City · Dronten, Flevoland

Swifterbant: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Swifterbant had 6,475 residents. 25.3% of them (1,640 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Dronten (23.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (6.8%), other Europe (4.5%) and other Asia (2.9%). 64.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.1 percentage points.

Residents: 6,475 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 25.3% 1,640 people
Born abroad: 64.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.1 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

75% 25%

Dutch origin 74.7% 4,835
Migration background 25.3% 1,640

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

6.8% 440 people

Municipality of Dronten 3.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.5% 290 people

Municipality of Dronten 3.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.9% 185 people

Municipality of Dronten 5.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

1.8% 115 people

Municipality of Dronten 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.8% 115 people

Municipality of Dronten 2.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.7% 110 people

Municipality of Dronten 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.5% 100 people

Municipality of Dronten 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 80 people

Municipality of Dronten 1.5% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

1.1% 70 people

Municipality of Dronten 1.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 65 people

Municipality of Dronten 0.76% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.54% 35 people

Municipality of Dronten 1.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.46% 30 people

Municipality of Dronten 0.37% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

65% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.6% 1,060
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.4% 580

Men and women

Men: 3,260
Women: 3,215

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Swifterbant 25.3%

Higher than 89% 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

25.3%

Swifterbant
Municipality of Dronten
Netherlands

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Year	Swifterbant	Municipality of Dronten	Netherlands
1998	11.7%	11.2%	16.7%
1999	11.9%	11.4%	17.1%
2000	11.5%	11.4%	17.5%
2001	11.3%	11.6%	18.0%
2002	11.7%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	12.0%	13.3%	18.8%
2004	12.0%	14.1%	19.0%
2005	12.3%	14.3%	19.2%
2006	12.5%	14.0%	19.3%
2007	12.6%	14.1%	19.4%
2008	12.4%	14.1%	19.6%
2009	12.7%	14.5%	19.9%
2010	12.4%	14.6%	20.3%
2011	12.8%	14.8%	20.6%
2012	13.3%	14.9%	20.9%
2013	13.7%	15.2%	21.1%
2014	13.7%	14.7%	21.4%
2015	13.9%	14.8%	21.7%
2016	14.2%	15.2%	22.1%
2017	14.3%	15.9%	22.6%
2018	14.7%	16.1%	23.1%
2019	15.5%	16.5%	23.6%
2020	16.1%	17.6%	24.2%
2021	17.4%	18.0%	24.6%
2022	21.2%	20.0%	26.0%
2023	23.1%	20.8%	27.1%
2024	23.7%	21.4%	27.9%
2025	24.7%	22.3%	28.5%
2026	25.3%	23.2%	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 Swifterbant

				Largest group
8255 Spelbuurt, Bloemenbuurt	25.3%	6,475	+4.1 pp	Poland

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	5,755	5,080	675	260	420	35	80	80	95	30	120	15	15	110	30	35	35	380	295
1999	6,195	5,465	735	295	440	5	80	90	115	30	130	20	20	125	40	35	45	440	290
2000	6,265	5,540	720	295	430	5	65	95	120	30	130	20	25	120	35	35	45	445	275
2001	6,220	5,515	705	295	410	5	65	95	110	30	135	20	25	115	35	30	40	430	270
2002	6,125	5,415	715	285	420	10	65	90	110	35	125	20	25	115	40	35	35	425	290
2003	6,100	5,365	735	295	435	10	65	90	95	35	120	25	25	125	40	45	55	430	305
2004	6,150	5,410	740	300	435	5	75	90	100	40	125	25	25	125	40	40	45	430	310
2005	6,310	5,535	775	305	465	10	65	95	100	35	125	25	15	140	50	55	55	445	330
2006	6,530	5,715	815	315	500	10	75	95	110	35	130	30	15	140	55	55	65	460	360
2007	6,610	5,780	835	330	505	15	75	100	110	35	130	35	20	145	65	45	60	475	360
2008	6,550	5,735	815	330	480	10	70	105	110	35	130	40	15	145	50	45	55	475	340
2009	6,565	5,725	835	340	495	10	75	105	115	30	125	45	20	150	60	50	50	480	360
2010	6,490	5,685	805	325	480	10	70	105	115	35	125	45	20	135	45	55	45	465	345
2011	6,470	5,640	830	330	495	10	75	115	110	35	125	45	15	145	50	60	40	455	370
2012	6,475	5,615	860	350	510	10	80	115	110	50	125	65	15	145	45	60	40	480	380
2013	6,530	5,630	895	370	535	10	75	120	110	35	120	75	15	160	50	80	55	505	385
2014	6,520	5,625	895	365	535	10	80	100	110	50	120	85	15	145	45	85	55	505	395
2015	6,490	5,585	905	375	535	10	70	105	105	50	120	90	15	150	50	90	55	505	395
2016	6,465	5,550	915	380	530	10	75	100	105	55	110	100	15	155	50	90	45	510	405
2017	6,405	5,490	915	375	540	20	75	90	105	55	105	115	15	140	40	95	60	520	400
2018	6,385	5,445	940	385	555	10	70	100	115	60	110	115	10	150	50	95	55	530	410
2019	6,330	5,350	980	390	590	15	70	100	115	65	110	120	10	150	55	115	55	540	435
2020	6,285	5,275	1,010	425	585	15	70	105	110	65	105	135	15	170	55	110	55	565	440
2021	6,310	5,210	1,100	490	605	15	75	110	110	60	95	200	15	180	55	120	60	625	470
2022	6,450	5,075	1,370	680	695	20	70	115	115	65	100	360	20	205	65	165	70	810	505
2023	6,535	5,020	1,510	790	720	20	70	115	115	70	95	435	20	235	85	170	80	920	540
2024	6,505	4,965	1,540	800	740	30	70	120	105	75	90	430	25	255	90	170	80	–	–
2025	6,480	4,880	1,600	840	760	35	70	115	110	65	95	455	30	260	105	180	75	–	–
2026	6,475	4,835	1,640	860	780	35	70	115	110	65	100	440	30	290	115	185	80	–	–

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