City · Het Hogeland, Groningen

Wehe-den Hoorn: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Wehe-den Hoorn had 755 residents. 11.9% of them (90 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (4.6%), Germany (2.0%) and Indonesia (1.3%). 66.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.0 percentage points.

Residents: 755 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.9% 90 people
Born abroad: 66.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.0 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.1% 665
Migration background 11.9% 90

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.6% 35 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

2.0% 15 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.3% 10 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.66% 5 people

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

0.66% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.66% 5 people

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

0.66% 5 people

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

0.66% 5 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
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.

67% 33%

Born abroad (first generation) 66.7% 60
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 33.3% 30

Men and women

Men: 380
Women: 375

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Wehe-den Hoorn 11.9%

Higher than 46% 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

11.9%

Wehe-den Hoorn
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	Wehe-den Hoorn	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	7.6%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	8.9%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	7.8%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	7.6%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	6.9%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	7.6%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	6.5%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	6.4%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	7.0%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	7.6%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	7.9%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	7.9%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	8.5%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	8.1%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	7.4%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	8.1%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	6.5%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	7.3%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	6.7%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	7.4%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	6.7%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	9.2%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	7.4%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	8.0%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	7.9%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	8.6%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	8.1%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	8.1%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	11.9%	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 Wehe-den Hoorn

				Largest group
9964 Leens	11.9%	755	+4.0 pp	Other Europe

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	860	795	65	35	35	0	0	15	5	25	0	5	5	5	10	0	50	10
1999	845	775	75	35	40	0	0	15	5	25	0	5	5	0	15	5	50	20
2000	830	765	65	30	35	0	0	15	10	20	0	5	5	0	10	0	50	15
2001	850	780	65	30	40	0	0	15	5	25	0	5	0	5	10	5	45	20
2002	865	805	60	25	35	0	0	15	5	20	0	5	0	5	5	5	40	20
2003	855	790	65	25	45	5	0	10	5	20	0	5	0	5	15	5	40	25
2004	840	785	55	30	30	5	0	5	10	20	0	5	5	0	10	0	35	20
2005	860	805	55	30	25	5	0	5	5	20	0	5	5	0	5	5	40	15
2006	855	795	60	35	20	5	0	5	5	20	5	5	5	0	5	0	45	15
2007	850	780	65	40	25	5	0	10	10	20	5	5	10	5	0	0	45	20
2008	820	755	65	45	25	5	0	5	10	25	5	0	15	5	0	0	45	25
2009	820	750	65	35	25	5	0	10	10	25	5	0	5	0	5	0	40	25
2010	825	755	70	35	30	5	0	10	10	25	5	5	0	5	5	0	45	25
2011	800	745	65	30	30	10	0	10	5	20	0	0	10	0	5	0	40	20
2012	810	745	60	35	25	5	0	10	5	20	5	5	5	0	0	5	40	20
2013	800	735	65	40	30	5	0	10	10	20	5	0	15	5	0	0	45	20
2014	775	725	50	30	20	0	0	5	0	20	5	5	0	0	10	5	40	5
2015	755	700	55	30	25	0	0	10	0	20	5	0	5	5	5	5	40	10
2016	745	695	50	30	25	0	5	10	0	20	0	0	10	0	10	0	40	15
2017	740	685	55	25	25	0	0	10	0	15	0	0	10	5	10	0	30	20
2018	745	695	50	25	25	0	0	10	0	15	0	0	10	5	10	0	30	15
2019	760	690	70	30	40	0	5	10	0	15	5	5	5	15	5	5	45	25
2020	740	685	55	25	30	0	5	10	0	15	0	0	10	5	5	5	35	15
2021	750	690	60	35	25	0	5	15	0	15	5	0	15	5	0	0	45	15
2022	755	695	60	35	25	0	5	10	0	20	5	0	10	10	5	0	45	15
2023	755	690	65	30	25	0	5	15	0	15	5	0	10	10	5	0	50	15
2024	740	680	60	35	30	0	5	15	0	20	5	0	10	5	0	0	–	–
2025	745	680	60	35	30	0	5	10	0	20	5	0	10	10	5	0	–	–
2026	755	665	90	55	35	0	5	10	5	15	5	0	35	5	5	0	–	–

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