City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Oosternieland: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Oosternieland had 140 residents. 3.6% of them (5 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%). 0.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.6 percentage points.

Small area: CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so percentages can be off by several points.

Residents: 140 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 3.6% 5 people
Born abroad: 0.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.6 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

Dutch origin 100.0% 140
Migration background 3.6% 5

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Oosternieland. 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) 0.0% 0
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 100.0% 5

Men and women

Men: 70
Women: 70

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

3.6%

Oosternieland
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Oosternieland	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	3.2%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	3.1%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	3.4%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	3.3%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	3.2%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	0.0%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	0.0%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	3.2%	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	0.0%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	0.0%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	0.0%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	3.4%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	3.6%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	3.7%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	3.6%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	3.8%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	0.0%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	3.8%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	3.8%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	3.7%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	3.7%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	0.0%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	0.0%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	3.7%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	3.4%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	3.6%	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 Oosternieland

				Largest group
9985 Uithuizermeeden	3.6%	140	+3.6 pp	–

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	Germany	Other Europe	Other Asia	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	155	150	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
1999	160	150	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2000	145	145	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2001	150	145	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
2002	155	150	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
2003	150	150	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2004	155	155	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2005	155	150	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	150	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2007	145	145	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	5	0
2008	150	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	155	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	155	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	150	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	145	145	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
2013	140	135	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2014	135	130	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2015	140	135	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2016	130	125	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2017	130	130	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2018	130	125	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2019	130	125	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2020	135	130	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2021	135	130	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2022	135	130	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2023	135	130	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2024	135	135	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
2025	145	140	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
2026	140	140	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	–	–

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