City · Assen, Drenthe

Zeijerveld: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Zeijerveld had 95 residents. 5.3% 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 Assen (20.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (5.3%). 0.0% 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: 95 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 5.3% 5 people
Born abroad: 0.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.3 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 94.7% 90
Migration background 5.3% 5

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

5.3% 5 people

Municipality of Assen 3.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 0.71% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 0.55% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 0.73% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 0.40% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 0.21% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 3.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 2.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 5.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Assen 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

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

Men and women

Men: 50
Women: 45

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

5.3%

Zeijerveld
Municipality of Assen
Netherlands

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Year	Zeijerveld	Municipality of Assen	Netherlands
1998	4.0%	13.3%	16.7%
1999	0.0%	13.6%	17.1%
2000	5.0%	13.6%	17.5%
2001	5.0%	13.6%	18.0%
2002	5.0%	13.9%	18.4%
2003	5.3%	14.0%	18.8%
2004	5.0%	13.7%	19.0%
2005	5.0%	13.9%	19.2%
2006	0.0%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	0.0%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	4.8%	14.0%	19.6%
2009	4.5%	14.0%	19.9%
2010	4.5%	14.0%	20.3%
2011	4.8%	14.1%	20.6%
2012	4.5%	14.1%	20.9%
2013	4.8%	14.1%	21.1%
2014	0.0%	14.2%	21.4%
2015	5.0%	14.5%	21.7%
2016	4.8%	14.6%	22.1%
2017	0.0%	15.0%	22.6%
2018	4.8%	15.4%	23.1%
2019	5.0%	15.7%	23.6%
2020	0.0%	16.2%	24.2%
2021	0.0%	16.5%	24.6%
2022	5.0%	17.7%	26.0%
2023	5.3%	18.6%	27.1%
2024	5.0%	19.4%	27.9%
2025	5.3%	20.3%	28.5%
2026	5.3%	20.8%	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 Zeijerveld

				Largest group
9488 Zeijerveld	5.3%	95	+0.3 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 Asia	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	125	125	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1999	135	130	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2000	100	95	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
2001	100	90	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2002	100	95	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2003	95	95	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2004	100	90	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2005	100	100	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2006	105	100	0	5	5	0	5	0	5	5	0
2007	105	100	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
2008	105	105	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	0
2009	110	105	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2010	110	105	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	5	0
2011	105	100	5	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
2012	110	105	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
2013	105	105	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
2014	100	100	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2015	100	95	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2016	105	100	5	0	5	0	5	0	5	5	0
2017	100	100	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2018	105	100	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	100	95	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	100	100	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2021	100	100	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
2022	100	95	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	95	95	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
2024	100	95	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	–	–
2025	95	90	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	–	–
2026	95	90	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	–	–

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