Municipality · Flevoland

Municipality of Noordoostpolder: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Noordoostpolder had 51,940 residents. 22.6% of them (11,760 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 Poland (5.8%), other Europe (4.5%) and other Asia (4.0%). 69.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.0 percentage points.

Residents: 51,940 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 22.6% 11,760 people
Born abroad: 69.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.0 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 77.3% 40,170
Migration background 22.6% 11,760

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

5.8% 3,000 people

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

4.5% 2,350 people

Flevoland 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.0% 2,055 people

Flevoland 9.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.7% 895 people

Flevoland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

1.3% 655 people

Flevoland 2.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 570 people

Flevoland 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.0% 515 people

Flevoland 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.94% 490 people

Flevoland 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

0.79% 410 people

Flevoland 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.72% 375 people

Flevoland 2.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.67% 350 people

Flevoland 7.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.20% 105 people

Flevoland 0.36% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

69% 31%

Born abroad (first generation) 69.3% 8,150
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 30.7% 3,605

Men and women

Men: 26,420
Women: 25,495

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Noordoostpolder 22.6%

Higher than 67% 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

22.6%

Noordoostpolder
Flevoland
Netherlands

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Year	Noordoostpolder	Flevoland	Netherlands
1998	8.3%	18.0%	16.7%
1999	8.4%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	8.5%	19.8%	17.5%
2001	8.9%	20.8%	18.0%
2002	9.0%	22.1%	18.4%
2003	9.4%	23.2%	18.8%
2004	10.5%	24.1%	19.0%
2005	10.5%	24.8%	19.2%
2006	10.8%	25.3%	19.3%
2007	11.0%	25.6%	19.4%
2008	11.0%	25.9%	19.6%
2009	10.9%	26.4%	19.9%
2010	11.4%	26.9%	20.3%
2011	11.7%	27.3%	20.6%
2012	12.0%	27.7%	20.9%
2013	12.2%	28.2%	21.1%
2014	12.7%	28.5%	21.4%
2015	13.3%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	13.6%	29.4%	22.1%
2017	14.1%	30.1%	22.6%
2018	14.5%	30.8%	23.1%
2019	14.9%	31.6%	23.6%
2020	15.8%	32.7%	24.2%
2021	16.5%	33.5%	24.6%
2022	17.6%	35.2%	26.0%
2023	20.0%	36.8%	27.1%
2024	20.3%	37.9%	27.9%
2025	21.5%	38.9%	28.5%
2026	22.6%	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 Noordoostpolder

				Largest group
Emmeloord	24.1%	28,110	+4.3 pp	Other Europe
Marknesse	15.1%	4,100	+5.4 pp	Poland
Ens	19.6%	3,495	+8.8 pp	Poland
Luttelgeest	50.8%	3,020	+12.4 pp	Other Asia
Tollebeek	11.2%	2,540	+1.8 pp	Poland
Nagele	21.9%	2,035	+2.0 pp	Poland
Creil	19.9%	1,785	+4.6 pp	Poland
Rutten	15.0%	1,770	+3.5 pp	Poland
Espel	15.5%	1,745	+0.6 pp	Poland
Bant	14.2%	1,685	+2.0 pp	Poland
Kraggenburg	16.7%	1,650	+6.1 pp	Other Europe
Schokland	0.0%	5	±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	41,720	38,275	3,460	1,190	2,265	210	455	210	395	210	645	60	65	420	260	305	235	1,720	1,755
1999	42,195	38,655	3,540	1,225	2,285	215	445	205	380	225	645	75	80	425	250	355	210	1,755	1,785
2000	43,115	39,455	3,665	1,280	2,375	220	435	200	380	220	655	65	85	475	275	400	245	1,825	1,820
2001	43,655	39,810	3,870	1,360	2,470	240	440	210	415	235	665	80	80	535	260	410	265	1,960	1,885
2002	44,235	40,265	4,000	1,435	2,570	240	450	200	430	250	685	85	95	570	275	420	305	2,065	1,940
2003	44,750	40,550	4,195	1,495	2,700	250	470	220	420	290	665	105	75	650	295	445	310	2,105	2,090
2004	45,570	40,795	4,775	1,630	3,145	275	505	225	410	305	645	115	100	770	490	640	300	2,235	2,560
2005	45,605	40,845	4,780	1,595	3,175	290	495	215	415	300	645	130	100	720	525	610	325	2,235	2,535
2006	45,735	40,790	4,945	1,690	3,275	300	485	230	415	270	640	125	95	830	575	650	350	2,295	2,630
2007	45,775	40,735	5,045	1,725	3,335	275	475	225	400	280	635	140	90	860	535	800	345	2,315	2,735
2008	45,720	40,685	5,025	1,695	3,350	280	500	225	390	295	625	140	80	850	525	815	330	2,280	2,740
2009	45,805	40,820	5,000	1,690	3,310	290	520	230	375	300	595	255	95	745	545	730	320	2,285	2,715
2010	46,090	40,815	5,260	1,730	3,540	290	520	210	380	315	605	270	95	760	705	750	380	2,310	2,940
2011	46,245	40,840	5,415	1,835	3,570	310	495	225	360	310	605	330	85	815	720	820	335	2,390	3,020
2012	46,340	40,755	5,570	2,040	3,560	305	510	210	375	295	585	450	95	910	660	810	400	2,590	2,970
2013	46,280	40,630	5,660	2,135	3,515	315	515	235	385	310	570	600	100	865	585	800	375	2,725	2,940
2014	46,360	40,480	5,880	2,250	3,625	305	535	225	375	295	555	700	90	905	695	815	385	2,820	3,055
2015	46,475	40,315	6,160	2,400	3,755	290	545	230	375	280	575	805	90	930	775	880	380	2,970	3,190
2016	46,440	40,110	6,330	2,455	3,875	275	560	230	370	290	550	910	90	905	705	1,085	365	3,015	3,310
2017	46,545	40,000	6,545	2,595	3,950	270	585	225	360	285	540	1,045	100	910	645	1,215	365	3,170	3,380
2018	46,630	39,865	6,765	2,825	3,935	280	585	225	365	295	540	1,235	90	960	645	1,170	375	3,400	3,360
2019	46,845	39,885	6,960	3,005	3,965	300	595	235	385	310	510	1,395	95	1,005	655	1,075	410	3,600	3,365
2020	47,295	39,815	7,480	3,205	4,270	365	600	235	385	310	510	1,590	90	1,015	715	1,245	415	3,810	3,665
2021	47,580	39,735	7,845	3,430	4,410	355	595	235	375	325	515	1,760	95	1,060	755	1,360	410	4,015	3,830
2022	48,035	39,580	8,470	3,695	4,780	330	620	270	395	340	540	1,910	105	1,135	770	1,500	505	4,260	3,860
2023	49,720	39,795	9,935	5,025	4,910	420	645	285	420	360	530	2,685	95	1,710	710	1,570	520	5,595	4,010
2024	50,030	39,860	10,170	5,110	5,065	415	645	285	405	360	540	2,615	115	1,855	755	1,660	530	–	–
2025	50,790	39,855	10,935	5,550	5,385	470	660	305	405	375	515	2,960	110	1,965	815	1,835	540	–	–
2026	51,940	40,170	11,760	5,985	5,780	490	655	350	410	375	515	3,000	105	2,350	895	2,055	570	–	–

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