Municipality · Flevoland

Municipality of Dronten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Dronten had 45,450 residents. 23.2% of them (10,530 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Flevoland (40.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.0%), Poland (3.3%) and other Europe (3.3%). 62.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Residents: 45,450 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 23.2% 10,530 people
Born abroad: 62.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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

77% 23%

Dutch origin 76.8% 34,915
Migration background 23.2% 10,530

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.0% 2,275 people

Flevoland 9.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

3.3% 1,500 people

Flevoland 2.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.3% 1,500 people

Flevoland 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.1% 955 people

Flevoland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.6% 745 people

Flevoland 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.5% 695 people

Flevoland 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 660 people

Flevoland 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.4% 645 people

Flevoland 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.2% 540 people

Flevoland 7.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

1.1% 490 people

Flevoland 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.76% 345 people

Flevoland 2.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.37% 170 people

Flevoland 0.36% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

62% 38%

Born abroad (first generation) 62.1% 6,535
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 37.9% 3,995

Men and women

Men: 22,965
Women: 22,475

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Dronten 23.2%

Higher than 69% 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

23.2%

Municipality of Dronten
Flevoland
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Dronten	Flevoland	Netherlands
1998	11.2%	18.0%	16.7%
1999	11.4%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	11.4%	19.8%	17.5%
2001	11.6%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	13.3%	22.1%	18.4%
2003	13.3%	23.2%	18.8%
2004	14.1%	24.1%	19.0%
2005	14.3%	24.8%	19.2%
2006	14.0%	25.3%	19.3%
2007	14.1%	25.6%	19.4%
2008	14.1%	25.9%	19.6%
2009	14.5%	26.4%	19.9%
2010	14.6%	26.9%	20.3%
2011	14.8%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	14.9%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	15.2%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	14.7%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	14.8%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	15.2%	29.4%	22.1%
2017	15.9%	30.1%	22.6%
2018	16.1%	30.8%	23.1%
2019	16.5%	31.6%	23.6%
2020	17.6%	32.7%	24.2%
2021	18.0%	33.5%	24.6%
2022	20.0%	35.2%	26.0%
2023	20.8%	36.8%	27.1%
2024	21.4%	37.9%	27.9%
2025	22.3%	38.9%	28.5%
2026	23.2%	40.0%	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).

Cities and villages in Municipality of Dronten

				Largest group
Dronten	21.9%	31,630	+2.7 pp	Other Asia
Biddinghuizen	26.8%	7,345	+4.4 pp	Poland
Swifterbant	25.3%	6,475	+4.1 pp	Poland

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	33,445	29,680	3,755	1,150	2,615	435	405	255	625	105	585	55	85	425	195	405	190	1,915	1,850
1999	34,580	30,640	3,950	1,230	2,720	425	400	265	650	100	590	70	95	475	205	425	250	2,030	1,905
2000	35,245	31,205	4,030	1,325	2,710	455	400	270	665	135	600	95	105	525	180	375	230	2,140	1,885
2001	35,595	31,455	4,140	1,400	2,755	470	395	295	640	130	615	100	100	585	205	375	245	2,185	1,945
2002	36,370	31,545	4,820	1,550	3,275	500	410	290	645	145	605	95	95	755	350	670	265	2,380	2,455
2003	37,135	32,170	4,955	1,630	3,325	515	410	290	650	135	600	125	100	805	370	660	295	2,470	2,475
2004	37,765	32,450	5,315	1,905	3,390	510	440	295	630	125	615	150	95	1,045	400	700	290	2,715	2,595
2005	38,005	32,590	5,425	1,910	3,500	515	435	310	625	135	625	140	110	1,035	450	735	300	2,730	2,690
2006	38,120	32,790	5,335	1,860	3,470	525	440	305	625	135	630	170	100	960	470	680	290	2,665	2,670
2007	38,175	32,815	5,365	1,805	3,545	535	450	315	620	155	650	135	95	925	490	700	280	2,610	2,750
2008	38,530	33,080	5,450	1,810	3,645	550	435	325	625	150	640	145	100	925	455	810	295	2,610	2,850
2009	39,205	33,520	5,670	1,925	3,745	545	450	330	635	150	675	155	105	990	505	850	280	2,710	2,970
2010	39,780	33,970	5,815	1,940	3,875	545	435	340	615	165	700	185	110	945	540	955	280	2,720	3,100
2011	40,160	34,220	5,945	1,980	3,970	570	430	340	615	170	745	220	100	915	555	985	305	2,750	3,190
2012	40,470	34,425	6,040	2,090	3,945	560	445	345	610	190	770	295	110	915	520	975	305	2,850	3,190
2013	40,680	34,475	6,190	2,185	4,035	555	440	335	610	185	795	340	105	945	475	1,095	340	2,990	3,215
2014	40,410	34,465	5,945	2,010	3,935	535	445	320	615	200	720	370	110	810	485	1,000	340	2,790	3,160
2015	40,365	34,400	5,965	2,095	3,870	540	430	320	605	185	710	470	105	810	505	955	330	2,865	3,095
2016	40,595	34,430	6,165	2,175	3,980	550	445	325	595	200	705	555	105	810	520	1,010	335	2,945	3,210
2017	40,755	34,295	6,460	2,275	4,185	570	440	330	600	205	700	650	100	825	390	1,315	335	3,050	3,405
2018	40,740	34,195	6,545	2,395	4,140	545	445	345	610	225	705	725	110	855	405	1,235	330	3,190	3,350
2019	40,815	34,095	6,720	2,570	4,150	540	455	360	600	240	710	855	105	900	410	1,170	375	3,365	3,350
2020	41,550	34,255	7,295	2,735	4,560	610	455	375	605	235	710	960	115	950	515	1,365	400	3,530	3,770
2021	42,015	34,470	7,545	2,970	4,565	565	465	410	620	245	710	1,095	120	1,045	510	1,335	415	3,755	3,780
2022	42,845	34,260	8,580	3,320	5,260	600	475	450	660	285	790	1,300	150	1,080	610	1,595	560	4,070	4,085
2023	43,600	34,515	9,080	3,735	5,355	630	470	455	650	310	760	1,395	160	1,395	705	1,570	575	4,480	4,185
2024	44,355	34,855	9,500	3,715	5,780	655	480	505	655	335	765	1,420	165	1,370	760	1,785	605	–	–
2025	44,855	34,840	10,015	3,805	6,210	660	485	530	665	340	760	1,460	170	1,410	905	1,970	645	–	–
2026	45,450	34,915	10,530	3,920	6,615	695	490	540	645	345	745	1,500	170	1,500	955	2,275	660	–	–

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