City · Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe

Witteveen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Witteveen had 605 residents. 11.6% of them (70 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (10.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.8%), other Asia (1.7%) and other Americas & Oceania (1.7%). 64.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.4 percentage points.

Residents: 605 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.6% 70 people
Born abroad: 64.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.4 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.4% 535
Migration background 11.6% 70

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Witteveen. For comparison, the line marks Midden-Drenthe and the circle the Netherlands.

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

5.8% 35 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.7% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.64% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.83% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.83% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.15% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.09% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.26% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.20% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.51% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.73% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

64% 29%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.3% 45
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 28.6% 20

Men and women

Men: 315
Women: 295

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Witteveen 11.6%

Higher than 43% 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

11.6%

Witteveen
Midden-Drenthe
Netherlands

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Year	Witteveen	Midden-Drenthe	Netherlands
1998	2.8%	5.7%	16.7%
1999	2.7%	6.0%	17.1%
2000	3.4%	6.3%	17.5%
2001	2.5%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	3.3%	6.4%	18.4%
2003	3.2%	6.1%	18.8%
2004	4.0%	5.4%	19.0%
2005	4.0%	5.6%	19.2%
2006	3.2%	5.6%	19.3%
2007	4.1%	5.8%	19.4%
2008	4.2%	5.8%	19.6%
2009	4.3%	5.8%	19.9%
2010	4.4%	6.1%	20.3%
2011	3.5%	6.1%	20.6%
2012	4.3%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	2.6%	6.3%	21.1%
2014	3.4%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	3.5%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	3.5%	7.3%	22.1%
2017	4.5%	7.7%	22.6%
2018	4.4%	7.0%	23.1%
2019	5.4%	7.1%	23.6%
2020	5.4%	7.3%	24.2%
2021	5.4%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	6.1%	8.1%	26.0%
2023	10.1%	8.8%	27.1%
2024	10.7%	9.2%	27.9%
2025	10.7%	9.5%	28.5%
2026	11.6%	10.2%	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 Witteveen

				Largest group
9439 Witteveen	11.6%	605	+5.4 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	535	515	15	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	15	0
1999	550	535	15	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2000	580	570	20	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	0
2001	595	580	15	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	0
2002	605	590	20	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	10	5
2003	620	600	20	10	10	0	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	20	5
2004	630	605	25	15	15	0	5	5	0	0	10	0	5	5	20	5
2005	620	590	25	15	10	5	5	5	0	0	10	0	0	0	15	5
2006	620	600	20	15	15	0	5	5	0	0	10	0	0	10	15	5
2007	605	580	25	15	5	0	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	5	20	5
2008	600	575	25	15	10	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	25	5
2009	585	560	25	15	15	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	20	5
2010	565	545	25	10	15	0	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	5	15	5
2011	575	555	20	10	10	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	5
2012	575	555	25	10	5	0	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
2013	585	565	15	10	5	0	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	5
2014	580	560	20	15	5	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	5
2015	565	545	20	15	5	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	0	15	5
2016	570	550	20	15	10	0	5	5	0	0	10	0	5	0	15	5
2017	560	535	25	15	10	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	25	5
2018	565	540	25	20	10	0	5	5	0	0	15	0	0	5	20	0
2019	560	530	30	20	15	0	5	5	0	0	15	0	5	5	25	5
2020	560	530	30	20	10	0	10	5	0	0	15	0	0	5	25	5
2021	560	530	30	15	15	0	5	5	0	0	10	0	5	5	25	5
2022	570	530	35	15	20	0	10	5	0	0	5	0	10	5	25	5
2023	595	540	60	35	20	0	5	5	0	0	30	0	10	10	45	5
2024	605	540	65	40	25	0	10	5	0	0	35	0	10	10	–	–
2025	605	540	65	40	25	0	5	5	0	0	35	0	10	10	–	–
2026	605	535	70	40	30	0	5	5	0	0	35	0	10	10	–	–

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