City · Gelderland

Rheden: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Rheden had 7,950 residents. 20.1% of them (1,600 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 Rheden (21.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.9%), other Asia (4.4%) and Germany (2.2%). 58.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.4 percentage points.

Residents: 7,950 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 20.1% 1,600 people
Born abroad: 58.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.4 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 79.9% 6,350
Migration background 20.1% 1,600

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.9% 470 people

Municipality of Rheden 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.4% 350 people

Municipality of Rheden 4.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

2.2% 175 people

Municipality of Rheden 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

2.0% 160 people

Municipality of Rheden 2.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.2% 95 people

Municipality of Rheden 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

1.1% 85 people

Municipality of Rheden 2.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.88% 70 people

Municipality of Rheden 0.86% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.82% 65 people

Municipality of Rheden 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.69% 55 people

Municipality of Rheden 0.65% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.44% 35 people

Municipality of Rheden 0.57% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.31% 25 people

Municipality of Rheden 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.19% 15 people

Municipality of Rheden 0.52% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.4% 935
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.9% 670

Men and women

Men: 3,920
Women: 4,035

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Rheden 20.1%

Higher than 81% 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

20.1%

Rheden
Municipality of Rheden
Netherlands

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Year	Rheden	Municipality of Rheden	Netherlands
1998	8.9%	12.1%	16.7%
1999	8.7%	12.3%	17.1%
2000	9.1%	12.5%	17.5%
2001	9.3%	12.9%	18.0%
2002	12.1%	13.8%	18.4%
2003	14.2%	14.3%	18.8%
2004	13.9%	13.9%	19.0%
2005	14.3%	14.1%	19.2%
2006	12.0%	13.9%	19.3%
2007	10.0%	13.7%	19.4%
2008	10.2%	13.8%	19.6%
2009	10.3%	13.9%	19.9%
2010	10.4%	14.1%	20.3%
2011	10.7%	14.4%	20.6%
2012	11.0%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	12.0%	14.7%	21.1%
2014	12.4%	15.0%	21.4%
2015	12.5%	15.1%	21.7%
2016	12.9%	15.9%	22.1%
2017	13.4%	15.9%	22.6%
2018	13.7%	16.2%	23.1%
2019	13.9%	16.5%	23.6%
2020	14.2%	17.2%	24.2%
2021	14.6%	17.0%	24.6%
2022	15.7%	18.4%	26.0%
2023	16.2%	19.0%	27.1%
2024	19.0%	19.8%	27.9%
2025	19.3%	20.2%	28.5%
2026	20.1%	21.0%	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 Rheden

				Largest group
6991 Rheden	20.1%	7,950	+4.4 pp	Other Europe

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	7,400	6,740	655	360	290	30	15	10	150	5	210	20	15	115	15	40	25	530	125
1999	7,365	6,725	640	345	290	35	10	10	150	10	205	20	15	105	20	30	25	520	125
2000	7,440	6,755	680	370	305	30	10	10	150	5	225	25	15	105	25	45	30	540	140
2001	7,505	6,800	700	380	325	35	5	10	155	10	220	25	20	115	35	45	30	555	145
2002	7,705	6,775	930	430	505	35	5	10	150	10	215	25	20	170	115	140	40	600	325
2003	7,905	6,790	1,120	500	620	45	5	5	160	10	215	25	15	245	185	175	35	680	435
2004	7,850	6,760	1,095	515	585	50	5	5	155	15	215	30	20	250	155	175	25	680	420
2005	7,855	6,735	1,120	515	615	65	5	10	150	15	210	30	15	260	130	210	30	685	440
2006	7,640	6,720	920	415	500	45	5	5	160	20	205	30	10	170	100	130	35	585	330
2007	7,430	6,690	745	375	375	50	5	5	155	15	215	30	10	120	30	80	35	555	190
2008	7,395	6,640	755	395	360	40	5	0	155	10	215	30	10	140	35	75	40	570	185
2009	7,365	6,610	755	400	350	40	5	10	155	5	205	35	10	150	30	75	30	575	180
2010	7,350	6,585	765	400	360	45	5	5	150	10	205	30	10	155	30	80	35	570	195
2011	7,370	6,580	790	410	385	55	5	10	145	15	205	40	15	150	40	85	30	575	220
2012	7,380	6,570	810	415	390	65	10	10	135	15	200	45	15	155	35	90	30	570	240
2013	7,615	6,705	910	435	470	75	15	10	150	20	205	45	10	175	45	105	50	615	295
2014	7,620	6,675	945	450	490	75	25	15	155	20	200	45	15	190	50	105	45	625	315
2015	7,620	6,670	950	430	520	65	20	25	150	25	195	50	10	175	65	125	45	605	345
2016	7,690	6,700	990	445	545	60	25	25	160	30	200	50	10	185	65	140	40	625	365
2017	7,680	6,650	1,030	450	580	65	25	20	160	30	200	55	15	180	65	165	50	640	395
2018	7,715	6,660	1,055	450	605	60	20	20	160	40	200	50	15	185	75	190	40	630	420
2019	7,715	6,640	1,075	470	605	60	25	15	160	40	190	55	15	210	70	195	40	650	430
2020	7,680	6,590	1,090	480	610	65	25	15	155	40	190	50	20	220	65	195	50	655	430
2021	7,695	6,575	1,120	500	625	75	25	25	155	40	195	50	25	230	70	195	40	675	445
2022	7,580	6,390	1,190	475	710	75	15	20	165	45	195	50	25	210	75	255	60	670	460
2023	7,610	6,380	1,230	485	745	70	20	25	170	55	190	50	25	225	80	270	50	690	480
2024	7,855	6,365	1,490	715	775	65	20	25	170	60	185	55	25	450	85	295	55	–	–
2025	7,865	6,350	1,515	705	815	70	20	30	170	65	180	50	25	450	90	305	65	–	–
2026	7,950	6,350	1,600	720	880	85	15	35	160	70	175	55	25	470	95	350	65	–	–

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