City · Bronckhorst, Gelderland

Wichmond: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Wichmond had 630 residents. 4.8% of them (30 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Bronckhorst (8.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (1.6%), Turkey (0.79%) and Morocco (0.79%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has fallen by 0.6 percentage points.

Residents: 630 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 4.8% 30 people
Born abroad: 50.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −0.6 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

95%

Dutch origin 95.2% 600
Migration background 4.8% 30

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

1.6% 10 people

Bronckhorst 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.79% 5 people

Bronckhorst 0.32% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.79% 5 people

Bronckhorst 0.07% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.79% 5 people

Bronckhorst 1.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.79% 5 people

Bronckhorst 1.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Bronckhorst 0.21% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Bronckhorst 0.21% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Bronckhorst 0.19% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Bronckhorst 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Bronckhorst 0.43% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Bronckhorst 0.50% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 15
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.0% 15

Men and women

Men: 315
Women: 320

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Wichmond 4.8%

Higher than 3% 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

4.8%

Wichmond
Bronckhorst
Netherlands

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Year	Wichmond	Bronckhorst	Netherlands
1998	3.0%	4.7%	16.7%
1999	3.1%	4.7%	17.1%
2000	3.9%	4.8%	17.5%
2001	3.9%	4.9%	18.0%
2002	4.7%	5.2%	18.4%
2003	3.1%	5.1%	18.8%
2004	4.0%	5.0%	19.0%
2005	3.9%	5.1%	19.2%
2006	5.4%	5.2%	19.3%
2007	4.6%	5.2%	19.4%
2008	4.7%	5.2%	19.6%
2009	4.7%	5.4%	19.9%
2010	3.9%	5.3%	20.3%
2011	4.7%	5.3%	20.6%
2012	4.6%	5.4%	20.9%
2013	4.5%	5.5%	21.1%
2014	3.8%	5.5%	21.4%
2015	4.6%	5.6%	21.7%
2016	4.5%	5.7%	22.1%
2017	4.5%	5.9%	22.6%
2018	3.8%	6.1%	23.1%
2019	4.7%	6.1%	23.6%
2020	4.7%	6.1%	24.2%
2021	5.3%	6.1%	24.6%
2022	5.4%	7.0%	26.0%
2023	4.7%	7.7%	27.1%
2024	4.8%	8.0%	27.9%
2025	5.4%	8.2%	28.5%
2026	4.8%	8.4%	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 Wichmond

				Largest group
7234 Vorden	4.8%	630	−0.6 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	Germany	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	660	640	20	15	5	0	0	0	5	10	5	0	0	0	5	20	0
1999	650	625	20	15	10	0	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	20	0
2000	640	620	25	10	15	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	0	0	5	20	5
2001	645	625	25	10	15	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	0	0	5	20	5
2002	645	620	30	10	15	0	0	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	20	5
2003	635	615	20	10	10	0	0	5	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	15	10
2004	630	605	25	10	10	0	5	5	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	15	5
2005	640	610	25	15	10	0	5	5	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	10
2006	645	610	35	15	20	5	5	5	5	15	5	0	0	0	0	20	10
2007	650	620	30	20	10	0	5	5	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	20	5
2008	645	620	30	15	10	5	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	25	10
2009	645	615	30	20	10	0	0	0	5	15	5	0	5	0	0	20	10
2010	645	620	25	20	10	0	5	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	20	10
2011	645	615	30	15	15	5	0	0	5	10	5	0	5	0	0	25	5
2012	655	625	30	15	15	5	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	20	10
2013	660	635	30	10	15	5	5	0	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	20	10
2014	655	630	25	15	10	0	5	0	5	5	0	10	0	5	0	15	5
2015	655	625	30	15	15	0	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	20	5
2016	660	630	30	20	10	0	0	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	25	5
2017	660	630	30	20	10	0	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	0	5	20	5
2018	665	640	25	20	10	0	5	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	20	10
2019	640	610	30	20	10	5	0	0	5	10	0	10	5	0	0	25	5
2020	640	610	30	20	10	5	5	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	25	10
2021	655	620	35	30	5	0	5	0	5	10	0	20	0	0	0	25	10
2022	650	615	35	25	15	0	0	0	0	10	5	10	0	5	0	25	5
2023	645	610	30	20	15	5	5	0	0	10	5	5	0	0	0	25	10
2024	630	600	30	15	15	5	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	5	0	–	–
2025	645	610	35	15	15	5	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	–	–
2026	630	600	30	15	15	5	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	5	0	–	–

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