City · Emmen, Drenthe

Zwartemeer: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Zwartemeer had 3,080 residents. 9.3% of them (285 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Emmen (16.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (4.4%), other Asia (1.3%) and Poland (0.81%). 45.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.7 percentage points.

Residents: 3,080 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.3% 285 people
Born abroad: 45.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.7 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

91%

Dutch origin 90.7% 2,795
Migration background 9.3% 285

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

4.4% 135 people

Municipality of Emmen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.3% 40 people

Municipality of Emmen 3.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

0.81% 25 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.77% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.65% 20 people

Municipality of Emmen 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.49% 15 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.87% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.32% 10 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.89% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.32% 10 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.46% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.32% 10 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.88% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.32% 10 people

Municipality of Emmen 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.16% 5 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.48% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.34% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Emmen 0.18% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

46% 54%

Born abroad (first generation) 45.6% 130
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 54.4% 155

Men and women

Men: 1,600
Women: 1,480

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Zwartemeer 9.3%

Higher than 27% 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

9.3%

Zwartemeer
Municipality of Emmen
Netherlands

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Year	Zwartemeer	Municipality of Emmen	Netherlands
1998	8.6%	9.1%	16.7%
1999	8.9%	9.2%	17.1%
2000	9.0%	9.4%	17.5%
2001	9.2%	10.0%	18.0%
2002	9.0%	10.3%	18.4%
2003	8.9%	10.3%	18.8%
2004	8.4%	10.3%	19.0%
2005	8.3%	10.5%	19.2%
2006	8.1%	10.4%	19.3%
2007	7.9%	10.6%	19.4%
2008	7.9%	10.7%	19.6%
2009	7.8%	10.9%	19.9%
2010	7.4%	11.1%	20.3%
2011	7.6%	11.3%	20.6%
2012	7.5%	11.2%	20.9%
2013	7.1%	11.2%	21.1%
2014	7.4%	11.4%	21.4%
2015	7.2%	11.4%	21.7%
2016	7.4%	11.6%	22.1%
2017	7.9%	11.8%	22.6%
2018	8.0%	12.0%	23.1%
2019	7.4%	12.2%	23.6%
2020	7.5%	12.4%	24.2%
2021	7.6%	12.5%	24.6%
2022	8.6%	13.5%	26.0%
2023	8.6%	14.3%	27.1%
2024	8.8%	15.0%	27.9%
2025	9.1%	15.6%	28.5%
2026	9.3%	16.0%	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 Zwartemeer

				Largest group
7894 Centrum	9.3%	3,080	+0.7 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	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	3,180	2,900	275	260	15	0	0	0	10	0	240	10	0	10	0	0	5	270	0
1999	3,160	2,880	280	260	20	0	0	0	10	0	240	5	0	15	0	5	5	270	5
2000	3,125	2,845	280	260	20	0	0	5	5	0	240	10	0	10	0	5	5	275	5
2001	3,160	2,870	290	260	35	0	0	5	10	0	230	10	5	15	0	10	10	275	20
2002	3,180	2,895	285	255	30	0	0	5	10	0	220	15	5	15	0	10	5	270	15
2003	3,155	2,875	280	250	35	0	0	10	10	0	225	15	0	10	0	10	5	265	20
2004	3,155	2,890	265	240	30	0	0	0	5	0	210	15	5	10	0	15	10	250	15
2005	3,135	2,875	260	235	30	0	0	5	5	0	200	15	0	20	0	20	0	245	15
2006	3,135	2,885	255	225	25	0	0	0	10	0	200	15	0	10	0	15	0	235	20
2007	3,120	2,875	245	230	20	0	0	0	5	0	195	15	5	15	0	15	0	235	5
2008	3,110	2,865	245	220	25	0	0	0	10	5	190	10	0	20	0	10	0	225	15
2009	3,090	2,850	240	215	20	0	0	0	5	0	185	10	0	20	0	15	0	225	10
2010	3,115	2,885	230	210	30	0	0	0	10	0	180	20	0	10	5	10	5	220	15
2011	3,085	2,850	235	210	25	0	0	0	10	0	175	20	5	10	5	10	0	220	20
2012	3,085	2,850	230	210	25	0	0	0	10	0	170	20	0	20	5	10	0	220	20
2013	3,045	2,825	215	200	25	0	0	5	10	0	165	15	0	20	5	5	0	205	15
2014	3,060	2,835	225	200	25	0	0	0	10	0	160	20	0	20	5	5	5	205	20
2015	3,035	2,815	220	195	25	0	0	5	10	0	160	20	0	15	5	5	0	205	20
2016	3,025	2,800	225	195	30	0	5	0	10	0	150	25	5	15	0	10	5	205	20
2017	3,025	2,785	240	200	40	0	0	5	10	0	155	30	0	15	5	20	0	215	30
2018	3,010	2,770	240	190	50	0	5	5	10	0	150	30	0	10	5	20	5	205	40
2019	2,980	2,760	220	180	40	0	0	5	5	0	140	25	5	10	10	15	5	195	25
2020	2,985	2,760	225	185	40	0	5	5	10	0	140	25	0	20	5	10	5	200	30
2021	3,030	2,800	230	185	40	0	5	0	10	0	135	25	0	25	5	15	5	195	30
2022	3,030	2,775	260	190	65	5	0	5	10	0	135	30	0	25	10	20	10	195	45
2023	3,065	2,795	265	190	75	5	5	5	5	5	135	30	0	25	5	25	15	200	50
2024	3,085	2,815	270	185	85	5	0	10	10	5	135	30	0	20	10	25	15	–	–
2025	3,085	2,800	280	185	100	5	0	10	10	5	135	30	0	20	10	30	25	–	–
2026	3,080	2,795	285	185	105	10	0	10	10	5	135	25	0	20	10	40	15	–	–

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