City · Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel

Rijssen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Rijssen had 29,345 residents. 10.7% of them (3,130 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 Rijssen-Holten (10.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.4%), Turkey (3.1%) and other Europe (1.4%). 58.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.0 percentage points.

Residents: 29,345 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.7% 3,130 people
Born abroad: 58.0% 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

89%

Dutch origin 89.3% 26,215
Migration background 10.7% 3,130

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.4% 985 people

Rijssen-Holten 3.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

3.1% 905 people

Rijssen-Holten 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.4% 400 people

Rijssen-Holten 1.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

0.78% 230 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.79% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

0.68% 200 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.78% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.44% 130 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.51% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.32% 95 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.42% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.31% 90 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.37% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.12% 35 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.25% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.10% 30 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.14% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.07% 20 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.09% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.05% 15 people

Rijssen-Holten 0.08% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.0% 1,815
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.0% 1,315

Men and women

Men: 14,695
Women: 14,650

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Rijssen 10.7%

Higher than 36% 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

10.7%

Rijssen
Rijssen-Holten
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Year	Rijssen	Rijssen-Holten	Netherlands
1998	6.7%	6.1%	16.7%
1999	6.7%	6.2%	17.1%
2000	6.8%	6.3%	17.5%
2001	6.9%	6.4%	18.0%
2002	6.8%	6.4%	18.4%
2003	6.8%	6.4%	18.8%
2004	7.0%	6.6%	19.0%
2005	7.2%	6.7%	19.2%
2006	7.2%	6.7%	19.3%
2007	7.3%	6.8%	19.4%
2008	7.3%	6.8%	19.6%
2009	7.4%	7.0%	19.9%
2010	7.6%	7.1%	20.3%
2011	7.7%	7.2%	20.6%
2012	7.8%	7.3%	20.9%
2013	7.8%	7.3%	21.1%
2014	7.8%	7.3%	21.4%
2015	7.9%	7.4%	21.7%
2016	8.1%	7.5%	22.1%
2017	8.4%	7.7%	22.6%
2018	8.5%	7.9%	23.1%
2019	8.7%	8.1%	23.6%
2020	8.8%	8.1%	24.2%
2021	9.0%	8.3%	24.6%
2022	9.6%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	9.9%	9.6%	27.1%
2024	10.2%	9.9%	27.9%
2025	10.4%	10.1%	28.5%
2026	10.7%	10.8%	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 Rijssen

				Largest group
7462 Stad Rijssen, Stadsrand Rijssen Zuid	12.4%	13,820	+1.6 pp	Other Asia
7461 Stadsrand Rijssen Oost, Stadsrand Rijssen Zuid	9.4%	10,420	+0.8 pp	Other Asia
7463 Stadsrand Rijssen Noord	8.6%	5,105	+0.1 pp	Turkey

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	26,085	24,350	1,740	425	1,310	810	10	20	250	10	250	20	0	155	10	160	40	705	1,035
1999	26,120	24,380	1,745	425	1,320	815	10	10	245	10	235	15	0	175	10	160	60	700	1,045
2000	26,215	24,425	1,785	420	1,370	840	10	15	235	10	235	15	5	165	10	180	70	690	1,090
2001	26,425	24,620	1,815	425	1,390	860	15	15	230	10	240	15	0	170	10	195	55	690	1,125
2002	26,640	24,825	1,815	425	1,385	875	15	15	220	10	240	25	0	160	5	195	50	680	1,140
2003	26,955	25,100	1,845	435	1,405	885	15	20	215	5	235	25	15	160	10	205	50	685	1,155
2004	27,220	25,305	1,915	460	1,450	910	10	20	225	10	235	30	15	180	15	215	45	710	1,215
2005	27,455	25,475	1,975	475	1,515	920	10	25	225	20	240	30	10	195	15	250	50	730	1,255
2006	27,555	25,575	1,980	480	1,500	930	10	20	210	10	250	20	5	205	25	240	55	720	1,270
2007	27,735	25,735	2,015	485	1,535	940	10	25	210	10	245	30	0	210	20	265	55	735	1,285
2008	27,895	25,850	2,040	495	1,550	945	15	25	205	20	245	30	0	220	15	280	45	735	1,310
2009	28,055	25,965	2,090	495	1,575	955	15	25	210	25	240	40	0	215	20	290	35	740	1,340
2010	28,290	26,140	2,140	500	1,640	960	10	20	200	20	240	35	5	220	30	350	50	735	1,410
2011	28,535	26,345	2,195	520	1,685	970	10	10	205	20	235	35	5	245	35	370	65	750	1,440
2012	28,620	26,385	2,240	530	1,710	970	10	20	210	15	235	45	10	240	35	395	55	765	1,470
2013	28,640	26,395	2,240	530	1,705	965	15	15	195	15	230	50	15	235	20	420	60	765	1,475
2014	28,670	26,430	2,240	530	1,705	965	15	15	205	5	225	50	10	245	15	435	50	755	1,485
2015	28,760	26,480	2,280	540	1,740	960	15	15	195	5	225	55	15	245	30	465	55	770	1,515
2016	28,815	26,475	2,340	545	1,800	955	15	15	190	5	235	55	10	245	30	535	55	755	1,580
2017	28,850	26,430	2,420	550	1,865	940	10	15	195	10	225	60	10	255	40	595	60	770	1,650
2018	28,840	26,375	2,465	550	1,920	945	15	15	195	5	220	70	5	255	55	640	50	765	1,700
2019	28,875	26,365	2,510	545	1,965	925	15	20	190	5	220	65	10	250	60	695	55	765	1,750
2020	28,800	26,270	2,530	555	1,975	910	15	20	185	5	215	80	5	255	75	710	55	770	1,755
2021	28,810	26,220	2,590	570	2,020	915	20	20	195	10	215	90	0	265	75	725	60	790	1,805
2022	28,815	26,040	2,775	580	2,205	915	15	20	200	30	220	80	5	265	95	840	85	780	1,855
2023	28,895	26,030	2,865	630	2,230	900	15	15	200	40	225	100	5	310	100	875	80	835	1,890
2024	29,090	26,110	2,975	665	2,310	900	25	20	205	40	225	85	5	345	110	930	80	–	–
2025	29,160	26,140	3,025	700	2,310	885	15	25	205	40	220	85	5	385	115	945	80	–	–
2026	29,345	26,215	3,130	735	2,400	905	20	30	200	35	230	90	15	400	130	985	95	–	–

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