City · Oldambt, Groningen

Scheemda: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Scheemda had 5,045 residents. 13.3% of them (670 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Oldambt (15.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (4.5%), Germany (2.4%) and other Asia (2.3%). 62.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.4 percentage points.

Residents: 5,045 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.3% 670 people
Born abroad: 62.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.4 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

87%

Dutch origin 86.7% 4,375
Migration background 13.3% 670

Largest origin groups

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

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

4.5% 225 people

Oldambt 2.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

2.4% 120 people

Oldambt 3.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.3% 115 people

Oldambt 2.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

1.0% 50 people

Oldambt 0.79% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.89% 45 people

Oldambt 1.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.69% 35 people

Oldambt 0.77% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.59% 30 people

Oldambt 0.70% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.40% 20 people

Oldambt 0.77% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.30% 15 people

Oldambt 0.34% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.10% 5 people

Oldambt 0.15% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.10% 5 people

Oldambt 0.60% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.10% 5 people

Oldambt 0.16% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

63% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 62.7% 420
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.6% 245

Men and women

Men: 2,495
Women: 2,550

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Scheemda 13.3%

Higher than 55% 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

13.3%

Scheemda
Oldambt
Netherlands

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Year	Scheemda	Oldambt	Netherlands
1998	6.3%	9.5%	16.7%
1999	6.3%	10.0%	17.1%
2000	6.3%	10.2%	17.5%
2001	6.6%	10.6%	18.0%
2002	6.2%	10.8%	18.4%
2003	6.2%	10.5%	18.8%
2004	6.1%	10.5%	19.0%
2005	5.8%	10.4%	19.2%
2006	6.2%	10.5%	19.3%
2007	6.6%	10.5%	19.4%
2008	6.5%	10.4%	19.6%
2009	6.7%	10.1%	19.9%
2010	6.4%	9.9%	20.3%
2011	6.9%	10.0%	20.6%
2012	6.6%	9.9%	20.9%
2013	6.8%	10.0%	21.1%
2014	6.5%	10.1%	21.4%
2015	6.7%	10.1%	21.7%
2016	7.3%	10.2%	22.1%
2017	7.8%	10.5%	22.6%
2018	8.1%	10.9%	23.1%
2019	8.6%	11.1%	23.6%
2020	9.0%	11.3%	24.2%
2021	8.9%	11.4%	24.6%
2022	9.9%	12.2%	26.0%
2023	11.8%	13.1%	27.1%
2024	12.5%	13.7%	27.9%
2025	13.0%	14.3%	28.5%
2026	13.3%	15.0%	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 Scheemda

				Largest group
9679 Heiligerlee	13.3%	5,045	+3.4 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	5,240	4,910	330	205	125	0	0	10	40	10	140	10	5	50	20	40	5	250	80
1999	5,205	4,870	330	210	130	0	0	5	40	5	145	10	5	50	15	45	20	260	75
2000	5,205	4,875	330	215	110	0	0	5	35	10	150	10	5	50	5	50	5	260	70
2001	5,285	4,940	350	225	125	0	0	10	40	10	155	10	5	55	5	60	0	270	80
2002	5,285	4,955	330	220	110	0	0	10	40	5	155	15	0	50	10	40	5	265	65
2003	5,280	4,955	325	220	110	0	0	10	40	10	150	15	5	50	10	35	5	255	65
2004	5,210	4,895	320	215	110	0	0	10	40	5	145	10	5	55	5	35	15	260	60
2005	5,135	4,830	300	195	105	0	0	10	40	10	140	10	5	40	5	30	10	240	60
2006	5,115	4,800	315	205	110	0	0	10	40	10	140	10	0	55	5	30	15	250	65
2007	5,145	4,805	340	220	125	0	0	10	40	10	150	10	5	55	15	35	15	265	80
2008	5,175	4,840	335	220	115	0	0	10	35	10	150	10	5	55	5	40	15	265	70
2009	5,180	4,835	345	225	125	0	0	5	40	5	155	5	5	60	15	40	20	270	80
2010	5,105	4,780	325	220	105	0	0	5	35	5	155	10	5	50	10	35	15	260	70
2011	5,080	4,730	350	225	120	0	0	10	30	5	145	15	10	55	15	45	15	265	80
2012	5,050	4,710	335	220	105	5	0	5	30	5	140	20	10	50	10	45	5	260	80
2013	4,985	4,645	340	215	120	5	0	5	25	10	140	15	0	60	20	50	5	255	85
2014	4,990	4,665	325	200	120	0	0	5	30	5	130	20	0	50	20	45	15	240	85
2015	5,000	4,665	335	210	125	0	0	5	30	0	130	20	5	55	10	60	20	250	85
2016	4,960	4,600	360	210	150	0	0	5	30	5	125	25	0	60	20	75	15	250	110
2017	4,970	4,580	390	215	175	5	0	5	30	5	125	25	0	65	25	85	20	260	135
2018	4,975	4,570	405	225	180	0	0	5	25	5	125	25	0	75	35	95	15	260	140
2019	4,970	4,545	425	230	195	0	0	5	30	10	125	25	5	75	35	100	15	265	160
2020	4,915	4,475	440	225	215	5	5	5	30	10	125	30	0	70	40	105	15	265	180
2021	4,980	4,535	445	225	220	5	5	5	30	10	130	25	0	70	35	105	25	260	180
2022	4,940	4,450	490	260	230	10	5	5	35	10	145	35	5	80	40	100	30	300	175
2023	5,090	4,490	600	350	250	10	5	5	30	15	135	35	0	180	50	105	25	390	190
2024	5,110	4,470	640	385	255	10	5	5	35	20	130	35	5	215	45	110	30	–	–
2025	5,050	4,390	655	405	250	10	5	5	30	15	125	40	5	235	50	105	35	–	–
2026	5,045	4,375	670	400	270	15	5	5	35	20	120	50	5	225	45	115	30	–	–

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