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Municipality of Aa en Hunze: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Aa en Hunze had 26,075 residents. 9.9% of them (2,590 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Drenthe (14.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (2.7%), other Asia (2.0%) and Germany (1.4%). 59.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.4 percentage points.

Residents: 26,075 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.9% 2,590 people
Born abroad: 59.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.4 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

90%

Dutch origin 90.0% 23,460
Migration background 9.9% 2,590

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Aa en Hunze. For comparison, the line marks Drenthe and the circle the Netherlands.

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

2.7% 695 people

Drenthe 3.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.0% 510 people

Drenthe 3.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.4% 370 people

Drenthe 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.2% 320 people

Drenthe 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.94% 245 people

Drenthe 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.61% 160 people

Drenthe 0.81% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.19% 50 people

Drenthe 0.52% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.19% 50 people

Drenthe 0.39% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.19% 50 people

Drenthe 0.56% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.17% 45 people

Drenthe 0.42% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.17% 45 people

Drenthe 0.18% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.04% 10 people

Drenthe 0.32% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

59% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.1% 1,530
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.0% 1,035

Men and women

Men: 12,925
Women: 13,140

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Aa en Hunze 9.9%

Higher than 6% of all municipalities 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

9.9%

Aa en Hunze
Drenthe
Netherlands

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Year	Aa en Hunze	Drenthe	Netherlands
1998	5.5%	7.8%	16.7%
1999	5.5%	8.0%	17.1%
2000	5.6%	8.1%	17.5%
2001	6.5%	8.4%	18.0%
2002	7.0%	8.7%	18.4%
2003	5.9%	8.8%	18.8%
2004	5.1%	8.7%	19.0%
2005	5.0%	8.6%	19.2%
2006	5.0%	8.5%	19.3%
2007	5.1%	8.6%	19.4%
2008	5.2%	8.6%	19.6%
2009	5.7%	8.7%	19.9%
2010	5.8%	8.9%	20.3%
2011	6.1%	9.0%	20.6%
2012	6.1%	9.0%	20.9%
2013	5.8%	9.1%	21.1%
2014	5.8%	9.2%	21.4%
2015	5.8%	9.3%	21.7%
2016	5.9%	9.5%	22.1%
2017	6.3%	10.2%	22.6%
2018	6.4%	10.2%	23.1%
2019	6.7%	10.3%	23.6%
2020	6.7%	10.5%	24.2%
2021	6.6%	10.6%	24.6%
2022	7.5%	11.6%	26.0%
2023	8.5%	12.5%	27.1%
2024	9.2%	13.1%	27.9%
2025	9.7%	13.7%	28.5%
2026	9.9%	14.1%	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).

Cities and villages in Aa en Hunze

				Largest group
Gieten	10.3%	5,045	+2.7 pp	Other Asia
Rolde	8.9%	3,760	+0.6 pp	Other Asia
Annen	7.6%	3,560	+1.2 pp	Other Asia
Gasselternijveen	11.1%	1,890	+0.9 pp	Other Asia
Gasselte	8.9%	1,860	+0.7 pp	Other Europe
Eext	6.5%	1,470	+0.2 pp	Indonesia
Gieterveen	6.7%	975	+1.1 pp	Other Asia
Nooitgedacht	9.3%	910	+1.0 pp	Other Asia
Grolloo	7.7%	775	+2.0 pp	Indonesia
Gasselternijveenschemond	8.4%	655	−1.9 pp	Germany
Schipborg	10.4%	625	+1.5 pp	Indonesia
Eexterveen	4.3%	460	+0.1 pp	Indonesia
Papenvoort	84.7%	425	+77.0 pp	Other Europe
Annerveenschekanaal	8.6%	405	−0.1 pp	Suriname
Anloo	9.0%	390	−1.4 pp	Morocco
Gasteren	10.4%	385	−1.1 pp	Other Europe
Ekehaar	6.5%	310	+0.1 pp	Indonesia
Nieuwediep	12.7%	275	+5.8 pp	Other Europe
Schoonloo	9.6%	260	+1.8 pp	Germany
Anderen	6.1%	245	+0.2 pp	Other Europe
Eexterveenschekanaal	6.8%	220	±0.0 pp	Germany
Balloo	6.3%	160	+3.1 pp	Indonesia
Spijkerboor (Aa en Hunze)	3.3%	150	−3.3 pp	Belgium
Eexterzandvoort	7.4%	135	+4.0 pp	Indonesia
Oud Annerveen	13.0%	115	+4.7 pp	Indonesia
Amen	4.5%	110	±0.0 pp	–
Nieuw Annerveen	4.5%	110	+0.2 pp	–
Marwijksoord	5.6%	90	+5.6 pp	–
Deurze	0.0%	85	±0.0 pp	–
Nijlande	6.3%	80	±0.0 pp	Indonesia
Eldersloo	0.0%	50	±0.0 pp	–
Eleveld	0.0%	30	±0.0 pp	–
Balloërveld	20.0%	25	+20.0 pp	–
Vredenheim	0.0%	25	±0.0 pp	–
Geelbroek	0.0%	10	±0.0 pp	–

