Municipality · Gelderland

Municipality of Nunspeet: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Nunspeet had 29,685 residents. 9.8% of them (2,900 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 other Asia (2.4%), other Europe (2.1%) and other Africa (1.3%). 60.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 29,685 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.8% 2,900 people
Born abroad: 60.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 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 90.2% 26,785
Migration background 9.8% 2,900

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.4% 705 people

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

2.1% 620 people

Gelderland 3.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 390 people

Gelderland 1.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.91% 270 people

Gelderland 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.83% 245 people

Gelderland 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.62% 185 people

Gelderland 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.49% 145 people

Gelderland 0.83% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.32% 95 people

Gelderland 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.25% 75 people

Gelderland 0.62% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.22% 65 people

Gelderland 1.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.22% 65 people

Gelderland 0.63% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.13% 40 people

Gelderland 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.2% 1,745
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.8% 1,155

Men and women

Men: 14,720
Women: 14,975

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Nunspeet 9.8%

Higher than 6% 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

9.8%

Municipality of Nunspeet
Gelderland
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Nunspeet	Gelderland	Netherlands
1998	5.0%	12.2%	16.7%
1999	5.1%	12.5%	17.1%
2000	5.3%	12.7%	17.5%
2001	5.3%	13.0%	18.0%
2002	5.4%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	5.7%	13.6%	18.8%
2004	6.1%	13.7%	19.0%
2005	6.0%	13.7%	19.2%
2006	5.8%	13.7%	19.3%
2007	5.6%	13.7%	19.4%
2008	5.6%	13.8%	19.6%
2009	5.7%	14.0%	19.9%
2010	5.8%	14.2%	20.3%
2011	5.9%	14.2%	20.6%
2012	6.0%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	5.8%	14.5%	21.1%
2014	5.9%	14.5%	21.4%
2015	6.2%	14.7%	21.7%
2016	6.4%	15.0%	22.1%
2017	6.6%	15.3%	22.6%
2018	6.7%	15.6%	23.1%
2019	6.9%	15.9%	23.6%
2020	7.1%	16.3%	24.2%
2021	7.3%	16.5%	24.6%
2022	7.9%	17.6%	26.0%
2023	8.9%	18.5%	27.1%
2024	9.1%	18.9%	27.9%
2025	9.4%	19.4%	28.5%
2026	9.8%	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 Nunspeet

				Largest group
Nunspeet	11.3%	21,775	+2.0 pp	Other Asia
Elspeet	3.2%	5,090	+0.8 pp	Other Europe
Hulshorst	10.2%	2,100	+2.9 pp	Other Europe
Vierhouten	8.3%	720	+0.5 pp	Indonesia

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	26,030	24,715	1,310	460	860	70	95	55	310	25	255	25	20	160	80	165	65	815	500
1999	26,085	24,745	1,335	455	895	70	95	60	300	15	260	20	35	140	80	195	80	810	535
2000	26,150	24,770	1,375	460	900	55	95	55	285	25	255	20	20	165	70	240	75	795	570
2001	26,140	24,765	1,375	475	905	60	95	50	290	10	250	30	20	175	80	220	100	810	560
2002	26,320	24,890	1,420	485	935	65	90	55	275	20	255	30	30	170	80	260	90	830	590
2003	26,455	24,950	1,505	515	1,000	60	100	40	290	20	265	30	20	200	90	295	105	860	650
2004	26,630	25,000	1,620	570	1,060	55	115	45	290	15	255	20	35	260	100	350	90	905	715
2005	26,665	25,050	1,610	535	1,070	65	110	50	280	20	255	20	20	240	120	345	80	870	740
2006	26,585	25,045	1,545	525	990	65	100	50	280	20	245	30	30	220	105	295	75	850	685
2007	26,585	25,090	1,500	530	975	55	100	40	275	25	240	30	25	235	100	290	90	840	655
2008	26,570	25,090	1,480	545	930	55	90	45	275	25	235	40	25	245	90	270	80	875	595
2009	26,710	25,185	1,535	585	955	50	90	40	270	25	240	40	25	280	105	285	95	900	635
2010	26,730	25,175	1,555	590	950	55	80	40	260	15	230	60	20	280	115	270	115	910	640
2011	26,685	25,120	1,570	580	970	60	75	40	245	30	220	50	35	275	125	290	105	905	655
2012	26,610	25,020	1,600	610	995	55	75	50	250	25	225	70	25	290	130	305	110	920	670
2013	26,620	25,070	1,540	605	955	50	75	45	245	25	230	70	35	270	120	290	110	910	645
2014	26,680	25,105	1,575	580	995	55	85	50	260	20	230	70	25	255	125	285	115	910	665
2015	26,745	25,100	1,645	625	1,020	55	85	40	255	25	235	65	25	300	140	295	125	955	685
2016	26,840	25,135	1,705	625	1,075	55	80	45	250	25	230	80	25	290	160	345	115	940	765
2017	26,890	25,120	1,770	655	1,115	45	90	40	255	25	235	90	25	305	165	380	115	975	790
2018	27,115	25,285	1,830	635	1,200	55	80	50	255	30	230	80	30	295	190	420	120	965	870
2019	27,480	25,575	1,905	640	1,270	65	70	50	270	35	235	70	30	305	210	440	130	980	935
2020	27,850	25,870	1,980	660	1,320	70	75	45	255	30	235	80	35	310	225	475	145	1,005	975
2021	28,020	25,980	2,040	710	1,335	65	65	50	250	35	235	105	35	335	250	485	140	1,045	995
2022	28,225	25,975	2,240	725	1,510	70	65	60	280	60	235	125	40	325	280	530	165	1,040	1,030
2023	28,735	26,160	2,560	995	1,580	75	65	60	280	40	245	125	40	565	325	580	165	1,290	1,100
2024	29,070	26,415	2,655	975	1,685	75	65	60	275	60	235	125	35	565	365	610	175	–	–
2025	29,395	26,630	2,760	1,000	1,755	85	65	70	285	60	240	140	45	580	375	645	185	–	–
2026	29,685	26,785	2,900	1,045	1,855	95	65	75	270	65	245	145	40	620	390	705	185	–	–

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