Municipality · Gelderland

Municipality of Aalten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Aalten had 27,605 residents. 13.6% of them (3,755 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Gelderland (19.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (4.8%), other Asia (2.1%) and other Europe (2.0%). 53.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.6 percentage points.

Residents: 27,605 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.6% 3,755 people
Born abroad: 53.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.6 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

86%

Dutch origin 86.4% 23,845
Migration background 13.6% 3,755

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

4.8% 1,335 people

Gelderland 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.1% 585 people

Gelderland 4.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.0% 560 people

Gelderland 3.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

1.2% 320 people

Gelderland 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.83% 230 people

Gelderland 1.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.67% 185 people

Gelderland 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.65% 180 people

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

0.40% 110 people

Gelderland 0.63% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.34% 95 people

Gelderland 0.83% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.29% 80 people

Gelderland 0.62% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.16% 45 people

Gelderland 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.05% 15 people

Gelderland 1.1% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 53.1% 1,995
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.9% 1,760

Men and women

Men: 13,925
Women: 13,680

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Aalten 13.6%

Higher than 25% 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

13.6%

Municipality of Aalten
Gelderland
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Aalten	Gelderland	Netherlands
1998	12.8%	12.2%	16.7%
1999	12.6%	12.5%	17.1%
2000	12.4%	12.7%	17.5%
2001	12.4%	13.0%	18.0%
2002	12.5%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	12.6%	13.6%	18.8%
2004	12.8%	13.7%	19.0%
2005	12.4%	13.7%	19.2%
2006	12.4%	13.7%	19.3%
2007	12.3%	13.7%	19.4%
2008	12.3%	13.8%	19.6%
2009	11.9%	14.0%	19.9%
2010	12.2%	14.2%	20.3%
2011	12.0%	14.2%	20.6%
2012	11.6%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	11.1%	14.5%	21.1%
2014	11.0%	14.5%	21.4%
2015	10.9%	14.7%	21.7%
2016	11.0%	15.0%	22.1%
2017	11.7%	15.3%	22.6%
2018	11.2%	15.6%	23.1%
2019	11.2%	15.9%	23.6%
2020	11.4%	16.3%	24.2%
2021	11.5%	16.5%	24.6%
2022	12.0%	17.6%	26.0%
2023	12.5%	18.5%	27.1%
2024	12.9%	18.9%	27.9%
2025	13.3%	19.4%	28.5%
2026	13.6%	19.8%	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).

Cities and villages in Municipality of Aalten

				Largest group
Aalten	11.7%	17,660	+1.1 pp	Germany
Dinxperlo	20.5%	7,295	+2.9 pp	Germany
Bredevoort	8.3%	1,510	+0.3 pp	Germany
De Heurne	5.7%	1,140	+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	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	27,435	23,940	3,500	2,550	940	305	5	40	160	10	2,190	40	15	305	140	200	80	2,765	750
1999	27,320	23,860	3,455	2,540	915	310	5	45	170	10	2,150	40	25	325	85	185	105	2,740	705
2000	27,330	23,925	3,400	2,500	890	315	5	45	165	10	2,095	35	25	345	70	185	95	2,685	705
2001	27,340	23,950	3,390	2,475	910	340	0	40	180	10	2,050	35	25	365	80	170	100	2,670	720
2002	27,385	23,950	3,425	2,465	970	345	0	45	175	15	2,025	35	15	390	85	205	100	2,660	755
2003	27,435	23,970	3,470	2,450	1,010	355	5	55	170	10	1,975	45	30	400	110	210	105	2,660	820
2004	27,570	24,040	3,530	2,450	1,065	360	5	55	160	5	1,925	40	25	460	170	200	110	2,640	880
2005	27,440	24,050	3,405	2,385	1,025	360	10	50	150	10	1,890	50	20	425	125	200	120	2,580	835
2006	27,470	24,055	3,420	2,390	1,045	355	15	55	165	5	1,850	40	10	490	145	180	125	2,590	815
2007	27,565	24,170	3,390	2,355	1,030	350	15	50	170	15	1,825	45	20	465	120	200	115	2,555	845
2008	27,570	24,175	3,385	2,330	1,070	355	15	45	150	20	1,790	50	25	465	140	225	120	2,515	865
2009	27,445	24,175	3,270	2,245	1,025	360	10	50	165	25	1,780	55	20	390	130	190	95	2,440	815
2010	27,505	24,160	3,350	2,235	1,110	345	15	40	170	15	1,755	65	20	395	160	235	130	2,430	910
2011	27,435	24,120	3,295	2,190	1,120	355	15	40	170	15	1,715	60	25	390	170	220	135	2,400	920
2012	27,310	24,110	3,180	2,145	1,020	355	5	35	155	25	1,670	60	30	385	150	190	110	2,350	845
2013	27,080	24,080	3,000	2,075	905	335	15	50	165	20	1,640	55	30	350	90	130	105	2,285	725
2014	27,015	24,035	2,980	2,045	925	335	10	50	155	20	1,605	60	40	340	105	140	110	2,245	730
2015	26,900	23,960	2,940	2,030	915	315	10	45	160	20	1,580	65	35	350	115	140	115	2,220	720
2016	26,915	23,955	2,960	1,975	985	330	5	50	165	25	1,540	65	35	335	125	175	110	2,180	780
2017	27,050	23,890	3,160	1,990	1,165	335	15	45	160	30	1,545	65	35	345	145	335	105	2,180	970
2018	26,960	23,930	3,030	1,945	1,095	330	10	40	155	40	1,495	75	40	335	145	265	110	2,150	885
2019	27,015	23,980	3,035	1,935	1,105	315	15	35	155	40	1,490	75	30	340	135	285	125	2,130	900
2020	27,120	24,025	3,095	1,960	1,130	305	20	45	170	45	1,480	80	35	365	145	280	120	2,170	920
2021	27,125	23,995	3,130	1,955	1,165	310	15	45	170	55	1,475	80	25	375	160	295	120	2,160	965
2022	27,105	23,825	3,265	1,930	1,345	300	10	40	170	60	1,460	75	35	370	170	385	170	2,120	975
2023	27,235	23,850	3,395	1,990	1,415	310	10	55	180	80	1,425	80	35	435	190	430	155	2,170	1,060
2024	27,310	23,790	3,525	1,985	1,530	325	15	60	185	80	1,415	85	40	445	215	480	170	–	–
2025	27,465	23,805	3,655	2,020	1,640	330	15	75	180	100	1,380	90	45	495	210	525	185	–	–
2026	27,605	23,845	3,755	2,040	1,715	320	15	80	180	110	1,335	95	45	560	230	585	185	–	–

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