City · Emmen, Drenthe

Nieuw-Amsterdam: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Nieuw-Amsterdam had 4,720 residents. 8.5% of them (400 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Emmen (16.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (2.1%), other Europe (1.6%) and other Asia (1.5%). 52.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 4,720 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 8.5% 400 people
Born abroad: 52.5% 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

92%

Dutch origin 91.5% 4,320
Migration background 8.5% 400

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Nieuw-Amsterdam. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Emmen and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

2.1% 100 people

Municipality of Emmen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.6% 75 people

Municipality of Emmen 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.5% 70 people

Municipality of Emmen 3.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.74% 35 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.87% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.64% 30 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.77% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.64% 30 people

Municipality of Emmen 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.53% 25 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.88% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.32% 15 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.48% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.11% 5 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.34% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.11% 5 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.46% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.11% 5 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.18% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.89% Netherlands 2.6%

First and second generation

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

53% 46%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.5% 210
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.3% 185

Men and women

Men: 2,405
Women: 2,315

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Nieuw-Amsterdam 8.5%

Higher than 23% 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

8.5%

Nieuw-Amsterdam
Municipality of Emmen
Netherlands

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Year	Nieuw-Amsterdam	Municipality of Emmen	Netherlands
1998	5.3%	9.1%	16.7%
1999	5.3%	9.2%	17.1%
2000	5.6%	9.4%	17.5%
2001	6.1%	10.0%	18.0%
2002	6.1%	10.3%	18.4%
2003	6.1%	10.3%	18.8%
2004	6.3%	10.3%	19.0%
2005	6.3%	10.5%	19.2%
2006	6.0%	10.4%	19.3%
2007	5.7%	10.6%	19.4%
2008	5.7%	10.7%	19.6%
2009	5.8%	10.9%	19.9%
2010	6.0%	11.1%	20.3%
2011	6.0%	11.3%	20.6%
2012	5.9%	11.2%	20.9%
2013	6.1%	11.2%	21.1%
2014	5.9%	11.4%	21.4%
2015	6.1%	11.4%	21.7%
2016	6.1%	11.6%	22.1%
2017	6.3%	11.8%	22.6%
2018	6.7%	12.0%	23.1%
2019	6.8%	12.2%	23.6%
2020	6.7%	12.4%	24.2%
2021	6.5%	12.5%	24.6%
2022	7.2%	13.5%	26.0%
2023	7.5%	14.3%	27.1%
2024	7.8%	15.0%	27.9%
2025	8.3%	15.6%	28.5%
2026	8.5%	16.0%	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 Nieuw-Amsterdam

				Largest group
7833 Centrum	8.5%	4,720	+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	4,540	4,300	240	155	90	0	0	0	25	5	120	5	0	30	20	20	20	190	50
1999	4,530	4,290	240	155	80	0	5	5	30	10	120	10	0	25	10	20	0	185	55
2000	4,500	4,245	250	165	85	0	5	5	25	5	125	5	0	35	5	30	10	195	55
2001	4,490	4,220	275	175	95	0	5	5	30	10	130	10	0	35	10	25	10	210	60
2002	4,575	4,295	280	175	105	0	0	15	25	10	130	5	0	40	10	30	15	215	70
2003	4,620	4,335	280	175	105	0	0	15	20	10	130	5	0	40	10	30	20	210	70
2004	4,700	4,405	295	190	105	0	0	20	25	5	130	5	0	55	10	25	20	220	70
2005	4,750	4,450	300	195	95	0	0	15	20	10	130	5	5	55	10	30	10	225	70
2006	4,800	4,510	290	180	100	0	0	15	20	10	120	5	0	55	10	30	15	215	75
2007	4,870	4,585	280	185	95	0	0	15	15	15	115	5	0	65	10	30	10	215	70
2008	4,915	4,640	280	185	85	0	5	15	20	15	120	5	0	60	10	15	5	215	65
2009	4,910	4,620	285	200	85	0	0	10	15	10	115	15	5	65	10	20	20	225	60
2010	4,900	4,605	295	200	95	5	0	15	20	15	115	15	5	65	10	20	10	230	65
2011	4,890	4,595	295	200	95	5	0	15	25	10	115	10	5	70	10	15	15	235	65
2012	4,915	4,625	290	205	90	0	0	10	15	15	120	5	5	75	10	25	15	235	60
2013	4,900	4,600	300	215	80	0	0	5	15	10	120	5	5	85	10	30	10	245	55
2014	4,865	4,580	285	210	75	0	0	0	15	15	110	5	5	90	5	30	10	235	50
2015	4,880	4,580	300	215	80	0	0	5	20	15	115	10	0	90	5	30	5	240	60
2016	4,830	4,535	295	215	80	0	0	5	15	15	115	15	5	80	10	25	10	240	55
2017	4,815	4,510	305	220	90	0	5	5	20	10	120	15	5	80	5	25	20	245	60
2018	4,815	4,490	325	220	105	0	5	5	25	10	120	15	0	85	5	35	20	255	70
2019	4,760	4,435	325	220	100	0	0	5	25	10	105	20	10	85	10	40	10	255	65
2020	4,785	4,465	320	200	125	5	0	5	30	10	95	25	5	75	25	30	20	240	85
2021	4,745	4,435	310	200	110	0	5	0	25	10	95	25	5	75	20	30	20	235	75
2022	4,710	4,370	340	200	140	5	5	5	30	10	100	30	5	70	25	40	30	225	80
2023	4,730	4,375	355	205	155	0	5	10	25	15	95	35	5	70	30	40	30	230	90
2024	4,715	4,345	370	210	160	0	5	5	25	10	95	35	5	70	30	45	30	–	–
2025	4,725	4,330	390	220	170	5	5	5	25	10	100	35	5	80	30	60	30	–	–
2026	4,720	4,320	400	210	185	0	5	5	25	15	100	30	5	75	30	70	35	–	–

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