City · Heerde, Gelderland

Vorchten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Vorchten had 195 residents. 5.1% of them (10 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Heerde (9.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (2.6%) and other Africa (2.6%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

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

Residents: 195 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 5.1% 10 people
Born abroad: 50.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −0.4 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

Dutch origin 94.9% 185
Migration background 5.1% 10

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

2.6% 5 people

Municipality of Heerde 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.6% 5 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.62% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.52% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.05% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.13% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.18% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.80% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.34% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.18% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 2.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 2.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Heerde 0.72% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 5
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 5

Men and women

Men: 105
Women: 90

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

5.1%

Vorchten
Municipality of Heerde
Netherlands

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Year	Vorchten	Municipality of Heerde	Netherlands
1998	2.0%	4.2%	16.7%
1999	2.0%	4.4%	17.1%
2000	3.8%	4.4%	17.5%
2001	3.9%	4.5%	18.0%
2002	4.0%	4.3%	18.4%
2003	6.0%	5.6%	18.8%
2004	6.1%	6.6%	19.0%
2005	6.5%	7.0%	19.2%
2006	8.3%	7.1%	19.3%
2007	6.4%	4.8%	19.4%
2008	8.5%	4.9%	19.6%
2009	6.7%	5.0%	19.9%
2010	4.3%	4.9%	20.3%
2011	6.5%	4.9%	20.6%
2012	6.8%	4.9%	20.9%
2013	4.7%	5.1%	21.1%
2014	4.9%	5.2%	21.4%
2015	7.3%	5.3%	21.7%
2016	5.3%	5.6%	22.1%
2017	7.9%	5.8%	22.6%
2018	7.9%	6.0%	23.1%
2019	5.1%	6.0%	23.6%
2020	7.9%	6.1%	24.2%
2021	5.4%	6.5%	24.6%
2022	5.6%	7.3%	26.0%
2023	5.4%	8.4%	27.1%
2024	5.3%	8.5%	27.9%
2025	5.3%	9.1%	28.5%
2026	5.1%	9.4%	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 Vorchten

				Largest group
8193 Vorchten	5.1%	195	−0.4 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	Indonesia	Germany	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	255	245	5	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0
1999	250	240	5	0	10	0	5	0	5	5	5	0
2000	260	250	10	5	10	5	5	0	5	0	5	0
2001	255	245	10	5	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	5
2002	250	240	10	5	15	5	5	0	10	0	5	5
2003	250	235	15	0	15	0	5	0	10	5	10	10
2004	245	225	15	5	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	10
2005	230	215	15	5	15	5	0	5	10	0	10	5
2006	240	220	20	5	15	0	5	0	10	5	10	10
2007	235	215	15	5	15	0	5	0	10	5	10	10
2008	235	215	20	5	10	0	5	0	10	0	10	10
2009	225	215	15	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	5	10
2010	235	220	10	5	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	10
2011	230	215	15	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	10
2012	220	210	15	0	10	5	0	0	10	0	0	10
2013	215	205	10	0	10	0	5	0	10	0	0	10
2014	205	195	10	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	10
2015	205	190	15	0	15	0	0	0	10	5	0	10
2016	190	180	10	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	10
2017	190	175	15	0	15	0	5	0	10	5	5	10
2018	190	175	15	0	10	5	0	0	10	0	5	10
2019	195	185	10	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	10
2020	190	175	15	0	15	0	0	0	10	5	0	10
2021	185	175	10	0	10	5	0	0	10	0	5	10
2022	180	170	10	0	10	5	0	0	10	0	5	5
2023	185	170	10	0	10	5	0	0	10	0	0	5
2024	190	180	10	0	10	5	0	0	5	0	–	–
2025	190	180	10	0	10	5	0	0	5	0	–	–
2026	195	185	10	0	10	5	0	0	5	0	–	–

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