City · Berkelland, Gelderland

Neede: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Neede had 9,235 residents. 11.0% of them (1,020 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 Berkelland (10.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (2.7%), other Asia (2.1%) and other Europe (1.8%). 53.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 9,235 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.0% 1,020 people
Born abroad: 53.4% 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

89%

Dutch origin 89.0% 8,215
Migration background 11.0% 1,020

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

2.7% 245 people

Berkelland 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.1% 195 people

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

1.8% 170 people

Berkelland 2.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

0.92% 85 people

Berkelland 0.82% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.81% 75 people

Berkelland 0.57% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.76% 70 people

Berkelland 0.90% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

0.70% 65 people

Berkelland 0.44% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.43% 40 people

Berkelland 0.49% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.22% 20 people

Berkelland 0.24% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.22% 20 people

Berkelland 0.20% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.22% 20 people

Berkelland 0.14% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.16% 15 people

Berkelland 0.14% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 53.4% 545
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.6% 475

Men and women

Men: 4,625
Women: 4,610

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Neede 11.0%

Higher than 39% 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

11.0%

Neede
Berkelland
Netherlands

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Year	Neede	Berkelland	Netherlands
1998	7.8%	7.2%	16.7%
1999	7.8%	7.3%	17.1%
2000	7.8%	7.2%	17.5%
2001	7.9%	7.5%	18.0%
2002	7.9%	7.8%	18.4%
2003	7.9%	8.0%	18.8%
2004	7.9%	7.5%	19.0%
2005	7.8%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	7.8%	7.3%	19.3%
2007	7.7%	7.3%	19.4%
2008	7.6%	7.3%	19.6%
2009	7.8%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	7.9%	7.2%	20.3%
2011	7.9%	7.2%	20.6%
2012	8.2%	7.4%	20.9%
2013	8.0%	7.3%	21.1%
2014	8.0%	7.3%	21.4%
2015	8.1%	7.3%	21.7%
2016	8.1%	7.7%	22.1%
2017	8.6%	7.7%	22.6%
2018	8.8%	7.8%	23.1%
2019	8.9%	7.9%	23.6%
2020	8.8%	8.0%	24.2%
2021	9.0%	8.1%	24.6%
2022	9.8%	8.7%	26.0%
2023	10.3%	9.3%	27.1%
2024	11.0%	9.7%	27.9%
2025	10.7%	9.9%	28.5%
2026	11.0%	10.1%	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 Neede

				Largest group
7161 Neede	11.0%	9,235	+1.3 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	9,940	9,165	775	445	325	80	5	10	110	5	315	15	20	95	10	90	15	570	210
1999	9,945	9,165	775	445	330	80	5	5	105	10	320	20	15	90	15	95	15	560	215
2000	9,915	9,145	770	440	335	85	10	5	95	10	315	15	20	90	15	105	10	545	230
2001	9,935	9,150	785	440	345	95	5	5	95	5	320	10	25	85	15	100	25	540	240
2002	9,895	9,120	780	435	350	80	10	10	90	5	315	10	25	85	25	105	25	530	250
2003	9,930	9,150	785	435	350	85	10	10	95	5	310	15	25	85	25	95	25	535	250
2004	9,860	9,080	780	435	345	80	10	5	105	5	310	10	20	95	25	90	25	550	230
2005	9,815	9,045	765	430	335	80	15	5	100	5	305	10	20	95	15	90	25	540	230
2006	9,815	9,045	770	440	330	75	10	5	100	5	305	10	20	105	20	90	25	540	225
2007	9,765	9,015	750	450	305	70	10	10	100	5	315	20	25	90	25	70	15	550	200
2008	9,705	8,965	740	425	310	70	10	10	100	5	295	25	20	85	20	75	20	535	210
2009	9,715	8,955	760	435	320	70	15	10	100	10	295	35	25	80	25	65	25	540	225
2010	9,655	8,900	760	440	315	75	15	5	95	10	295	30	20	95	30	65	20	545	210
2011	9,565	8,805	760	430	325	80	15	5	90	10	295	25	20	90	30	75	20	530	230
2012	9,570	8,790	780	440	340	70	15	5	95	10	285	30	20	105	35	85	25	540	235
2013	9,555	8,785	765	440	330	65	10	5	95	5	280	30	20	110	40	80	30	540	230
2014	9,525	8,765	760	445	310	60	10	5	95	10	275	35	25	110	30	85	15	550	210
2015	9,520	8,745	775	455	315	60	15	5	100	10	280	40	20	115	25	85	15	560	215
2016	9,485	8,715	770	440	330	60	15	5	95	10	260	35	20	125	30	100	15	535	235
2017	9,455	8,640	815	455	360	55	10	5	90	10	270	35	20	130	45	125	20	550	265
2018	9,445	8,615	830	455	375	60	10	10	85	10	270	40	15	130	30	150	20	545	285
2019	9,390	8,555	835	450	385	60	10	5	90	10	265	40	15	130	50	140	20	545	290
2020	9,325	8,505	820	440	385	65	10	5	90	10	260	40	20	120	50	130	25	540	285
2021	9,360	8,515	845	455	390	60	10	5	85	10	245	55	20	135	50	140	30	550	300
2022	9,280	8,375	905	480	425	60	10	5	90	10	260	55	25	150	50	155	40	555	300
2023	9,295	8,335	960	510	450	65	10	10	90	15	260	65	25	170	55	165	45	585	325
2024	9,285	8,265	1,020	535	485	70	20	10	90	20	245	60	25	205	55	175	45	–	–
2025	9,240	8,250	990	505	485	70	15	15	85	20	240	65	20	175	60	180	45	–	–
2026	9,235	8,215	1,020	500	515	75	20	15	85	20	245	65	20	170	70	195	40	–	–

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