City · Berkelland, Gelderland

Rekken: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Rekken had 1,300 residents. 10.0% of them (130 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 Berkelland (10.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (3.1%), other Europe (1.5%) and other Africa (1.5%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.0 percentage points.

Residents: 1,300 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.0% 130 people
Born abroad: 50.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.0 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 90.0% 1,170
Migration background 10.0% 130

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

3.1% 40 people

Berkelland 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.5% 20 people

Berkelland 2.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 20 people

Berkelland 0.90% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.2% 15 people

Berkelland 1.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

0.38% 5 people

Berkelland 0.14% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.38% 5 people

Berkelland 0.82% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.38% 5 people

Berkelland 0.20% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.38% 5 people

Berkelland 0.44% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.38% 5 people

Berkelland 0.14% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.38% 5 people

Berkelland 0.49% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Berkelland 0.57% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Berkelland 0.24% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 65
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 65

Men and women

Men: 690
Women: 610

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Rekken 10.0%

Higher than 31% 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

10.0%

Rekken
Berkelland
Netherlands

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Year	Rekken	Berkelland	Netherlands
1998	10.2%	7.2%	16.7%
1999	10.9%	7.3%	17.1%
2000	10.8%	7.2%	17.5%
2001	10.5%	7.5%	18.0%
2002	10.8%	7.8%	18.4%
2003	12.4%	8.0%	18.8%
2004	12.9%	7.5%	19.0%
2005	13.0%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	12.6%	7.3%	19.3%
2007	13.1%	7.3%	19.4%
2008	13.1%	7.3%	19.6%
2009	13.1%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	10.5%	7.2%	20.3%
2011	10.1%	7.2%	20.6%
2012	11.3%	7.4%	20.9%
2013	10.9%	7.3%	21.1%
2014	10.8%	7.3%	21.4%
2015	8.3%	7.3%	21.7%
2016	7.7%	7.7%	22.1%
2017	7.5%	7.7%	22.6%
2018	6.3%	7.8%	23.1%
2019	6.8%	7.9%	23.6%
2020	7.1%	8.0%	24.2%
2021	8.3%	8.1%	24.6%
2022	9.0%	8.7%	26.0%
2023	8.4%	9.3%	27.1%
2024	8.8%	9.7%	27.9%
2025	9.3%	9.9%	28.5%
2026	10.0%	10.1%	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 Rekken

				Largest group
7157 Eibergen	10.0%	1,300	+1.0 pp	Germany

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	1,575	1,420	160	100	60	5	10	15	15	10	75	10	5	10	0	5	0	125	40
1999	1,565	1,395	170	105	70	5	5	15	15	10	75	5	10	15	10	5	5	120	50
2000	1,575	1,405	170	100	75	5	15	15	20	10	70	10	5	15	0	0	10	115	50
2001	1,575	1,415	165	95	65	5	10	15	15	5	65	10	10	10	10	0	5	115	50
2002	1,570	1,400	170	95	70	5	15	15	15	15	70	5	5	15	0	0	5	115	55
2003	1,575	1,385	195	100	105	10	15	25	15	15	65	5	5	25	10	0	15	115	80
2004	1,590	1,385	205	105	95	5	10	30	10	20	65	5	5	30	15	0	5	115	90
2005	1,580	1,370	205	105	100	10	10	25	5	20	65	5	5	30	15	5	10	120	85
2006	1,545	1,345	195	105	95	5	15	20	10	15	70	5	10	20	10	10	10	115	80
2007	1,570	1,365	205	100	100	5	20	20	5	30	70	5	10	15	5	10	5	110	95
2008	1,565	1,360	205	105	95	5	15	15	10	25	70	5	15	15	10	10	5	120	85
2009	1,560	1,350	205	105	105	10	20	20	10	20	65	5	10	25	10	5	10	120	90
2010	1,475	1,315	155	90	65	5	10	15	10	15	70	5	5	10	5	0	5	105	55
2011	1,430	1,285	145	90	55	5	10	10	5	15	65	5	5	15	5	0	5	100	45
2012	1,460	1,300	165	85	75	10	15	10	10	10	65	5	10	5	0	10	10	95	65
2013	1,470	1,310	160	85	70	10	15	15	5	20	60	5	5	15	5	5	0	90	70
2014	1,480	1,320	160	80	75	10	15	10	5	20	60	5	5	10	10	5	0	90	65
2015	1,385	1,270	115	75	40	5	5	5	5	10	60	5	5	5	10	0	0	85	30
2016	1,355	1,250	105	75	30	0	5	5	5	10	55	5	5	10	5	0	0	80	25
2017	1,335	1,235	100	65	40	5	5	5	10	10	55	0	5	5	0	0	5	80	25
2018	1,340	1,255	85	65	20	0	5	5	5	5	50	0	5	10	0	0	0	70	15
2019	1,330	1,240	90	60	25	0	0	5	5	5	45	5	5	5	5	0	5	70	15
2020	1,335	1,240	95	70	20	0	0	5	10	5	40	5	5	20	5	0	0	75	15
2021	1,320	1,210	110	75	35	5	0	5	10	5	50	5	5	15	10	0	0	85	25
2022	1,330	1,205	120	70	45	0	5	0	10	10	50	5	5	15	10	0	5	90	20
2023	1,310	1,200	110	70	40	5	5	5	10	5	50	0	10	15	10	5	5	75	25
2024	1,305	1,190	115	70	45	5	0	10	10	5	45	5	5	15	10	5	5	–	–
2025	1,285	1,165	120	70	55	5	0	5	10	5	40	5	5	15	10	10	5	–	–
2026	1,300	1,170	130	70	60	0	0	5	5	5	40	5	5	20	20	15	5	–	–

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