City · Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland

Varsseveld: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Varsseveld had 5,760 residents. 10.8% of them (620 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek (15.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (2.4%), other Asia (2.2%) and other Europe (1.7%). 53.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.4 percentage points.

Residents: 5,760 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.8% 620 people
Born abroad: 53.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.4 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

89%

Dutch origin 89.3% 5,145
Migration background 10.8% 620

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Varsseveld. For comparison, the line marks Oude IJsselstreek and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

2.4% 140 people

Oude IJsselstreek 3.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.2% 125 people

Oude IJsselstreek 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.7% 100 people

Oude IJsselstreek 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

1.6% 95 people

Oude IJsselstreek 3.8% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.87% 50 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.81% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.69% 40 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.74% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.43% 25 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.59% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.26% 15 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.43% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.17% 10 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.13% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.17% 10 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.25% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.09% 5 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.09% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.09% 5 people

Oude IJsselstreek 0.15% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 53.2% 330
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.8% 290

Men and women

Men: 2,875
Women: 2,885

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Varsseveld 10.8%

Higher than 37% 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

10.8%

Varsseveld
Oude IJsselstreek
Netherlands

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Year	Varsseveld	Oude IJsselstreek	Netherlands
1998	6.7%	12.4%	16.7%
1999	6.5%	12.5%	17.1%
2000	6.8%	12.7%	17.5%
2001	6.5%	12.9%	18.0%
2002	6.1%	13.0%	18.4%
2003	6.4%	13.1%	18.8%
2004	6.5%	13.2%	19.0%
2005	6.5%	13.2%	19.2%
2006	6.4%	13.1%	19.3%
2007	6.6%	13.1%	19.4%
2008	6.5%	13.1%	19.6%
2009	7.3%	13.2%	19.9%
2010	7.0%	13.2%	20.3%
2011	7.3%	13.2%	20.6%
2012	7.5%	13.2%	20.9%
2013	7.5%	13.0%	21.1%
2014	7.5%	13.0%	21.4%
2015	7.4%	13.0%	21.7%
2016	7.6%	13.2%	22.1%
2017	8.2%	13.3%	22.6%
2018	8.6%	13.4%	23.1%
2019	8.9%	13.6%	23.6%
2020	8.9%	13.7%	24.2%
2021	8.6%	13.6%	24.6%
2022	9.4%	14.4%	26.0%
2023	9.7%	14.9%	27.1%
2024	10.3%	15.2%	27.9%
2025	10.5%	15.5%	28.5%
2026	10.8%	15.8%	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 Varsseveld

				Largest group
7051 Varsseveld	10.8%	5,760	+1.4 pp	Germany

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	5,990	5,590	400	185	210	105	30	0	40	5	140	5	5	35	0	20	10	235	165
1999	5,880	5,500	380	180	200	95	20	5	40	0	140	5	0	35	5	25	10	230	150
2000	5,850	5,450	400	180	215	90	25	0	45	5	140	5	5	30	10	30	10	235	170
2001	5,855	5,480	380	180	200	90	20	0	40	5	145	5	5	25	15	25	5	230	155
2002	5,870	5,510	360	170	190	90	20	5	35	5	135	5	5	25	5	25	5	215	145
2003	5,855	5,485	375	175	195	90	15	5	40	5	140	5	5	25	15	20	5	220	155
2004	5,860	5,485	380	175	205	95	15	5	35	5	135	5	10	25	10	30	10	215	165
2005	5,775	5,395	375	170	205	100	15	5	35	10	135	5	5	25	10	30	0	215	165
2006	5,770	5,400	370	180	190	85	10	5	35	5	135	5	5	35	10	25	15	220	150
2007	5,895	5,505	390	195	200	90	5	10	35	10	145	0	5	45	10	30	10	240	155
2008	5,895	5,510	385	190	200	85	5	10	35	10	140	5	5	40	15	30	10	230	150
2009	5,930	5,505	430	205	215	90	5	5	45	15	150	10	5	40	15	30	10	260	170
2010	5,945	5,520	415	205	210	90	5	5	40	15	145	10	5	45	10	40	5	255	165
2011	5,995	5,550	440	215	235	90	10	5	40	15	150	10	0	55	10	45	20	255	185
2012	5,965	5,520	450	215	240	90	5	10	45	15	155	10	5	45	15	45	15	265	185
2013	6,025	5,575	450	220	230	90	5	10	45	10	145	10	5	60	20	35	15	270	180
2014	5,985	5,535	450	220	225	95	5	5	45	10	145	15	5	55	10	35	20	270	180
2015	5,975	5,530	445	215	230	90	5	5	45	15	145	10	5	55	10	40	20	265	180
2016	5,975	5,520	455	210	245	90	5	10	45	10	145	10	5	50	15	50	20	260	195
2017	5,970	5,480	490	220	270	90	5	5	40	10	145	15	5	55	30	75	15	260	225
2018	5,940	5,430	510	225	285	90	5	5	35	10	145	15	5	60	30	90	20	270	240
2019	5,905	5,380	525	230	295	85	5	5	40	10	145	15	5	65	25	105	20	275	250
2020	5,875	5,350	525	235	295	80	5	5	40	10	145	20	5	65	30	100	25	280	245
2021	5,845	5,340	505	220	280	85	5	5	45	10	140	15	10	55	35	75	20	275	235
2022	5,820	5,280	545	240	305	90	5	5	45	10	155	15	10	65	35	85	25	275	230
2023	5,875	5,305	570	245	320	90	10	5	45	15	150	20	10	70	35	100	25	280	255
2024	5,800	5,195	600	245	355	95	5	5	45	15	145	15	5	80	40	125	25	–	–
2025	5,715	5,115	600	255	340	90	5	5	40	10	140	15	5	100	45	120	25	–	–
2026	5,760	5,145	620	260	360	95	5	10	40	10	140	15	5	100	50	125	25	–	–

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