City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Uithuizen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Uithuizen had 5,400 residents. 16.1% of them (870 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (4.8%), other Africa (3.0%) and other Europe (2.0%). 69.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.3 percentage points.

Residents: 5,400 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.1% 870 people
Born abroad: 69.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.3 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

84% 16%

Dutch origin 83.9% 4,530
Migration background 16.1% 870

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.8% 260 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.0% 160 people

Het Hogeland 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.0% 110 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.9% 105 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.3% 70 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 60 people

Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.74% 40 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

0.56% 30 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.46% 25 people

Het Hogeland 0.32% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.28% 15 people

Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.09% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

70% 30%

Born abroad (first generation) 69.5% 605
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 30.5% 265

Men and women

Men: 2,670
Women: 2,730

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Uithuizen 16.1%

Higher than 69% 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

16.1%

Uithuizen
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Uithuizen	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	4.3%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	4.5%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	4.8%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	6.7%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	9.1%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	10.4%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	7.3%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	5.4%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	5.3%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	5.4%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	5.6%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	5.7%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	5.7%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	6.0%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	5.9%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	6.2%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	6.5%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	6.5%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	7.5%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	8.3%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	8.8%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	9.1%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	9.8%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	10.5%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	11.8%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	13.7%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	14.5%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	15.7%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	16.1%	11.0%	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 Uithuizen

				Largest group
9981 Centrum	16.1%	5,400	+4.3 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	5,500	5,265	235	135	95	0	0	5	15	5	95	5	0	35	15	40	15	160	70
1999	5,600	5,355	250	140	115	0	0	5	20	15	100	0	0	40	20	40	15	165	85
2000	5,620	5,345	270	135	145	0	0	5	20	20	95	0	5	35	25	60	15	160	115
2001	5,775	5,390	385	145	240	5	0	15	20	30	90	5	0	50	65	100	5	175	210
2002	6,010	5,455	545	220	325	10	0	5	20	30	95	10	0	115	95	145	20	250	300
2003	6,115	5,485	635	265	370	20	0	10	20	30	95	10	0	160	135	145	10	295	340
2004	5,880	5,445	430	205	225	10	0	5	25	30	90	5	5	105	60	80	15	230	200
2005	5,690	5,380	305	155	150	10	0	5	20	20	95	10	5	45	25	55	15	180	120
2006	5,655	5,360	300	150	150	10	0	5	20	10	95	10	0	45	25	60	20	180	120
2007	5,700	5,395	305	155	155	10	0	5	25	15	90	10	0	55	30	55	15	180	125
2008	5,725	5,405	320	160	165	10	0	5	30	10	90	10	0	60	40	50	20	195	130
2009	5,690	5,365	325	165	165	10	0	5	25	20	100	5	5	55	40	45	20	190	130
2010	5,660	5,330	325	155	170	15	0	5	20	25	95	5	5	50	40	45	20	185	140
2011	5,635	5,295	340	155	190	10	5	5	25	35	95	10	0	50	45	45	20	180	160
2012	5,640	5,300	335	150	190	10	0	10	30	35	85	20	0	45	50	45	10	180	160
2013	5,620	5,265	350	160	190	10	5	10	20	40	90	25	0	45	45	50	10	180	170
2014	5,595	5,230	365	150	215	15	0	10	25	50	85	30	0	35	60	45	10	180	185
2015	5,515	5,155	360	130	230	15	0	10	25	55	80	15	5	30	60	50	15	165	200
2016	5,500	5,085	415	155	260	10	0	5	25	60	85	20	0	50	75	65	20	185	225
2017	5,490	5,035	455	160	300	15	0	10	30	60	75	20	5	60	75	85	25	195	260
2018	5,445	4,965	480	150	330	15	5	5	30	65	75	10	5	60	85	95	30	190	290
2019	5,400	4,910	490	135	360	15	5	5	30	60	70	15	5	45	100	105	40	175	315
2020	5,400	4,870	530	145	385	10	5	10	25	70	70	15	5	55	110	120	35	180	350
2021	5,415	4,845	570	170	400	10	0	10	30	85	70	20	5	75	115	110	40	210	365
2022	5,465	4,820	645	200	445	10	5	15	35	100	80	20	5	95	120	125	40	235	385
2023	5,525	4,770	755	190	565	10	0	15	30	100	80	15	0	85	115	245	50	225	510
2024	5,470	4,680	795	240	555	15	5	15	30	110	75	20	5	140	135	200	45	–	–
2025	5,460	4,605	855	235	620	15	0	15	30	115	80	25	5	130	125	275	45	–	–
2026	5,400	4,530	870	205	665	40	0	15	30	105	70	25	5	110	160	260	60	–	–

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