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Municipality of Almelo: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Almelo had 75,170 residents. 30.2% of them (22,670 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Overijssel (19.3%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (7.7%), other Asia (6.8%) and other Europe (4.1%). 55.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.4 percentage points.

Residents: 75,170 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 30.2% 22,670 people
Born abroad: 55.6% 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

70% 30%

Dutch origin 69.8% 52,495
Migration background 30.2% 22,670

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

7.7% 5,800 people

Overijssel 3.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.8% 5,100 people

Overijssel 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.1% 3,080 people

Overijssel 3.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.8% 2,105 people

Overijssel 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

2.4% 1,770 people

Overijssel 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.9% 1,465 people

Overijssel 0.73% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 1,095 people

Overijssel 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 750 people

Overijssel 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.73% 545 people

Overijssel 0.40% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.55% 410 people

Overijssel 0.52% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.55% 410 people

Overijssel 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.17% 125 people

Overijssel 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.6% 12,595
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.4% 10,075

Men and women

Men: 37,880
Women: 37,285

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Almelo 30.2%

Higher than 85% 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

30.2%

Municipality of Almelo
Overijssel
Netherlands

Show as table

Year	Municipality of Almelo	Overijssel	Netherlands
1998	20.8%	12.4%	16.7%
1999	21.2%	12.6%	17.1%
2000	21.4%	12.8%	17.5%
2001	21.8%	13.2%	18.0%
2002	22.0%	13.5%	18.4%
2003	22.4%	13.7%	18.8%
2004	22.8%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	22.9%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	23.1%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	23.2%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	23.3%	13.9%	19.6%
2009	23.6%	14.1%	19.9%
2010	23.9%	14.2%	20.3%
2011	24.0%	14.3%	20.6%
2012	24.3%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	24.4%	14.4%	21.1%
2014	24.6%	14.5%	21.4%
2015	24.7%	14.6%	21.7%
2016	24.9%	14.8%	22.1%
2017	25.2%	15.0%	22.6%
2018	25.6%	15.3%	23.1%
2019	25.9%	15.5%	23.6%
2020	26.3%	15.8%	24.2%
2021	26.8%	16.1%	24.6%
2022	27.7%	17.1%	26.0%
2023	28.5%	17.9%	27.1%
2024	29.2%	18.3%	27.9%
2025	29.7%	18.8%	28.5%
2026	30.2%	19.3%	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 Almelo

				Largest group
Almelo	31.4%	71,515	+2.5 pp	Turkey
Bornerbroek	4.0%	2,105	−0.7 pp	Indonesia
Aadorp	10.6%	1,550	+2.1 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	68,660	54,355	14,315	4,040	10,270	5,025	375	250	2,725	200	2,520	85	100	1,335	275	1,190	230	6,885	7,420
1999	69,165	54,510	14,650	4,075	10,590	5,135	400	255	2,710	210	2,515	105	110	1,345	290	1,340	250	6,890	7,755
2000	69,345	54,495	14,850	4,075	10,770	5,230	425	275	2,685	210	2,510	110	95	1,360	295	1,385	270	6,900	7,955
2001	70,050	54,775	15,280	4,130	11,160	5,365	440	270	2,640	235	2,510	115	105	1,400	340	1,605	265	6,925	8,360
2002	71,005	55,365	15,630	4,200	11,440	5,535	455	270	2,640	255	2,515	115	95	1,475	360	1,640	285	6,970	8,650
2003	71,710	55,610	16,085	4,260	11,815	5,665	460	285	2,620	265	2,485	115	105	1,555	540	1,705	275	7,040	9,045
2004	72,205	55,760	16,445	4,320	12,140	5,750	485	300	2,630	280	2,460	135	100	1,625	550	1,805	340	7,090	9,370
2005	72,260	55,685	16,580	4,350	12,225	5,850	480	305	2,615	270	2,445	145	100	1,660	510	1,885	310	7,115	9,480
2006	72,025	55,400	16,635	4,350	12,280	5,870	510	295	2,580	265	2,405	155	110	1,680	500	1,925	335	7,060	9,565
2007	72,075	55,345	16,750	4,310	12,420	5,925	515	310	2,565	260	2,385	145	105	1,675	560	1,950	335	7,040	9,695
2008	72,260	55,440	16,855	4,345	12,505	5,945	535	315	2,545	255	2,370	165	100	1,710	535	2,015	360	7,050	9,795
2009	72,415	55,315	17,105	4,380	12,715	5,960	535	335	2,525	265	2,315	200	95	1,770	545	2,190	365	7,070	10,050
2010	72,590	55,285	17,320	4,405	12,910	5,985	545	335	2,525	290	2,295	225	105	1,780	565	2,305	360	7,070	10,255
2011	72,595	55,175	17,425	4,370	13,035	6,000	560	335	2,490	280	2,210	265	95	1,800	580	2,415	375	7,020	10,390
2012	72,755	55,085	17,655	4,445	13,195	6,010	570	340	2,465	290	2,190	310	105	1,840	565	2,565	395	7,075	10,595
2013	72,725	54,960	17,780	4,545	13,215	5,985	550	330	2,435	280	2,175	370	95	1,905	545	2,710	380	7,130	10,660
2014	72,460	54,645	17,815	4,575	13,240	5,950	545	335	2,395	280	2,150	440	100	1,885	540	2,810	385	7,115	10,700
2015	72,290	54,435	17,855	4,635	13,220	5,880	545	335	2,370	280	2,105	505	100	1,925	525	2,915	370	7,150	10,700
2016	72,420	54,360	18,060	4,670	13,390	5,825	550	320	2,375	300	2,050	585	100	1,935	550	3,085	385	7,175	10,880
2017	72,470	54,215	18,255	4,745	13,515	5,820	545	320	2,360	305	1,985	675	105	1,980	525	3,240	400	7,245	11,015
2018	72,630	54,040	18,590	4,855	13,740	5,815	550	315	2,325	330	1,955	775	120	2,005	555	3,430	420	7,345	11,250
2019	72,855	54,000	18,855	4,985	13,855	5,810	550	340	2,290	340	1,910	860	110	2,110	600	3,500	425	7,435	11,415
2020	73,105	53,865	19,240	5,225	14,015	5,790	565	345	2,245	365	1,890	990	105	2,240	680	3,580	445	7,615	11,615
2021	73,130	53,550	19,580	5,365	14,215	5,790	555	355	2,210	385	1,850	1,080	120	2,320	710	3,760	455	7,740	11,850
2022	73,155	52,870	20,275	5,290	14,980	5,770	540	355	2,225	405	1,865	1,165	125	2,135	755	4,315	600	7,850	11,995
2023	73,950	52,850	21,100	5,955	15,145	5,770	530	360	2,200	415	1,840	1,290	125	2,695	785	4,460	615	8,495	12,170
2024	74,320	52,625	21,680	6,245	15,430	5,790	520	370	2,165	440	1,820	1,410	135	2,860	845	4,660	645	–	–
2025	74,775	52,565	22,195	6,410	15,790	5,790	535	390	2,145	425	1,770	1,490	130	3,005	920	4,875	705	–	–
2026	75,170	52,495	22,670	6,440	16,225	5,800	545	410	2,105	410	1,770	1,465	125	3,080	1,095	5,100	750	–	–

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