City · Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Ugchelen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ugchelen had 6,375 residents. 11.6% of them (740 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Apeldoorn (22.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (3.6%), other Europe (1.7%) and Germany (1.6%). 47.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 6,375 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.6% 740 people
Born abroad: 47.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 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 88.5% 5,640
Migration background 11.6% 740

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

3.6% 230 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 2.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.7% 110 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.6% 100 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.4% 90 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 5.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 65 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.55% 35 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 2.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

0.39% 25 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.66% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.31% 20 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 2.9% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.31% 20 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.84% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.24% 15 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.68% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.24% 15 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.30% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.16% 10 people

Municipality of Apeldoorn 0.61% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

47% 52%

Born abroad (first generation) 47.3% 350
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 52.0% 385

Men and women

Men: 3,160
Women: 3,215

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ugchelen 11.6%

Higher than 43% 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%

Ugchelen
Municipality of Apeldoorn
Netherlands

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Year	Ugchelen	Municipality of Apeldoorn	Netherlands
1998	8.6%	13.0%	16.7%
1999	8.6%	13.3%	17.1%
2000	8.6%	13.4%	17.5%
2001	8.5%	13.7%	18.0%
2002	8.6%	14.1%	18.4%
2003	8.9%	14.4%	18.8%
2004	8.7%	14.7%	19.0%
2005	8.8%	14.7%	19.2%
2006	8.7%	14.8%	19.3%
2007	8.7%	14.8%	19.4%
2008	8.7%	14.8%	19.6%
2009	8.8%	15.1%	19.9%
2010	9.0%	15.2%	20.3%
2011	9.2%	15.4%	20.6%
2012	9.3%	15.6%	20.9%
2013	9.3%	15.7%	21.1%
2014	9.4%	15.8%	21.4%
2015	9.5%	16.1%	21.7%
2016	9.4%	16.4%	22.1%
2017	9.3%	16.7%	22.6%
2018	9.6%	17.2%	23.1%
2019	9.3%	17.6%	23.6%
2020	9.4%	18.1%	24.2%
2021	9.1%	18.4%	24.6%
2022	9.8%	19.6%	26.0%
2023	10.6%	20.5%	27.1%
2024	11.2%	21.2%	27.9%
2025	11.3%	21.7%	28.5%
2026	11.6%	22.3%	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 Ugchelen

				Largest group
7339 Zuidwest	11.6%	6,375	+1.8 pp	Indonesia

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	6,770	6,195	580	230	350	10	5	15	235	25	155	5	15	55	10	30	20	485	90
1999	6,775	6,195	580	215	365	10	5	20	245	20	150	5	15	45	15	25	25	480	100
2000	6,700	6,130	575	230	340	5	5	20	230	20	150	5	20	55	15	25	20	475	100
2001	6,610	6,055	560	220	330	5	5	15	220	20	150	5	15	50	15	30	20	460	100
2002	6,630	6,060	570	230	340	5	5	15	220	10	150	5	15	60	25	30	30	475	95
2003	6,545	5,970	580	230	355	5	10	15	225	15	150	5	15	60	20	35	30	480	95
2004	6,475	5,905	565	230	335	0	5	20	215	15	150	0	15	65	20	30	30	465	95
2005	6,390	5,820	565	230	340	5	10	15	220	20	145	5	20	60	15	25	30	470	100
2006	6,350	5,800	550	225	320	5	5	20	210	20	140	5	15	65	15	20	25	455	95
2007	6,290	5,745	550	230	325	5	5	15	215	20	140	0	15	75	20	15	30	460	90
2008	6,175	5,640	535	220	315	5	0	15	210	15	140	0	15	65	25	15	30	450	85
2009	6,225	5,675	550	225	320	5	0	15	205	15	140	5	10	70	25	25	30	450	100
2010	6,225	5,665	560	235	325	0	0	20	210	15	135	5	15	80	25	20	35	455	100
2011	6,260	5,680	575	230	345	0	0	20	220	15	135	5	15	75	25	20	45	475	105
2012	6,215	5,635	580	225	360	5	0	20	215	20	130	10	15	70	30	25	45	465	115
2013	6,150	5,580	570	215	360	10	0	20	210	20	120	5	15	75	30	25	45	455	120
2014	6,085	5,515	570	205	365	10	5	25	210	15	115	5	15	70	25	30	45	445	125
2015	6,145	5,560	585	205	380	15	5	25	210	20	115	0	15	75	20	35	50	445	140
2016	6,145	5,565	580	200	375	15	0	20	210	20	115	5	15	65	25	30	55	445	135
2017	6,110	5,540	570	195	375	20	5	20	210	15	115	0	10	70	20	30	55	440	135
2018	6,140	5,550	590	205	385	20	0	25	200	25	110	5	15	75	25	35	55	440	155
2019	6,155	5,580	575	195	385	15	0	25	205	20	105	10	15	65	30	30	60	435	145
2020	6,215	5,630	585	195	395	15	0	30	210	20	100	10	10	75	30	30	60	440	150
2021	6,280	5,710	570	205	365	15	0	20	190	20	95	15	15	80	25	40	55	430	140
2022	6,260	5,645	615	205	410	20	0	25	215	20	100	15	15	85	30	35	65	430	140
2023	6,310	5,640	670	225	445	20	5	30	220	20	95	20	15	100	30	55	65	455	170
2024	6,320	5,615	705	235	470	20	10	25	225	25	100	20	10	110	30	75	60	–	–
2025	6,320	5,605	715	230	485	20	15	25	225	25	95	15	15	105	30	80	60	–	–
2026	6,375	5,640	740	245	495	20	10	25	230	20	100	15	15	110	35	90	65	–	–

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