City · Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe

Nieuw-Balinge: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Nieuw-Balinge had 945 residents. 5.3% of them (50 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (10.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (1.1%), Germany (1.1%) and other Asia (1.1%). 40.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 945 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 5.3% 50 people
Born abroad: 40.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

95%

Dutch origin 95.2% 900
Migration background 5.3% 50

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Nieuw-Balinge. For comparison, the line marks Midden-Drenthe and the circle the Netherlands.

Indonesia

1.1% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.1% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.1% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Belgium

0.53% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.53% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.53% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.64% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.15% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.09% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.26% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.20% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.51% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.73% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

40% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 40.0% 20
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 25

Men and women

Men: 480
Women: 470

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Nieuw-Balinge 5.3%

Higher than 5% 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

5.3%

Nieuw-Balinge
Midden-Drenthe
Netherlands

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Year	Nieuw-Balinge	Midden-Drenthe	Netherlands
1998	2.9%	5.7%	16.7%
1999	2.8%	6.0%	17.1%
2000	2.8%	6.3%	17.5%
2001	3.4%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	3.4%	6.4%	18.4%
2003	3.9%	6.1%	18.8%
2004	3.8%	5.4%	19.0%
2005	4.3%	5.6%	19.2%
2006	4.8%	5.6%	19.3%
2007	5.3%	5.8%	19.4%
2008	4.8%	5.8%	19.6%
2009	4.3%	5.8%	19.9%
2010	4.4%	6.1%	20.3%
2011	4.4%	6.1%	20.6%
2012	4.3%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	4.0%	6.3%	21.1%
2014	3.9%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	3.9%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	4.5%	7.3%	22.1%
2017	4.4%	7.7%	22.6%
2018	4.4%	7.0%	23.1%
2019	4.9%	7.1%	23.6%
2020	4.3%	7.3%	24.2%
2021	3.7%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	3.6%	8.1%	26.0%
2023	4.6%	8.8%	27.1%
2024	4.7%	9.2%	27.9%
2025	4.2%	9.5%	28.5%
2026	5.3%	10.2%	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-Balinge

				Largest group
7938 Nieuw-Balinge	5.3%	945	+1.7 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	875	845	25	15	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	25	5
1999	885	855	25	15	15	0	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	20	5
2000	880	855	25	15	15	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	5	20	10
2001	885	855	30	15	10	0	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	25	10
2002	890	860	30	15	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	20	10
2003	895	860	35	15	15	0	5	10	5	0	0	10	5	0	0	25	10
2004	915	880	35	15	20	0	5	5	5	0	0	10	5	0	5	25	10
2005	940	895	40	15	20	0	5	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	30	10
2006	935	890	45	25	30	0	0	10	10	0	0	15	5	5	10	40	10
2007	935	885	50	25	25	0	0	10	15	0	0	10	5	5	5	40	10
2008	940	895	45	20	20	0	5	10	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	35	15
2009	935	895	40	20	20	0	0	10	10	0	5	5	5	0	5	35	10
2010	915	870	40	25	15	0	5	10	10	0	5	10	0	0	0	35	10
2011	915	875	40	25	20	0	5	10	10	0	0	15	5	0	0	40	5
2012	920	885	40	20	15	0	0	10	15	0	0	5	0	0	5	30	5
2013	885	850	35	20	15	0	5	10	10	0	0	10	0	0	0	30	5
2014	890	855	35	20	20	0	5	10	10	0	0	10	0	5	0	30	5
2015	890	855	35	15	20	0	0	5	10	5	0	0	5	5	5	30	5
2016	885	845	40	20	20	0	0	10	10	0	0	10	0	5	5	25	10
2017	905	865	40	20	20	0	5	10	10	0	0	10	0	5	0	25	10
2018	910	870	40	20	20	0	5	15	10	0	0	10	0	0	0	30	10
2019	925	880	45	15	30	5	0	10	10	0	5	0	5	5	5	30	15
2020	935	895	40	15	25	0	0	10	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	30	10
2021	945	910	35	15	20	5	0	10	15	0	0	0	0	0	5	30	5
2022	965	925	35	15	20	0	0	10	10	5	5	0	5	0	5	25	5
2023	970	925	45	20	25	0	5	10	15	0	5	5	0	0	5	35	5
2024	965	920	45	20	30	0	5	10	10	0	5	5	5	0	10	–	–
2025	945	905	40	20	25	0	0	10	10	0	5	5	5	0	5	–	–
2026	945	900	50	20	30	0	0	10	10	0	5	5	0	10	5	–	–

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