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Municipality of Putten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Putten had 25,170 residents. 10.8% of them (2,730 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 (2.8%), other Europe (2.4%) and Indonesia (1.0%). 60.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.9 percentage points.

Residents: 25,170 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.8% 2,730 people
Born abroad: 60.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.9 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

89%

Dutch origin 89.2% 22,445
Migration background 10.8% 2,730

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.8% 700 people

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

2.4% 600 people

Gelderland 3.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.0% 250 people

Gelderland 1.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 250 people

Gelderland 1.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

0.87% 220 people

Gelderland 2.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.66% 165 people

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

0.66% 165 people

Gelderland 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

0.62% 155 people

Gelderland 0.83% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

0.26% 65 people

Gelderland 1.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.26% 65 people

Gelderland 0.62% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.22% 55 people

Gelderland 0.63% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.18% 45 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) 60.4% 1,650
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.6% 1,080

Men and women

Men: 12,500
Women: 12,670

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Putten 10.8%

Higher than 11% 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

10.8%

Municipality of Putten
Gelderland
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Putten	Gelderland	Netherlands
1998	4.7%	12.2%	16.7%
1999	4.9%	12.5%	17.1%
2000	5.2%	12.7%	17.5%
2001	5.4%	13.0%	18.0%
2002	5.5%	13.3%	18.4%
2003	5.5%	13.6%	18.8%
2004	5.6%	13.7%	19.0%
2005	5.8%	13.7%	19.2%
2006	5.9%	13.7%	19.3%
2007	5.9%	13.7%	19.4%
2008	6.1%	13.8%	19.6%
2009	6.3%	14.0%	19.9%
2010	6.4%	14.2%	20.3%
2011	6.7%	14.2%	20.6%
2012	6.8%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	7.1%	14.5%	21.1%
2014	6.8%	14.5%	21.4%
2015	8.0%	14.7%	21.7%
2016	8.2%	15.0%	22.1%
2017	7.8%	15.3%	22.6%
2018	7.7%	15.6%	23.1%
2019	7.7%	15.9%	23.6%
2020	7.9%	16.3%	24.2%
2021	8.0%	16.5%	24.6%
2022	8.9%	17.6%	26.0%
2023	9.7%	18.5%	27.1%
2024	10.0%	18.9%	27.9%
2025	10.2%	19.4%	28.5%
2026	10.8%	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 Putten

				Largest group
Putten	10.8%	25,170	+1.9 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	22,335	21,280	1,050	410	650	85	35	40	255	15	185	15	30	180	45	115	60	705	345
1999	22,390	21,300	1,095	410	680	100	45	40	245	15	180	15	25	190	55	125	55	695	395
2000	22,690	21,510	1,180	430	745	110	50	40	250	20	195	20	25	190	55	150	70	730	445
2001	22,880	21,650	1,240	455	790	110	50	40	255	15	200	20	20	215	75	165	80	760	480
2002	23,160	21,870	1,285	475	825	115	50	35	265	20	200	25	25	225	85	170	85	795	495
2003	23,175	21,890	1,280	465	820	120	60	35	255	20	210	25	25	205	85	165	80	780	510
2004	23,175	21,870	1,300	465	840	125	55	35	250	20	205	30	20	210	95	185	75	775	525
2005	23,165	21,820	1,345	510	835	110	60	30	260	25	200	30	25	255	90	175	85	825	530
2006	23,165	21,810	1,360	505	855	115	55	30	250	25	195	45	25	240	105	185	90	815	545
2007	23,040	21,655	1,370	540	840	100	65	30	250	20	200	50	30	260	105	180	90	835	535
2008	23,170	21,765	1,410	575	840	100	60	35	245	15	210	60	30	275	110	175	100	880	530
2009	23,460	21,990	1,470	630	840	95	55	40	235	20	205	75	25	325	115	195	85	930	550
2010	23,585	22,065	1,520	675	840	85	60	40	245	25	220	90	20	345	110	205	70	975	545
2011	23,740	22,150	1,585	715	875	90	70	45	255	20	215	110	25	365	105	215	75	1,025	565
2012	23,850	22,230	1,625	755	870	90	65	45	245	20	215	155	25	360	110	220	75	1,055	570
2013	23,960	22,255	1,705	810	885	80	65	50	250	15	210	170	25	405	110	240	75	1,105	600
2014	23,865	22,240	1,625	725	900	90	65	45	240	20	210	150	25	340	105	250	85	1,020	605
2015	24,375	22,420	1,955	1,020	940	80	70	45	260	25	215	420	30	355	100	270	90	1,320	635
2016	24,510	22,490	2,020	1,045	975	90	70	40	250	25	215	445	30	355	110	305	85	1,345	670
2017	24,430	22,535	1,895	895	1,000	85	65	40	250	30	210	290	30	365	135	315	80	1,185	705
2018	24,310	22,445	1,865	820	1,050	95	55	45	245	40	205	220	25	370	145	350	75	1,100	765
2019	24,195	22,325	1,870	770	1,100	95	55	45	240	40	210	175	25	360	140	395	90	1,060	810
2020	24,110	22,215	1,895	765	1,135	105	55	40	235	40	200	175	25	365	145	430	85	1,050	850
2021	24,370	22,415	1,955	775	1,180	105	60	45	235	40	205	180	20	370	165	435	95	1,070	885
2022	24,585	22,385	2,195	810	1,395	115	60	45	255	60	225	170	35	375	190	530	135	1,105	945
2023	24,905	22,480	2,425	935	1,490	125	65	55	260	60	235	180	25	495	220	565	140	1,235	1,035
2024	24,980	22,490	2,490	970	1,520	135	65	55	255	55	225	175	40	530	220	610	140	–	–
2025	24,955	22,405	2,550	955	1,595	130	70	60	250	55	220	155	45	540	235	645	150	–	–
2026	25,170	22,445	2,730	1,020	1,710	165	65	65	250	55	220	155	45	600	250	700	165	–	–

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