City · Groningen, Groningen

Ten Post: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ten Post had 780 residents. 9.0% of them (70 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Groningen (30.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (2.6%), other Asia (1.9%) and other Americas & Oceania (1.9%). 57.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.2 percentage points.

Residents: 780 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.0% 70 people
Born abroad: 57.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.2 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

90%

Dutch origin 90.4% 705
Migration background 9.0% 70

Largest origin groups

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

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

2.6% 20 people

Municipality of Groningen 8.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.9% 15 people

Municipality of Groningen 6.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.9% 15 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.3% 10 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Indonesia

0.64% 5 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.64% 5 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.64% 5 people

Municipality of Groningen 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.55% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Groningen 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

57% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.1% 40
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 35

Men and women

Men: 410
Women: 370

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ten Post 9.0%

Higher than 26% 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

9.0%

Ten Post
Municipality of Groningen
Netherlands

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Year	Ten Post	Municipality of Groningen	Netherlands
1998	4.7%	14.4%	16.7%
1999	4.4%	14.9%	17.1%
2000	5.9%	15.4%	17.5%
2001	5.5%	15.9%	18.0%
2002	6.1%	16.5%	18.4%
2003	4.5%	16.9%	18.8%
2004	4.5%	17.0%	19.0%
2005	4.5%	17.4%	19.2%
2006	3.9%	17.5%	19.3%
2007	3.3%	17.5%	19.4%
2008	4.5%	17.7%	19.6%
2009	3.9%	18.4%	19.9%
2010	4.0%	18.9%	20.3%
2011	3.4%	19.4%	20.6%
2012	3.5%	19.9%	20.9%
2013	4.1%	20.4%	21.1%
2014	5.3%	20.8%	21.4%
2015	5.4%	21.1%	21.7%
2016	5.4%	21.6%	22.1%
2017	5.5%	22.4%	22.6%
2018	6.2%	23.0%	23.1%
2019	5.2%	24.0%	23.6%
2020	5.1%	24.7%	24.2%
2021	4.5%	25.0%	24.6%
2022	5.8%	26.9%	26.0%
2023	6.8%	28.3%	27.1%
2024	8.7%	29.0%	27.9%
2025	8.2%	29.5%	28.5%
2026	9.0%	30.0%	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 Ten Post

				Largest group
9792 Ten Post	9.0%	780	+3.2 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	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	950	905	45	25	20	0	5	10	5	15	0	10	5	0	0	35	10
1999	910	870	40	25	15	0	0	5	0	10	5	10	0	5	5	35	10
2000	930	870	55	30	30	0	0	0	0	10	5	15	0	20	10	40	20
2001	905	850	50	25	30	0	5	5	5	10	5	10	0	10	5	35	20
2002	895	840	55	25	25	0	5	0	5	5	0	20	0	15	0	35	15
2003	880	840	40	30	20	0	0	0	5	10	5	15	0	10	5	35	5
2004	885	845	40	25	15	0	0	0	5	5	5	15	0	5	5	30	10
2005	895	850	40	25	25	0	0	5	0	10	0	15	5	0	15	30	10
2006	900	865	35	25	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	15	0	0	5	30	10
2007	910	880	30	20	5	0	0	5	5	5	0	15	0	0	0	25	5
2008	895	860	40	25	15	0	0	0	5	5	5	15	5	5	0	30	10
2009	890	855	35	20	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	15	0	10	5	25	10
2010	880	850	35	15	15	0	0	0	0	10	0	5	0	10	5	25	5
2011	885	850	30	15	15	0	0	0	5	5	0	10	0	10	0	25	10
2012	860	825	30	15	15	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	20	10
2013	855	820	35	20	15	0	0	5	5	10	5	5	0	5	0	30	5
2014	845	800	45	25	20	0	0	5	5	10	5	10	0	10	0	35	10
2015	840	795	45	25	25	0	0	5	5	5	5	15	5	10	0	30	20
2016	830	785	45	15	25	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	0	15	5	25	15
2017	825	780	45	15	30	0	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	20	10	20	20
2018	810	760	50	15	30	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	25	5	20	30
2019	775	735	40	15	25	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	20	5	20	20
2020	780	740	40	15	25	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	0	15	5	20	20
2021	785	750	35	15	15	0	5	5	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	25	15
2022	775	735	45	15	30	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	0	15	5	25	15
2023	810	755	55	15	35	0	5	5	5	5	5	20	0	10	5	25	20
2024	805	735	70	20	50	0	5	5	10	5	0	15	5	15	10	–	–
2025	795	730	65	20	50	0	5	5	10	5	0	15	5	15	15	–	–
2026	780	705	70	20	50	0	0	5	10	5	0	20	5	15	15	–	–

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