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Raalte: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Raalte had 20,425 residents. 12.3% of them (2,505 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Raalte (9.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.9%), Turkey (1.7%) and other Europe (1.6%). 59.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 20,425 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.3% 2,505 people
Born abroad: 59.1% 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

88%

Dutch origin 87.7% 17,920
Migration background 12.3% 2,505

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.9% 795 people

Municipality of Raalte 2.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

1.7% 340 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.92% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.6% 330 people

Municipality of Raalte 1.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.2% 240 people

Municipality of Raalte 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 210 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.79% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.0% 195 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.83% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.59% 120 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.46% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.51% 105 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.46% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.37% 75 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.20% 40 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.14% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.20% 40 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.15% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.07% 15 people

Municipality of Raalte 0.04% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.1% 1,480
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.9% 1,025

Men and women

Men: 10,065
Women: 10,360

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Raalte 12.3%

Higher than 49% 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

12.3%

Raalte
Municipality of Raalte
Netherlands

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Year	Raalte	Municipality of Raalte	Netherlands
1998	6.4%	4.4%	16.7%
1999	6.9%	4.7%	17.1%
2000	7.1%	4.9%	17.5%
2001	7.3%	5.0%	18.0%
2002	7.4%	5.1%	18.4%
2003	7.3%	5.5%	18.8%
2004	7.2%	5.8%	19.0%
2005	7.2%	5.8%	19.2%
2006	7.3%	5.9%	19.3%
2007	7.5%	6.0%	19.4%
2008	7.5%	5.3%	19.6%
2009	7.6%	5.3%	19.9%
2010	7.6%	5.4%	20.3%
2011	7.8%	5.5%	20.6%
2012	7.9%	5.6%	20.9%
2013	7.9%	5.5%	21.1%
2014	7.8%	5.5%	21.4%
2015	8.0%	5.7%	21.7%
2016	8.1%	5.9%	22.1%
2017	8.5%	6.1%	22.6%
2018	8.7%	6.3%	23.1%
2019	9.0%	6.5%	23.6%
2020	9.1%	6.7%	24.2%
2021	9.5%	6.9%	24.6%
2022	10.3%	7.7%	26.0%
2023	10.7%	8.5%	27.1%
2024	11.0%	8.8%	27.9%
2025	11.7%	9.2%	28.5%
2026	12.3%	9.6%	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 Raalte

				Largest group
8102 Raalte	14.1%	7,645	+2.2 pp	Other Asia
8103 Het Raan Oost, Het Overstigt	8.1%	6,450	+1.8 pp	Other Asia
8101 Hartkamp, Westdorp	14.2%	6,330	+1.8 pp	Other Asia

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	18,775	17,555	1,210	445	780	255	10	35	220	25	245	20	20	160	105	75	55	680	540
1999	18,675	17,400	1,280	455	825	270	5	30	220	25	250	30	25	150	130	90	55	680	595
2000	18,705	17,380	1,320	460	855	275	0	30	205	15	245	30	25	160	145	120	65	685	635
2001	18,875	17,510	1,375	485	895	290	0	25	220	25	250	35	25	175	160	110	65	720	660
2002	19,070	17,670	1,415	495	925	290	0	20	220	20	250	30	30	185	155	150	70	735	690
2003	19,165	17,760	1,405	475	920	300	5	20	220	20	245	25	25	180	150	130	75	715	685
2004	19,140	17,770	1,380	495	880	290	5	30	220	20	245	25	30	195	120	145	50	720	650
2005	19,075	17,710	1,370	475	900	290	0	25	225	25	240	35	20	180	125	140	70	720	645
2006	19,035	17,645	1,385	520	870	285	10	15	215	20	270	30	25	195	110	140	75	765	615
2007	19,085	17,650	1,435	550	890	285	5	25	220	25	275	35	25	215	125	125	80	790	635
2008	19,130	17,690	1,435	550	895	290	5	25	205	35	275	40	30	205	125	145	65	795	645
2009	19,045	17,600	1,450	565	885	290	0	25	195	30	270	35	20	240	140	135	70	795	655
2010	18,990	17,545	1,450	560	880	295	5	30	200	30	270	45	25	220	125	140	55	800	640
2011	18,935	17,470	1,475	555	910	290	10	25	200	25	270	50	20	215	140	155	65	790	680
2012	18,935	17,445	1,490	565	915	280	5	30	190	30	270	50	25	220	135	180	65	785	705
2013	18,915	17,435	1,485	555	930	290	5	25	200	35	260	60	30	205	140	175	60	785	700
2014	19,040	17,555	1,485	540	945	290	10	25	190	25	260	55	25	200	140	185	80	770	720
2015	19,080	17,555	1,525	560	960	290	5	25	185	30	265	65	25	205	140	215	70	775	750
2016	19,145	17,585	1,560	555	1,005	285	5	25	185	35	275	65	25	190	130	265	75	775	795
2017	19,245	17,605	1,640	560	1,080	280	5	25	185	40	270	65	30	195	140	335	70	785	860
2018	19,445	17,750	1,695	570	1,120	275	10	25	180	40	265	75	30	200	140	370	80	785	905
2019	19,695	17,925	1,770	575	1,195	285	5	20	180	45	255	80	30	210	150	425	85	795	975
2020	19,815	18,010	1,805	570	1,235	285	0	30	190	45	245	90	30	205	160	430	95	800	1,010
2021	19,880	17,990	1,890	605	1,285	290	5	30	185	45	250	95	30	230	165	470	95	835	1,060
2022	20,035	17,970	2,065	585	1,480	305	5	35	210	50	250	105	35	200	175	585	105	835	1,130
2023	20,105	17,960	2,150	600	1,545	305	15	35	200	55	240	105	35	215	195	625	110	835	1,200
2024	19,995	17,790	2,205	625	1,580	315	15	30	195	60	245	105	35	240	190	655	110	–	–
2025	20,155	17,805	2,355	680	1,680	325	15	40	190	70	235	105	35	300	195	720	125	–	–
2026	20,425	17,920	2,505	710	1,790	340	15	40	195	75	240	105	40	330	210	795	120	–	–

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