%	7.9%	19.2%
2006	3.4%	8.2%	19.3%
2007	3.1%	8.0%	19.4%
2008	2.7%	7.8%	19.6%
2009	2.8%	7.5%	19.9%
2010	3.2%	7.9%	20.3%
2011	4.0%	7.9%	20.6%
2012	3.2%	7.6%	20.9%
2013	4.0%	7.6%	21.1%
2014	4.3%	8.0%	21.4%
2015	3.5%	8.1%	21.7%
2016	3.6%	8.6%	22.1%
2017	4.3%	7.9%	22.6%
2018	4.8%	8.4%	23.1%
2019	4.8%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	4.5%	7.9%	24.2%
2021	4.5%	8.5%	24.6%
2022	5.2%	9.6%	26.0%
2023	6.0%	10.7%	27.1%
2024	6.0%	11.1%	27.9%
2025	6.1%	11.4%	28.5%
2026	6.5%	12.0%	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 Mussel

				Largest group
9584 Mussel	6.5%	1,225	+1.3 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	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	1,265	1,240	25	20	10	0	0	0	5	0	15	0	5	5	0	0	25	0
1999	1,275	1,250	25	15	20	0	0	0	5	0	10	5	0	5	5	5	25	0
2000	1,300	1,265	35	15	10	0	0	0	5	0	10	5	0	0	0	5	25	10
2001	1,290	1,255	35	15	15	0	0	5	10	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	20	15
2002	1,310	1,270	35	15	20	0	5	0	10	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	25	10
2003	1,325	1,290	40	10	30	5	0	0	10	0	10	5	0	5	0	10	20	15
2004	1,305	1,270	35	15	25	5	0	5	5	0	10	0	5	5	5	0	20	15
2005	1,325	1,290	40	15	25	5	0	5	10	0	10	0	5	5	0	0	25	15
2006	1,305	1,255	45	20	25	5	0	0	10	0	5	5	10	5	0	5	35	15
2007	1,295	1,260	40	10	30	5	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	0	5	25	15
2008	1,280	1,250	35	10	15	0	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	25	10
2009	1,265	1,225	35	15	15	0	0	5	10	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	25	10
2010	1,250	1,210	40	15	20	0	0	5	10	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	25	15
2011	1,260	1,210	50	20	30	0	0	5	10	0	15	0	5	5	5	5	35	15
2012	1,250	1,215	40	15	25	0	0	5	10	0	10	0	5	5	0	5	25	15
2013	1,265	1,215	50	25	25	0	0	0	10	0	15	0	10	5	5	5	30	15
2014	1,265	1,210	55	20	35	0	0	5	10	5	5	0	15	5	5	5	25	25
2015	1,275	1,230	45	15	35	0	0	5	10	0	10	0	5	5	10	5	25	20
2016	1,260	1,215	45	15	35	0	0	5	10	5	5	0	10	5	10	0	25	25
2017	1,280	1,225	55	15	40	0	0	5	15	5	5	0	10	5	10	0	30	30
2018	1,250	1,190	60	20	35	0	0	5	10	5	10	0	10	0	10	5	30	25
2019	1,255	1,195	60	20	40	0	0	5	10	5	5	5	10	0	15	5	30	30
2020	1,235	1,180	55	20	35	0	0	5	15	5	5	0	15	0	10	0	30	25
2021	1,230	1,175	55	15	35	0	0	5	15	0	10	0	5	0	10	5	35	20
2022	1,250	1,180	65	15	50	0	0	5	15	5	10	0	10	0	15	5	35	25
2023	1,255	1,180	75	20	55	0	0	0	15	5	10	0	10	5	15	5	35	30
2024	1,240	1,165	75	20	60	0	0	5	15	5	10	0	10	5	15	15	–	–
2025	1,235	1,160	75	20	55	0	0	5	15	5	10	0	10	0	15	15	–	–
2026	1,225	1,145	80	25	55	0	0	5	15	5	10	0	10	10	15	10	–	–

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