Postcode · Hengelo, Overijssel

Postcode 7559: Neighbourhood Slangenbeek

On 1 January 2026, postcode 7559 in Hengelo (Slangenbeek) had 10,890 residents. 20.0% of them (2,175 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Hengelo (27.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (5.1%), other Asia (4.4%) and Germany (2.8%). 41.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.6 percentage points.

Residents: 10,890 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 20.0% 2,175 people
Born abroad: 41.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.6 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 80.0% 8,710
Migration background 20.0% 2,175

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 7559. For comparison, the line marks Hengelo and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

5.1% 560 people

Hengelo 6.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.4% 480 people

Hengelo 7.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

2.8% 305 people

Hengelo 2.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

2.5% 270 people

Hengelo 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.1% 230 people

Hengelo 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.87% 95 people

Hengelo 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.73% 80 people

Hengelo 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

0.37% 40 people

Hengelo 0.67% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.37% 40 people

Hengelo 0.77% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.32% 35 people

Hengelo 0.58% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.23% 25 people

Hengelo 0.23% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.14% 15 people

Hengelo 0.36% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

41% 59%

Born abroad (first generation) 41.1% 895
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 58.9% 1,280

Men and women

Men: 5,505
Women: 5,385

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 7559 20.0%

Higher than 56% 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

20.0%

7559
Hengelo
Netherlands

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Year	7559	Hengelo	Netherlands
1998	10.5%	18.7%	16.7%
1999	10.5%	19.0%	17.1%
2000	11.0%	19.3%	17.5%
2001	11.2%	19.7%	18.0%
2002	11.7%	20.0%	18.4%
2003	11.7%	20.2%	18.8%
2004	12.2%	20.3%	19.0%
2005	12.1%	20.4%	19.2%
2006	12.6%	20.4%	19.3%
2007	13.0%	20.5%	19.4%
2008	13.3%	20.7%	19.6%
2009	13.9%	20.9%	19.9%
2010	14.2%	21.0%	20.3%
2011	14.5%	21.1%	20.6%
2012	14.7%	21.3%	20.9%
2013	14.9%	21.3%	21.1%
2014	15.5%	21.4%	21.4%
2015	15.6%	21.6%	21.7%
2016	15.9%	22.0%	22.1%
2017	16.2%	22.4%	22.6%
2018	16.2%	22.5%	23.1%
2019	16.2%	22.8%	23.6%
2020	16.6%	23.3%	24.2%
2021	17.0%	23.8%	24.6%
2022	18.4%	25.1%	26.0%
2023	18.9%	25.8%	27.1%
2024	19.2%	26.5%	27.9%
2025	19.6%	27.0%	28.5%
2026	20.0%	27.6%	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
7556 Hengelose Es, Woolde	32.6%	12,840	+5.2 pp	Other Asia
7558 Hasseler Es	23.7%	11,990	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
7557 Noord	34.5%	10,660	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
7555 Wilderinkshoek, Woolde	19.0%	9,445	+2.7 pp	Turkey
7623 Bornsche Maten, Stroom-Esch	12.1%	9,205	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
7622 Centrum, Dikkerslaan-Molenkampsweg en omgeving	15.1%	7,785	+1.2 pp	Other Asia
7621 Letterveld II, Letterveld I	17.5%	6,025	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
7561 Deurningen	7.5%	1,990	+1.8 pp	Other Asia
7597 Saasveld	5.0%	1,690	+2.4 pp	Other Europe
7626 Hertme	6.3%	555	+0.1 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	5,990	5,365	630	265	365	75	0	10	195	15	190	5	10	60	15	25	30	485	145
1999	6,630	5,935	695	285	415	90	0	15	205	20	190	5	15	75	20	35	30	515	180
2000	7,445	6,625	820	315	500	120	0	10	230	30	220	5	15	75	20	65	25	570	245
2001	7,940	7,055	890	340	550	130	15	20	245	35	230	5	15	90	25	55	25	605	280
2002	8,275	7,315	965	345	620	155	15	25	255	30	235	5	15	90	30	75	35	630	330
2003	8,465	7,480	990	340	640	170	10	25	260	30	230	10	10	90	30	85	30	625	360
2004	8,710	7,645	1,065	345	710	200	20	30	265	30	235	5	10	95	25	100	40	645	420
2005	8,995	7,905	1,090	365	725	210	20	30	260	30	245	10	15	95	25	110	40	655	430
2006	9,460	8,260	1,195	385	810	250	15	25	280	30	250	5	15	115	30	140	40	690	500
2007	9,750	8,485	1,265	405	855	285	20	30	280	40	265	5	10	125	25	140	35	720	550
2008	9,955	8,625	1,325	425	900	310	15	30	275	45	270	10	15	130	30	150	45	735	590
2009	10,160	8,745	1,415	435	985	335	15	35	285	40	275	10	10	140	40	175	60	760	655
2010	10,325	8,865	1,465	460	1,000	345	20	35	275	45	290	10	15	145	35	195	50	770	690
2011	10,430	8,915	1,510	470	1,050	375	25	40	280	45	285	10	15	160	45	195	45	785	730
2012	10,490	8,955	1,540	480	1,065	355	25	45	290	50	290	15	15	160	50	195	55	800	745
2013	10,460	8,900	1,555	470	1,095	360	25	40	280	45	285	15	15	155	55	225	65	790	765
2014	10,460	8,840	1,620	495	1,125	400	25	45	280	50	290	15	15	175	50	225	50	810	810
2015	10,465	8,835	1,630	500	1,130	415	25	40	280	40	280	15	15	190	50	220	60	815	815
2016	10,485	8,820	1,665	510	1,155	415	25	40	275	50	290	15	15	190	50	240	60	820	845
2017	10,515	8,810	1,705	505	1,200	415	20	35	275	50	280	15	20	190	60	275	70	820	880
2018	10,665	8,940	1,725	515	1,205	420	20	35	265	50	285	20	15	195	60	290	65	815	910
2019	10,670	8,945	1,725	520	1,205	440	20	40	265	40	285	30	20	185	50	285	65	820	905
2020	10,735	8,955	1,780	525	1,255	460	15	45	275	50	280	25	15	205	60	295	55	825	950
2021	10,725	8,905	1,820	530	1,290	470	15	45	265	45	275	30	20	205	55	335	60	830	995
2022	10,830	8,845	1,990	550	1,440	505	15	45	265	50	290	25	20	210	65	400	95	830	1,060
2023	10,900	8,835	2,065	590	1,475	515	15	45	270	45	305	30	20	235	65	415	95	880	1,090
2024	10,820	8,745	2,075	590	1,485	515	15	45	265	45	305	30	20	235	70	440	90	–	–
2025	10,815	8,700	2,115	585	1,530	545	15	45	270	45	305	30	20	230	75	450	90	–	–
2026	10,890	8,710	2,175	595	1,580	560	15	40	270	40	305	35	25	230	80	480	95	–	–

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