Postcode · Zevenaar, Gelderland

Postcode 6904: Neighbourhoods Methen and Zonnemaat

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6904 in Zevenaar (Methen and Zonnemaat) had 7,160 residents. 24.0% of them (1,715 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Zevenaar (20.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.0%), Germany (4.3%) and Turkey (3.3%). 49.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.3 percentage points.

Residents: 7,160 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 24.0% 1,715 people
Born abroad: 49.6% 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 in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

76% 24%

Dutch origin 76.0% 5,445
Migration background 24.0% 1,715

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6904. For comparison, the line marks Zevenaar and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.0% 355 people

Zevenaar 3.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

4.3% 305 people

Zevenaar 3.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

3.3% 235 people

Zevenaar 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

3.2% 230 people

Zevenaar 2.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.1% 220 people

Zevenaar 2.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 90 people

Zevenaar 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 85 people

Zevenaar 0.93% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

1.0% 75 people

Zevenaar 0.82% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.56% 40 people

Zevenaar 0.56% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

0.49% 35 people

Zevenaar 0.30% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.35% 25 people

Zevenaar 0.44% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.28% 20 people

Zevenaar 0.24% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.6% 850
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.4% 865

Men and women

Men: 3,555
Women: 3,610

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6904 24.0%

Higher than 65% of all postcodes 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

24.0%

6904
Zevenaar
Netherlands

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Year	6904	Zevenaar	Netherlands
1998	18.5%	15.6%	16.7%
1999	18.6%	15.6%	17.1%
2000	18.6%	15.9%	17.5%
2001	18.7%	15.9%	18.0%
2002	19.2%	16.1%	18.4%
2003	19.3%	15.9%	18.8%
2004	19.2%	15.9%	19.0%
2005	19.6%	15.8%	19.2%
2006	19.4%	15.7%	19.3%
2007	18.9%	15.7%	19.4%
2008	18.7%	15.7%	19.6%
2009	18.7%	15.8%	19.9%
2010	19.2%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	19.3%	15.7%	20.6%
2012	19.7%	15.8%	20.9%
2013	19.6%	15.7%	21.1%
2014	19.6%	15.8%	21.4%
2015	19.3%	15.7%	21.7%
2016	19.3%	16.0%	22.1%
2017	19.1%	16.0%	22.6%
2018	19.1%	16.1%	23.1%
2019	19.5%	16.4%	23.6%
2020	19.7%	16.6%	24.2%
2021	20.2%	17.0%	24.6%
2022	21.6%	18.2%	26.0%
2023	22.3%	18.7%	27.1%
2024	22.9%	19.1%	27.9%
2025	23.7%	19.6%	28.5%
2026	24.0%	20.0%	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).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
6903 Stegeslag	19.3%	6,835	+1.4 pp	Germany
6901 Centrum, Schrijvershoek	20.5%	6,795	+2.2 pp	Germany
6905 Groot Holthuizen, Oud Zevenaar	14.8%	5,035	+1.7 pp	Other Asia
6923 Groessen	8.5%	2,065	+0.7 pp	Germany

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	8,265	6,740	1,530	615	920	120	15	95	495	25	455	10	40	110	65	70	35	1,120	410
1999	8,080	6,575	1,500	615	885	120	15	95	450	30	455	10	40	110	70	75	30	1,075	430
2000	8,050	6,550	1,500	600	900	135	15	90	445	25	445	10	40	105	75	80	35	1,050	450
2001	8,065	6,550	1,510	605	900	145	15	85	450	20	445	10	35	115	55	100	30	1,065	445
2002	8,085	6,525	1,550	625	925	160	15	85	440	20	460	10	35	120	60	105	40	1,085	470
2003	8,045	6,495	1,550	635	910	160	10	95	440	20	455	15	40	125	60	100	25	1,090	460
2004	7,945	6,415	1,525	620	900	170	10	90	430	20	445	10	30	135	55	95	30	1,065	470
2005	7,840	6,295	1,540	620	925	195	15	90	425	20	435	15	35	135	50	95	35	1,060	485
2006	7,750	6,255	1,500	615	875	180	15	85	415	20	430	15	35	135	40	85	35	1,040	455
2007	7,745	6,285	1,460	615	845	185	15	80	400	20	425	10	30	150	30	80	35	1,025	435
2008	7,700	6,260	1,440	600	845	190	10	80	380	20	425	10	30	135	35	90	40	995	445
2009	7,700	6,255	1,440	600	835	195	10	85	370	25	415	5	25	155	30	90	30	985	455
2010	7,670	6,195	1,475	600	870	210	10	85	380	20	405	15	30	150	40	90	35	995	480
2011	7,595	6,130	1,465	600	855	205	10	85	370	20	400	10	25	165	40	95	30	985	480
2012	7,550	6,060	1,490	610	875	215	15	85	365	20	405	10	25	170	45	90	40	990	500
2013	7,480	6,015	1,465	585	880	220	10	90	355	25	395	10	20	160	55	90	35	955	505
2014	7,435	5,980	1,455	585	870	225	10	90	345	25	385	15	25	160	50	95	30	950	510
2015	7,420	5,990	1,430	575	855	225	10	85	335	20	380	15	20	160	50	95	35	915	510
2016	7,330	5,915	1,415	565	845	225	15	85	310	20	380	20	15	150	55	100	35	895	520
2017	7,375	5,965	1,410	570	840	210	15	80	310	20	360	25	15	170	55	115	35	895	515
2018	7,375	5,970	1,405	560	845	225	20	75	290	25	350	25	20	165	45	125	40	865	540
2019	7,280	5,860	1,420	560	860	230	20	80	290	20	350	25	20	165	50	135	35	860	555
2020	7,215	5,795	1,420	555	865	225	25	70	275	25	335	25	20	175	45	160	40	845	580
2021	7,210	5,755	1,455	555	900	225	25	75	260	30	320	25	25	185	50	195	40	825	630
2022	7,175	5,630	1,550	565	985	215	20	65	255	30	325	30	20	190	70	250	70	840	670
2023	7,160	5,560	1,600	570	1,030	230	25	75	255	30	320	40	20	195	70	280	75	850	715
2024	7,140	5,505	1,635	580	1,060	225	25	70	250	25	315	40	20	205	85	300	75	–	–
2025	7,165	5,470	1,695	585	1,105	235	25	65	245	25	310	40	25	215	95	325	85	–	–
2026	7,160	5,445	1,715	585	1,130	235	35	75	230	25	305	40	20	220	90	355	85	–	–

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