City · Buren, Gelderland

Ommeren: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ommeren had 835 residents. 12.6% of them (105 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 Buren (12.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (4.2%), Indonesia (1.8%) and other Asia (1.8%). 66.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 835 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.6% 105 people
Born abroad: 66.7% 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

87%

Dutch origin 87.4% 730
Migration background 12.6% 105

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

4.2% 35 people

Buren 1.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.8% 15 people

Buren 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.8% 15 people

Buren 2.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.2% 10 people

Buren 0.95% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.2% 10 people

Buren 3.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

0.60% 5 people

Buren 0.32% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.60% 5 people

Buren 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.60% 5 people

Buren 0.82% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.60% 5 people

Buren 0.57% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Buren 0.34% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Buren 0.27% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Buren 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

67% 33%

Born abroad (first generation) 66.7% 70
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 33.3% 35

Men and women

Men: 425
Women: 410

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ommeren 12.6%

Higher than 51% 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

12.6%

Ommeren
Buren
Netherlands

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Year	Ommeren	Buren	Netherlands
1998	3.4%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	3.4%	5.4%	17.1%
2000	3.4%	5.5%	17.5%
2001	2.7%	5.5%	18.0%
2002	2.6%	5.5%	18.4%
2003	2.6%	5.6%	18.8%
2004	3.1%	5.7%	19.0%
2005	3.1%	5.6%	19.2%
2006	3.8%	5.7%	19.3%
2007	3.6%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	4.3%	6.0%	19.6%
2009	3.8%	6.1%	19.9%
2010	5.1%	6.3%	20.3%
2011	4.5%	6.4%	20.6%
2012	5.2%	6.4%	20.9%
2013	4.6%	6.5%	21.1%
2014	6.7%	6.7%	21.4%
2015	7.1%	6.8%	21.7%
2016	7.3%	7.4%	22.1%
2017	6.8%	7.9%	22.6%
2018	7.5%	8.2%	23.1%
2019	7.5%	8.4%	23.6%
2020	7.7%	8.7%	24.2%
2021	9.1%	9.0%	24.6%
2022	10.9%	10.1%	26.0%
2023	11.5%	11.5%	27.1%
2024	13.1%	11.8%	27.9%
2025	12.3%	12.3%	28.5%
2026	12.6%	12.4%	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 Ommeren

				Largest group
4032 Lienden	12.6%	835	+1.7 pp	Poland

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	745	720	25	15	15	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	20	5
1999	740	715	25	15	5	0	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2000	745	715	25	15	5	0	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	5
2001	750	735	20	10	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	0
2002	770	745	20	10	5	0	0	5	5	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
2003	770	750	20	10	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	20	0
2004	805	780	25	15	10	0	0	0	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
2005	815	785	25	20	5	0	0	0	10	0	5	5	0	10	0	0	0	25	5
2006	800	775	30	20	15	0	0	0	10	0	15	5	0	0	0	0	5	30	0
2007	825	790	30	15	20	0	5	0	10	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	5	25	10
2008	810	775	35	20	20	0	0	5	5	0	10	0	0	10	0	5	5	20	10
2009	800	770	30	15	15	0	0	0	5	5	10	5	0	0	5	5	0	25	10
2010	790	750	40	30	5	0	0	0	10	5	15	10	0	5	0	0	0	35	10
2011	785	750	35	25	10	0	0	0	10	0	10	15	0	0	0	0	0	30	5
2012	775	740	40	30	10	0	0	0	5	0	10	20	0	0	0	5	0	35	0
2013	765	725	35	25	15	5	0	0	5	0	10	20	0	0	0	5	0	35	0
2014	750	700	50	35	10	0	0	5	10	0	15	15	0	5	0	0	0	45	5
2015	770	715	55	40	15	5	0	0	10	0	10	20	0	10	0	0	0	50	5
2016	755	700	55	40	15	5	0	0	5	0	15	20	0	5	0	0	5	50	10
2017	740	690	50	35	15	0	0	5	5	0	15	10	0	10	0	5	0	40	5
2018	735	680	55	40	20	0	0	5	5	5	15	15	0	10	5	5	0	45	15
2019	730	675	55	35	20	0	0	5	5	0	15	15	0	5	0	5	5	45	15
2020	710	655	55	35	20	0	0	5	10	0	10	15	0	10	5	0	0	40	15
2021	715	650	65	45	20	0	0	5	10	0	15	25	0	5	0	0	5	55	10
2022	735	660	80	50	30	0	0	5	10	0	15	25	5	5	5	5	0	60	10
2023	780	690	90	55	35	0	0	10	10	5	10	30	0	15	5	5	5	65	20
2024	800	695	105	70	35	0	0	5	10	5	10	40	0	15	5	5	5	–	–
2025	810	705	100	60	40	0	0	5	10	5	10	30	0	20	5	5	10	–	–
2026	835	730	105	55	50	0	0	5	15	5	10	35	0	10	5	15	5	–	–

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