City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Niekerk (Het Hogeland): Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Niekerk (Het Hogeland) had 65 residents. 0.0% of them (0 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). Since 2022 the share has fallen by 15.4 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
0.0% 0 people
Born abroad
– of those with a migration background
Change since 2022
−15.4 pp in share with a migration background

Map

Migration background, share of residents <15%, 15%–18%, 18%–25%, 25%–30%, 30%–45%, 45%–60%, ≥60%

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 100.0% 65
  • Migration background 0.0% 0

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Niekerk (Het Hogeland). For comparison, the line marks Het Hogeland and the circle the Netherlands.

  • Turkey
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
  • Morocco
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
  • Suriname
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
  • Indonesia
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
  • Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
  • Germany
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
  • Poland
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 0.32% Netherlands 1.4%
  • Belgium
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
  • Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
  • Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
  • Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
  • Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean
    0.0% 0 people
    Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

  • Born abroad (first generation) – 0
  • Born in the Netherlands (second generation) – 0

Men and women

Men
35
Women
30

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

Measure
  • Niekerk (Het Hogeland)
  • Het Hogeland
  • Netherlands
Show as table
Year Niekerk (Het Hogeland)Het HogelandNetherlands
1998 0.0%4.9%16.7%
1999 0.0%5.0%17.1%
2000 0.0%5.2%17.5%
2001 0.0%5.7%18.0%
2002 0.0%6.9%18.4%
2003 0.0%7.3%18.8%
2004 5.9%7.0%19.0%
2005 0.0%6.8%19.2%
2006 0.0%6.0%19.3%
2007 0.0%5.7%19.4%
2008 0.0%5.7%19.6%
2009 6.7%5.7%19.9%
2010 6.3%5.7%20.3%
2011 0.0%5.9%20.6%
2012 7.7%6.1%20.9%
2013 7.1%6.2%21.1%
2014 7.7%6.3%21.4%
2015 8.3%6.4%21.7%
2016 8.3%6.6%22.1%
2017 8.3%7.0%22.6%
2018 8.3%7.3%23.1%
2019 7.7%7.6%23.6%
2020 7.7%7.7%24.2%
2021 7.7%8.0%24.6%
2022 15.4%9.0%26.0%
2023 7.1%10.1%27.1%
2024 6.7%10.4%27.9%
2025 7.1%10.7%28.5%
2026 0.0%11.0%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 Niekerk (Het Hogeland)

Largest group
9972 Ulrum 65 −15.4 pp –

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year Total residentsDutch originMigration backgroundEuropeOutside EuropeTurkeyMoroccoSurinameIndonesiaDutch CaribbeanGermanyPolandBelgiumOther EuropeOther AfricaOther AsiaOther Americas & OceaniaWestern migration backgroundNon-Western migration background
1998 959000000000000000000
1999 959000000000000000050
2000 909500000000000000000
2001 909000000000000000000
2002 908500000000000000000
2003 908500000000000000050
2004 858550000000500000000
2005 858500000000000000000
2006 858500000000000000000
2007 908500000000000000000
2008 757500000000000000000
2009 757550000050000000000
2010 807550000050000000050
2011 757000000000000000050
2012 656550000000000000000
2013 706550500050000000000
2014 656050500000000005005
2015 605550000000000000000
2016 605550500000000005050
2017 605555000000000500000
2018 605555000000000500000
2019 656055000000000500000
2020 6560550000005000000100
2021 656050500000000000505
2022 6560100500000000000555
2023 706050500000000000550
2024 7565505000000000005––
2025 7065505000000000050––
2026 6565000000000000000––