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	24,930	23,525	1,370	625	730	20	0	55	255	50	325	15	30	265	80	215	85	955	415
1999	24,865	23,490	1,375	695	670	0	5	40	260	50	350	15	35	310	75	160	85	1,020	370
2000	24,835	23,400	1,395	685	740	5	5	50	235	40	335	10	25	320	105	210	100	980	440
2001	25,215	23,590	1,635	765	855	20	5	60	280	40	330	10	45	385	130	260	85	1,095	520
2002	25,570	23,725	1,800	905	960	40	5	65	255	40	360	10	35	505	180	320	90	1,195	635
2003	25,315	23,820	1,495	775	715	10	10	70	250	35	350	35	30	365	105	190	85	1,060	450
2004	25,200	23,935	1,280	680	640	15	10	85	245	25	360	15	20	290	60	135	90	930	330
2005	25,320	24,050	1,270	655	625	20	0	95	250	20	370	20	10	270	75	120	80	955	310
2006	25,495	24,210	1,285	695	620	10	5	80	245	25	350	15	40	300	65	120	95	965	305
2007	25,570	24,255	1,315	670	655	5	15	70	275	35	340	20	40	285	60	105	115	965	335
2008	25,590	24,265	1,320	690	625	5	5	100	260	30	370	30	35	260	80	110	80	985	345
2009	25,670	24,195	1,475	690	785	15	15	85	250	35	370	25	40	275	105	190	115	1,025	455
2010	25,545	24,085	1,480	700	740	10	5	70	295	30	360	40	15	310	105	155	115	1,025	440
2011	25,790	24,220	1,580	725	865	125	5	80	280	20	380	45	10	295	110	155	115	1,040	535
2012	25,730	24,130	1,570	730	835	125	15	70	255	50	380	45	25	295	90	170	105	1,045	560
2013	25,540	24,065	1,485	730	735	10	15	90	255	35	385	40	30	285	110	150	90	1,030	425
2014	25,355	23,890	1,465	730	740	5	15	75	255	35	370	45	35	280	120	160	105	1,025	435
2015	25,210	23,755	1,455	715	745	5	10	65	260	40	365	35	45	275	110	185	90	1,035	420
2016	25,235	23,745	1,490	725	760	5	10	70	270	25	350	45	30	300	115	180	100	1,045	435
2017	25,285	23,695	1,590	725	855	10	10	60	275	35	365	50	30	285	140	265	90	1,065	525
2018	25,385	23,750	1,635	720	930	10	10	55	290	35	355	50	30	290	160	285	95	1,070	585
2019	25,385	23,675	1,710	735	970	20	10	65	285	35	355	50	40	300	170	295	110	1,075	635
2020	25,440	23,725	1,715	730	980	10	10	55	290	40	360	45	35	305	185	300	110	1,080	635
2021	25,405	23,720	1,685	725	955	20	5	55	275	50	365	45	30	295	175	300	95	1,065	625
2022	25,575	23,635	1,925	765	1,170	25	5	90	305	50	365	50	40	295	185	375	150	1,065	680
2023	25,730	23,515	2,190	975	1,215	25	15	70	285	65	375	45	55	520	200	385	165	1,275	720
2024	25,850	23,465	2,380	1,060	1,325	40	15	55	295	45	370	45	35	590	230	470	145	–	–
2025	25,930	23,425	2,520	1,150	1,355	30	10	55	310	45	370	35	45	680	245	475	150	–	–
2026	26,075	23,460	2,590	1,160	1,410	50	10	45	320	50	370	50	45	695	245	510	160	–	–

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