City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Vierhuizen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Vierhuizen had 180 residents. 2.8% of them (5 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%). 100.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has fallen by 2.5 percentage points.

Small area: CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so percentages can be off by several points.

Residents: 180 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 2.8% 5 people
Born abroad: 100.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −2.5 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

Dutch origin 94.4% 170
Migration background 2.8% 5

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.32% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

Born abroad (first generation) 100.0% 5
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 0.0% 0

Men and women

Men: 95
Women: 85

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

2.8%

Vierhuizen
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Vierhuizen	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	2.2%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	4.9%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	2.3%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	4.9%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	2.3%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	2.3%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	2.3%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	2.2%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	4.5%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	0.0%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	2.4%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	2.4%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	2.5%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	2.4%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	2.6%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	0.0%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	0.0%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	2.6%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	2.6%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	2.7%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	2.7%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	2.7%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	2.8%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	2.8%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	5.3%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	5.6%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	5.6%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	5.6%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	2.8%	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 Vierhuizen

				Largest group
9975 Ulrum	2.8%	180	−2.5 pp	–

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	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Other Europe	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	225	220	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
1999	205	200	10	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	0
2000	215	205	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	0
2001	205	200	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2002	215	210	5	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2003	220	210	5	10	5	0	5	0	5	5	0	10	0
2004	220	210	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2005	225	220	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2006	220	215	10	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	0
2007	210	210	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2008	210	210	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2009	205	200	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2010	200	195	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2011	205	195	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2012	190	185	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	0
2013	190	185	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
2014	180	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	195	190	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2016	190	185	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2017	185	180	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2018	185	180	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2019	185	180	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	0
2020	180	175	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
2021	180	175	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2022	190	180	10	10	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	5
2023	180	175	10	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2024	180	170	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
2025	180	170	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	–	–
2026	180	170	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–

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