City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Noordwolde (Het Hogeland): Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Noordwolde (Het Hogeland) had 260 residents. 7.7% of them (20 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%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (1.9%), Dutch Caribbean (1.9%) and Germany (1.9%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 260 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 7.7% 20 people
Born abroad: 50.0% 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

90%

Dutch origin 90.4% 235
Migration background 7.7% 20

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

1.9% 5 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.9% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.9% 5 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.9% 5 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
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%
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 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.

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 10
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 10

Men and women

Men: 130
Women: 130

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

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

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

7.7%

Noordwolde (Het Hogeland)
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Noordwolde (Het Hogeland)	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	6.3%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	6.3%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	6.5%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	6.7%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	6.6%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	5.0%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	6.6%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	5.0%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	5.0%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	3.6%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	5.4%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	3.5%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	3.5%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	3.5%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	5.3%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	5.2%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	7.1%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	5.4%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	7.0%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	6.9%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	5.5%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	5.6%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	7.3%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	5.6%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	5.7%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	9.4%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	8.9%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	7.7%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	7.7%	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 Noordwolde (Het Hogeland)

				Largest group
9784 Bedum	7.7%	260	+2.0 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	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	320	300	20	10	10	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	20	0
1999	315	295	20	5	15	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	20	0
2000	310	290	20	10	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	0	20	0
2001	300	285	20	10	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	0	15	0
2002	305	290	20	5	15	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	20	0
2003	300	280	15	10	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	20	0
2004	305	290	20	10	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	5	15	0
2005	300	285	15	5	15	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	15	0
2006	300	285	15	5	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	15	0
2007	280	270	10	5	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	10	0
2008	280	270	15	5	10	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	10	0
2009	285	280	10	5	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	10	5
2010	285	275	10	5	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	10	0
2011	285	270	10	5	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	15	5
2012	285	275	15	5	15	5	0	0	0	5	5	5	10	0
2013	290	275	15	5	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	10	5
2014	280	260	20	10	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	10	5
2015	280	265	15	5	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	10	5
2016	285	265	20	5	15	5	0	5	0	0	5	5	10	5
2017	290	270	20	5	15	5	0	5	0	0	5	5	10	5
2018	275	260	15	5	15	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	10	5
2019	270	255	15	10	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	10	5
2020	275	255	20	10	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	10	5
2021	270	255	15	10	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	5	10	5
2022	265	245	15	5	10	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	10	5
2023	265	240	25	15	5	0	5	0	0	15	0	0	20	5
2024	280	255	25	15	10	0	5	5	0	10	0	0	–	–
2025	260	240	20	10	10	0	5	5	0	5	0	0	–	–
2026	260	235	20	10	10	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	–	–

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