City · Noordoostpolder, Flevoland

Nagele: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Nagele had 2,035 residents. 21.9% of them (445 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 Noordoostpolder (22.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (8.4%), other Europe (5.4%) and Dutch Caribbean (1.7%). 74.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 2,035 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 21.9% 445 people
Born abroad: 74.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.0 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

78% 22%

Dutch origin 78.1% 1,590
Migration background 21.9% 445

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

8.4% 170 people

Noordoostpolder 5.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.4% 110 people

Noordoostpolder 4.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.7% 35 people

Noordoostpolder 0.72% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.5% 30 people

Noordoostpolder 4.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 20 people

Noordoostpolder 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

0.74% 15 people

Noordoostpolder 0.67% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.74% 15 people

Noordoostpolder 0.79% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.74% 15 people

Noordoostpolder 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.49% 10 people

Noordoostpolder 1.3% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.49% 10 people

Noordoostpolder 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.25% 5 people

Noordoostpolder 0.94% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.25% 5 people

Noordoostpolder 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

74% 26%

Born abroad (first generation) 74.2% 330
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 25.8% 115

Men and women

Men: 1,045
Women: 985

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Nagele 21.9%

Higher than 84% 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

21.9%

Nagele
Noordoostpolder
Netherlands

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Year	Nagele	Noordoostpolder	Netherlands
1998	9.9%	8.3%	16.7%
1999	9.8%	8.4%	17.1%
2000	8.7%	8.5%	17.5%
2001	9.5%	8.9%	18.0%
2002	10.4%	9.0%	18.4%
2003	10.8%	9.4%	18.8%
2004	10.6%	10.5%	19.0%
2005	10.9%	10.5%	19.2%
2006	10.5%	10.8%	19.3%
2007	10.0%	11.0%	19.4%
2008	10.1%	11.0%	19.6%
2009	11.2%	10.9%	19.9%
2010	11.0%	11.4%	20.3%
2011	12.1%	11.7%	20.6%
2012	13.4%	12.0%	20.9%
2013	14.1%	12.2%	21.1%
2014	16.0%	12.7%	21.4%
2015	17.1%	13.3%	21.7%
2016	17.0%	13.6%	22.1%
2017	17.8%	14.1%	22.6%
2018	18.0%	14.5%	23.1%
2019	18.5%	14.9%	23.6%
2020	18.2%	15.8%	24.2%
2021	18.6%	16.5%	24.6%
2022	19.9%	17.6%	26.0%
2023	20.4%	20.0%	27.1%
2024	20.2%	20.3%	27.9%
2025	20.7%	21.5%	28.5%
2026	21.9%	22.6%	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 Nagele

				Largest group
8308 Nagele	21.9%	2,035	+2.0 pp	Poland

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	1,925	1,735	190	75	115	0	15	15	20	35	50	0	5	20	5	5	20	105	80
1999	1,940	1,755	190	80	110	0	15	10	15	30	45	5	5	25	5	10	25	115	70
2000	1,945	1,780	170	75	100	5	0	15	15	35	45	0	10	20	10	5	15	105	65
2001	1,950	1,765	185	75	115	5	0	20	20	30	45	5	5	20	10	10	20	115	70
2002	2,015	1,805	210	85	125	5	0	20	25	30	40	5	5	35	10	10	25	135	80
2003	2,030	1,810	220	95	125	5	5	15	25	30	40	5	5	45	5	5	35	140	80
2004	2,020	1,805	215	85	125	5	5	15	20	35	40	10	5	30	10	10	25	125	85
2005	2,020	1,800	220	95	115	5	5	15	25	25	45	15	10	25	10	10	20	135	80
2006	2,005	1,795	210	90	125	5	5	20	25	25	35	20	10	25	10	10	25	130	80
2007	1,995	1,795	200	80	125	10	5	15	25	25	35	20	5	20	5	10	30	130	75
2008	1,935	1,745	195	90	110	5	5	15	20	20	35	25	10	20	5	10	30	130	65
2009	1,960	1,740	220	120	100	0	5	15	15	30	30	40	10	40	5	10	20	145	70
2010	1,950	1,730	215	110	110	5	10	10	20	25	35	40	5	30	0	10	30	145	70
2011	1,950	1,715	235	125	105	5	10	10	15	30	35	45	5	40	0	15	20	155	85
2012	1,935	1,675	260	145	120	5	10	10	15	25	35	65	10	35	10	20	25	175	85
2013	1,920	1,650	270	160	110	0	10	15	20	35	30	85	5	40	5	5	20	190	80
2014	1,940	1,630	310	190	120	5	15	10	15	30	30	110	5	45	0	15	30	220	90
2015	1,905	1,580	325	210	115	0	20	10	15	30	30	115	5	60	0	10	30	230	90
2016	1,880	1,560	320	205	115	5	15	10	20	30	25	125	5	50	10	5	20	235	90
2017	1,910	1,570	340	215	120	5	15	5	15	35	25	135	5	50	10	20	15	245	95
2018	1,885	1,545	340	230	105	5	10	5	10	25	25	145	5	55	10	25	15	250	80
2019	1,915	1,560	355	245	110	5	10	5	15	30	30	155	5	55	10	20	15	270	80
2020	1,925	1,575	350	240	115	0	10	5	15	35	25	155	5	55	10	30	10	265	90
2021	1,935	1,575	360	240	125	5	10	5	15	35	20	160	5	55	10	30	15	265	100
2022	1,960	1,575	390	260	130	0	10	10	20	30	25	170	5	55	15	25	5	290	95
2023	1,990	1,585	405	265	135	0	10	20	25	35	20	180	5	60	15	25	15	290	100
2024	1,955	1,560	395	260	135	5	10	15	20	30	20	170	5	65	20	25	15	–	–
2025	1,985	1,575	410	275	135	5	10	15	20	30	15	170	5	85	15	30	10	–	–
2026	2,035	1,590	445	305	140	5	10	15	15	35	15	170	5	110	20	30	10	–	–

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