Municipality · Overijssel

Municipality of Dalfsen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Dalfsen had 30,270 residents. 9.9% of them (3,010 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Overijssel (19.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (2.6%), other Europe (2.2%) and Poland (0.93%). 65.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.2 percentage points.

Residents: 30,270 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.9% 3,010 people
Born abroad: 65.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.2 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% 27,255
Migration background 9.9% 3,010

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.6% 795 people

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

2.2% 660 people

Overijssel 3.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

0.93% 280 people

Overijssel 0.73% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

0.89% 270 people

Overijssel 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.83% 250 people

Overijssel 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.79% 240 people

Overijssel 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.58% 175 people

Overijssel 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.41% 125 people

Overijssel 3.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.26% 80 people

Overijssel 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.23% 70 people

Overijssel 0.52% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.18% 55 people

Overijssel 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.08% 25 people

Overijssel 0.40% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

66% 34%

Born abroad (first generation) 65.8% 1,980
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 34.4% 1,035

Men and women

Men: 15,275
Women: 14,985

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Dalfsen 9.9%

Higher than 7% of all municipalities in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

Show

Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

9.9%

Municipality of Dalfsen
Overijssel
Netherlands

Show as table

Year	Municipality of Dalfsen	Overijssel	Netherlands
1998	3.0%	12.4%	16.7%
1999	3.1%	12.6%	17.1%
2000	3.2%	12.8%	17.5%
2001	3.3%	13.2%	18.0%
2002	3.4%	13.5%	18.4%
2003	3.5%	13.7%	18.8%
2004	3.5%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	3.5%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	3.7%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	3.6%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	3.7%	13.9%	19.6%
2009	3.9%	14.1%	19.9%
2010	4.1%	14.2%	20.3%
2011	4.3%	14.3%	20.6%
2012	4.4%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	4.5%	14.4%	21.1%
2014	4.6%	14.5%	21.4%
2015	4.7%	14.6%	21.7%
2016	4.9%	14.8%	22.1%
2017	5.1%	15.0%	22.6%
2018	5.4%	15.3%	23.1%
2019	5.8%	15.5%	23.6%
2020	5.9%	15.8%	24.2%
2021	6.2%	16.1%	24.6%
2022	6.8%	17.1%	26.0%
2023	7.9%	17.9%	27.1%
2024	8.6%	18.3%	27.9%
2025	9.3%	18.8%	28.5%
2026	9.9%	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 Dalfsen

				Largest group
Dalfsen	11.1%	15,625	+4.2 pp	Other Asia
Nieuwleusen	9.5%	9,815	+2.2 pp	Other Asia
Lemelerveld	6.9%	4,830	+1.8 pp	Other Asia

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	25,635	24,865	775	395	385	0	10	10	145	10	230	25	10	130	60	120	30	565	225
1999	25,740	24,920	810	390	415	0	10	15	150	10	235	15	15	125	45	145	40	575	235
2000	25,850	25,030	840	400	440	0	0	20	160	15	225	15	20	145	60	145	40	585	260
2001	26,140	25,310	850	395	450	0	10	20	150	10	225	25	20	130	50	150	60	580	275
2002	26,070	25,180	895	415	465	0	10	20	165	10	225	35	10	150	55	145	65	585	300
2003	26,275	25,365	910	410	505	0	5	15	155	10	225	30	10	145	65	175	80	615	295
2004	26,430	25,490	930	420	510	0	10	25	170	10	225	30	20	145	70	165	65	620	305
2005	26,455	25,525	935	445	495	0	10	25	160	10	225	25	20	175	70	160	60	640	305
2006	26,445	25,475	970	445	530	5	5	20	150	10	235	35	25	160	85	175	80	645	310
2007	26,540	25,580	960	465	500	0	5	15	170	10	230	30	20	185	100	135	70	645	305
2008	26,730	25,740	985	460	510	10	0	25	170	0	235	35	25	170	85	150	70	645	340
2009	27,045	25,980	1,060	495	565	20	10	30	190	15	235	50	25	185	80	160	60	710	360
2010	27,260	26,125	1,130	540	580	20	10	30	170	20	235	65	35	215	95	185	55	745	390
2011	27,315	26,165	1,165	540	605	20	5	40	180	10	230	80	30	200	115	175	65	735	420
2012	27,425	26,230	1,210	585	605	25	0	35	180	25	250	105	35	200	110	180	50	790	415
2013	27,565	26,325	1,250	625	615	10	5	35	190	20	230	115	35	245	100	190	65	810	425
2014	27,675	26,400	1,275	630	655	15	5	30	175	25	235	140	35	225	110	215	80	830	440
2015	27,680	26,370	1,310	655	650	15	10	25	175	25	235	170	35	220	90	230	80	855	450
2016	27,925	26,560	1,365	660	695	10	10	25	185	30	235	175	30	225	95	265	75	875	485
2017	28,070	26,635	1,435	665	770	5	10	30	200	30	225	180	35	230	125	295	75	890	540
2018	28,235	26,700	1,535	685	850	10	10	30	210	40	235	190	40	220	140	320	90	935	605
2019	28,490	26,830	1,660	705	960	20	10	45	215	30	230	220	40	215	165	375	100	965	700
2020	28,590	26,895	1,695	725	970	15	10	45	205	55	225	220	45	235	170	390	80	955	745
2021	28,900	27,110	1,790	745	1,035	30	15	40	205	55	240	235	35	235	180	425	85	990	800
2022	29,160	27,180	1,975	780	1,190	50	15	50	215	60	255	240	50	235	185	500	130	1,015	825
2023	29,610	27,270	2,340	1,050	1,295	45	20	65	230	55	260	240	50	495	195	555	130	1,280	915
2024	29,685	27,140	2,540	1,160	1,385	50	10	60	220	55	260	255	55	580	210	605	140	–	–
2025	30,050	27,230	2,805	1,210	1,600	95	25	70	230	70	265	260	55	625	255	695	170	–	–
2026	30,270	27,255	3,010	1,250	1,765	125	25	70	240	80	270	280	55	660	250	795	175	–	–

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