City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Uithuizermeeden: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Uithuizermeeden had 3,105 residents. 9.2% of them (285 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (2.9%), other Europe (2.3%) and other Americas & Oceania (1.0%). 71.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 3,105 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.2% 285 people
Born abroad: 71.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

91%

Dutch origin 90.8% 2,820
Migration background 9.2% 285

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.9% 90 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.3% 70 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 30 people

Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.64% 20 people

Het Hogeland 0.32% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.64% 20 people

Het Hogeland 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.48% 15 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

0.48% 15 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.32% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.32% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Indonesia

0.16% 5 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

72% 30%

Born abroad (first generation) 71.9% 205
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 29.8% 85

Men and women

Men: 1,555
Women: 1,550

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Uithuizermeeden 9.2%

Higher than 27% 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

9.2%

Uithuizermeeden
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Uithuizermeeden	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	3.0%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	3.5%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	3.8%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	5.0%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	4.8%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	4.9%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	4.1%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	3.6%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	3.6%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	3.4%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	3.3%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	3.6%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	3.5%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	3.7%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	4.0%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	4.2%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	4.4%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	4.7%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	5.1%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	5.6%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	5.7%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	6.1%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	6.6%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	7.3%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	7.5%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	8.3%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	9.0%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	8.9%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	9.2%	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 Uithuizermeeden

				Largest group
9982 Noord	9.2%	3,105	+1.7 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	3,310	3,215	100	50	45	0	10	10	10	20	10	0	20	10	5	0	65	35
1999	3,265	3,155	115	55	55	0	10	10	10	20	15	5	15	0	20	5	65	45
2000	3,275	3,150	125	60	65	0	10	10	5	20	10	0	30	10	25	5	75	55
2001	3,330	3,160	165	65	100	0	10	10	10	20	10	5	30	30	30	10	80	80
2002	3,310	3,150	160	65	95	0	10	5	10	25	5	5	30	25	35	10	80	80
2003	3,345	3,180	165	75	100	0	5	5	15	20	10	5	40	25	30	20	95	75
2004	3,325	3,190	135	60	75	0	5	10	20	20	10	0	30	10	15	15	75	60
2005	3,325	3,200	120	55	65	0	5	10	15	25	5	0	25	10	10	15	70	50
2006	3,315	3,200	120	50	65	0	10	10	10	20	5	5	20	10	15	10	75	50
2007	3,355	3,250	115	50	65	0	10	10	5	20	10	0	20	10	15	15	70	45
2008	3,310	3,195	110	45	65	0	5	10	5	20	5	0	20	10	15	20	65	50
2009	3,300	3,185	120	50	70	0	10	10	0	15	10	0	25	15	10	25	65	55
2010	3,275	3,160	115	50	65	0	10	10	5	15	10	0	25	20	10	10	70	55
2011	3,280	3,160	120	55	70	5	10	5	5	15	10	0	30	10	25	10	70	50
2012	3,235	3,105	130	55	75	0	5	5	0	15	10	0	30	20	20	25	70	55
2013	3,210	3,070	135	60	80	0	5	5	0	15	15	0	30	20	30	20	80	60
2014	3,165	3,025	140	65	75	0	10	5	0	15	15	0	35	20	20	20	80	60
2015	3,185	3,035	150	65	80	5	5	5	5	15	15	0	35	20	20	20	75	65
2016	3,260	3,095	165	75	85	5	10	10	5	15	10	5	45	15	20	20	90	75
2017	3,230	3,050	180	90	90	10	10	5	10	15	20	0	55	15	25	15	100	80
2018	3,245	3,060	185	85	100	5	10	5	10	20	20	0	45	15	40	15	100	90
2019	3,205	3,010	195	90	110	5	10	5	10	20	20	0	50	20	40	20	105	95
2020	3,160	2,950	210	100	110	5	5	5	15	20	25	0	55	25	35	20	110	100
2021	3,170	2,940	230	120	110	5	10	5	15	15	25	5	75	25	30	20	130	100
2022	3,145	2,905	235	90	145	10	5	5	20	15	15	0	55	30	50	30	105	120
2023	3,140	2,880	260	105	155	15	10	5	15	10	20	0	70	25	50	35	110	135
2024	3,160	2,875	285	115	170	20	10	5	10	15	25	0	75	25	65	35	–	–
2025	3,140	2,860	280	115	170	20	10	5	10	15	25	0	75	25	70	25	–	–
2026	3,105	2,820	285	105	185	15	10	5	10	15	20	0	70	20	90	30	–	–

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