City · Noordenveld, Drenthe

Roden: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Roden had 14,685 residents. 11.6% of them (1,710 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Noordenveld (10.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.0%), other Europe (2.6%) and Indonesia (1.4%). 58.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.1 percentage points.

Residents: 14,685 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.6% 1,710 people
Born abroad: 58.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.1 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 88.4% 12,980
Migration background 11.6% 1,710

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.0% 445 people

Noordenveld 2.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.6% 375 people

Noordenveld 2.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.4% 210 people

Noordenveld 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 195 people

Noordenveld 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.1% 165 people

Noordenveld 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.85% 125 people

Noordenveld 0.72% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.61% 90 people

Noordenveld 0.50% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.27% 40 people

Noordenveld 0.19% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.20% 30 people

Noordenveld 0.27% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.14% 20 people

Noordenveld 0.20% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.14% 20 people

Noordenveld 0.16% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Noordenveld 0.06% 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) 58.2% 995
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.8% 715

Men and women

Men: 7,090
Women: 7,600

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Roden 11.6%

Higher than 44% 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

11.6%

Roden
Noordenveld
Netherlands

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Year	Roden	Noordenveld	Netherlands
1998	6.4%	6.7%	16.7%
1999	6.7%	6.6%	17.1%
2000	6.9%	6.6%	17.5%
2001	7.8%	6.8%	18.0%
2002	9.4%	7.6%	18.4%
2003	9.7%	7.7%	18.8%
2004	10.3%	8.0%	19.0%
2005	8.0%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	7.0%	6.2%	19.3%
2007	7.1%	6.3%	19.4%
2008	7.4%	6.3%	19.6%
2009	7.4%	6.4%	19.9%
2010	7.3%	6.3%	20.3%
2011	7.3%	6.3%	20.6%
2012	7.3%	6.6%	20.9%
2013	7.4%	6.8%	21.1%
2014	7.6%	7.1%	21.4%
2015	7.8%	7.1%	21.7%
2016	8.0%	7.1%	22.1%
2017	8.2%	12.4%	22.6%
2018	8.6%	10.8%	23.1%
2019	8.9%	7.8%	23.6%
2020	9.0%	7.9%	24.2%
2021	9.0%	7.8%	24.6%
2022	9.5%	8.5%	26.0%
2023	10.9%	9.4%	27.1%
2024	11.7%	9.8%	27.9%
2025	11.3%	10.0%	28.5%
2026	11.6%	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 Roden

				Largest group
9301 West	12.4%	11,415	+2.7 pp	Other Asia
9302 West	9.0%	3,270	+0.1 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	14,385	13,445	925	390	550	10	0	70	270	15	195	10	20	165	55	80	50	680	255
1999	14,185	13,230	950	385	560	10	0	65	260	15	185	20	20	160	65	100	45	670	275
2000	14,085	13,120	965	390	580	10	0	75	250	15	200	15	25	150	65	110	55	675	285
2001	14,355	13,235	1,120	435	680	25	0	70	235	10	205	10	20	200	115	170	55	710	415
2002	15,025	13,620	1,405	515	880	25	0	70	235	20	205	10	20	280	225	250	55	785	615
2003	15,425	13,925	1,500	555	960	35	5	80	240	20	210	15	25	305	265	265	50	835	670
2004	15,560	13,955	1,610	600	995	35	0	80	250	20	215	15	25	345	285	275	50	885	725
2005	15,165	13,950	1,215	480	740	25	0	85	255	15	205	15	25	235	170	135	55	770	450
2006	14,980	13,920	1,055	430	635	5	5	85	260	15	205	15	25	185	105	105	55	705	350
2007	14,900	13,835	1,065	425	650	5	0	85	255	20	205	5	25	190	115	120	50	690	370
2008	14,840	13,750	1,095	445	655	5	0	90	250	20	205	10	25	205	115	120	55	720	375
2009	14,730	13,635	1,095	440	650	10	0	85	245	15	200	5	25	210	110	115	70	715	380
2010	14,580	13,515	1,065	440	630	5	5	85	235	25	205	5	25	205	90	120	65	705	365
2011	14,535	13,475	1,055	435	610	5	0	85	225	25	195	5	25	210	95	120	55	695	365
2012	14,685	13,615	1,075	445	625	10	0	95	215	15	210	15	25	195	110	120	60	690	385
2013	14,640	13,560	1,080	450	635	5	0	95	205	20	200	10	25	215	130	125	55	690	390
2014	14,625	13,515	1,110	460	650	5	0	85	205	25	200	10	20	230	130	140	60	690	415
2015	14,615	13,480	1,135	460	680	5	0	85	205	25	200	15	15	230	145	155	60	690	440
2016	14,610	13,435	1,175	445	730	10	0	80	205	25	195	15	25	210	160	190	60	690	485
2017	14,575	13,380	1,195	430	765	10	0	75	210	25	190	15	20	205	160	230	55	680	515
2018	14,665	13,405	1,260	455	805	5	0	75	205	20	185	20	25	225	185	255	60	695	560
2019	14,735	13,420	1,315	450	865	10	5	80	200	20	190	25	20	215	190	295	65	690	625
2020	14,710	13,380	1,330	455	880	5	5	80	200	25	195	25	20	215	190	310	65	690	645
2021	14,655	13,330	1,325	435	890	10	0	85	200	25	185	20	20	210	190	315	65	670	655
2022	14,560	13,180	1,385	420	970	5	5	90	220	25	175	20	20	200	195	340	85	640	655
2023	14,800	13,180	1,615	565	1,050	25	10	90	220	30	180	25	15	345	200	395	90	800	725
2024	14,845	13,105	1,735	610	1,130	30	5	90	215	30	170	20	20	400	215	430	115	–	–
2025	14,725	13,055	1,670	550	1,125	35	0	90	210	30	160	20	25	340	205	430	120	–	–
2026	14,685	12,980	1,710	575	1,135	40	0	90	210	30	165	20	20	375	195	445	125	–	–

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