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Municipality of Zwartewaterland: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Zwartewaterland had 23,725 residents. 9.7% of them (2,310 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 Europe (2.2%), other Asia (2.2%) and Poland (1.9%). 68.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.3 percentage points.

Residents: 23,725 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.7% 2,310 people
Born abroad: 68.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.3 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 90.3% 21,430
Migration background 9.7% 2,310

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.2% 530 people

Overijssel 3.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.2% 515 people

Overijssel 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

1.9% 445 people

Overijssel 0.73% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.72% 170 people

Overijssel 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

0.70% 165 people

Overijssel 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.63% 150 people

Overijssel 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.51% 120 people

Overijssel 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.34% 80 people

Overijssel 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.19% 45 people

Overijssel 3.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.19% 45 people

Overijssel 0.52% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.15% 35 people

Overijssel 0.20% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.02% 5 people

Overijssel 0.40% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

69% 31%

Born abroad (first generation) 68.6% 1,585
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 30.7% 710

Men and women

Men: 12,015
Women: 11,725

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Zwartewaterland 9.7%

Higher than 5% 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

9.7%

Zwartewaterland
Overijssel
Netherlands

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Year	Zwartewaterland	Overijssel	Netherlands
1998	3.6%	12.4%	16.7%
1999	3.8%	12.6%	17.1%
2000	3.8%	12.8%	17.5%
2001	5.5%	13.2%	18.0%
2002	5.7%	13.5%	18.4%
2003	5.6%	13.7%	18.8%
2004	4.7%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	4.0%	13.8%	19.2%
2006	4.0%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	4.0%	13.9%	19.4%
2008	4.0%	13.9%	19.6%
2009	4.2%	14.1%	19.9%
2010	4.1%	14.2%	20.3%
2011	4.4%	14.3%	20.6%
2012	4.5%	14.4%	20.9%
2013	4.6%	14.4%	21.1%
2014	4.6%	14.5%	21.4%
2015	4.9%	14.6%	21.7%
2016	5.1%	14.8%	22.1%
2017	5.3%	15.0%	22.6%
2018	5.7%	15.3%	23.1%
2019	5.9%	15.5%	23.6%
2020	6.2%	15.8%	24.2%
2021	6.5%	16.1%	24.6%
2022	7.5%	17.1%	26.0%
2023	8.5%	17.9%	27.1%
2024	8.8%	18.3%	27.9%
2025	9.2%	18.8%	28.5%
2026	9.7%	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 Zwartewaterland

				Largest group
Genemuiden	7.3%	10,580	+2.0 pp	Other Europe
Hasselt	10.4%	7,970	+2.6 pp	Other Asia
Zwartsluis	14.1%	4,995	+2.5 pp	Poland
Mastenbroek	2.8%	180	−2.2 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	20,730	19,980	745	380	375	10	20	30	135	15	255	10	20	95	40	85	40	530	215
1999	20,890	20,095	785	380	405	20	10	20	125	25	255	25	20	80	50	110	45	535	255
2000	21,470	20,630	825	405	440	15	5	30	135	25	265	25	20	95	65	125	40	565	270
2001	22,130	20,890	1,225	495	720	35	10	30	125	35	265	15	25	190	170	275	40	660	570
2002	22,165	20,905	1,265	525	755	35	15	30	130	40	260	25	25	220	190	270	45	685	580
2003	22,200	20,960	1,235	515	710	30	10	30	140	40	260	30	25	200	160	265	35	685	550
2004	22,035	21,015	1,025	440	580	25	15	30	125	25	235	30	25	150	95	215	50	595	415
2005	21,880	21,005	865	395	495	15	5	35	125	35	225	20	25	125	65	165	50	550	320
2006	21,860	21,005	865	400	460	15	10	35	120	25	225	35	30	110	60	145	50	555	305
2007	21,915	21,055	870	405	455	5	10	35	115	30	225	25	30	125	65	130	65	550	315
2008	21,925	21,035	880	425	470	10	10	35	110	35	235	30	30	130	65	145	60	570	320
2009	21,940	21,030	915	425	485	15	10	35	115	45	235	45	30	120	70	145	50	565	340
2010	21,935	21,035	900	435	455	15	10	25	100	30	225	65	30	115	70	135	70	580	330
2011	22,020	21,050	965	495	465	15	10	30	100	35	220	120	30	125	80	140	55	635	335
2012	22,040	21,050	995	515	475	15	15	20	95	30	210	140	35	130	85	140	80	645	360
2013	22,140	21,120	1,025	525	480	10	10	20	95	30	205	145	35	140	85	150	80	650	370
2014	22,160	21,130	1,030	550	480	10	10	30	90	35	205	175	35	135	75	160	70	660	370
2015	22,160	21,080	1,080	575	505	15	15	30	85	40	185	200	35	155	65	190	65	685	400
2016	22,275	21,130	1,145	585	560	15	15	30	85	40	195	200	35	155	60	235	80	700	450
2017	22,310	21,125	1,185	595	585	20	10	35	85	40	180	205	30	180	75	250	70	695	475
2018	22,465	21,190	1,275	620	655	20	15	40	95	45	175	245	30	170	100	280	60	740	540
2019	22,505	21,180	1,325	645	670	30	10	35	90	40	170	265	35	175	95	310	60	760	560
2020	22,685	21,270	1,415	695	720	30	5	40	95	50	175	285	25	210	120	305	75	805	610
2021	22,820	21,345	1,475	775	710	25	10	35	85	55	170	355	35	215	130	280	90	885	595
2022	23,010	21,300	1,715	820	890	30	15	35	110	70	180	395	35	225	160	355	120	940	650
2023	23,370	21,395	1,975	990	985	40	10	40	105	80	180	400	35	380	150	405	140	1,125	740
2024	23,450	21,375	2,075	1,040	1,035	50	15	45	110	80	170	425	35	405	160	440	145	–	–
2025	23,505	21,345	2,165	1,100	1,065	35	5	45	115	80	175	440	30	450	170	460	145	–	–
2026	23,725	21,430	2,310	1,180	1,125	45	5	45	120	80	165	445	35	530	170	515	150	–	–

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