Postcode · Coevorden, Drenthe

Postcode 7742: Neighbourhoods De Heege and Binnenvree Buitenvree Pikveld

On 1 January 2026, postcode 7742 in Coevorden (De Heege and Binnenvree Buitenvree Pikveld) had 6,680 residents. 12.4% of them (830 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Coevorden (15.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (3.1%), other Asia (2.5%) and other Europe (1.9%). 48.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.2 percentage points.

Residents: 6,680 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.4% 830 people
Born abroad: 48.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.2 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

88%

Dutch origin 87.6% 5,850
Migration background 12.4% 830

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 7742. For comparison, the line marks Coevorden and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

3.1% 205 people

Coevorden 2.9% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.5% 170 people

Coevorden 3.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.9% 125 people

Coevorden 2.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

1.0% 70 people

Coevorden 1.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 70 people

Coevorden 2.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

0.82% 55 people

Coevorden 0.91% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.75% 50 people

Coevorden 1.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.52% 35 people

Coevorden 0.50% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.30% 20 people

Coevorden 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.15% 10 people

Coevorden 0.13% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.15% 10 people

Coevorden 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.15% 10 people

Coevorden 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

49% 51%

Born abroad (first generation) 48.8% 405
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 51.2% 425

Men and women

Men: 3,325
Women: 3,355

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 7742 12.4%

Higher than 30% 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

12.4%

7742
Coevorden
Netherlands

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Year	7742	Coevorden	Netherlands
1998	8.7%	8.8%	16.7%
1999	8.5%	8.9%	17.1%
2000	8.5%	9.2%	17.5%
2001	12.0%	10.7%	18.0%
2002	12.0%	10.5%	18.4%
2003	12.5%	10.8%	18.8%
2004	13.2%	11.2%	19.0%
2005	8.5%	9.5%	19.2%
2006	8.5%	9.5%	19.3%
2007	8.3%	9.6%	19.4%
2008	8.2%	9.6%	19.6%
2009	8.2%	9.7%	19.9%
2010	8.5%	10.0%	20.3%
2011	8.5%	10.0%	20.6%
2012	8.5%	10.1%	20.9%
2013	8.7%	10.4%	21.1%
2014	8.9%	10.6%	21.4%
2015	9.0%	10.7%	21.7%
2016	8.8%	11.0%	22.1%
2017	8.9%	11.4%	22.6%
2018	9.4%	11.7%	23.1%
2019	9.5%	11.8%	23.6%
2020	9.7%	11.8%	24.2%
2021	9.9%	12.1%	24.6%
2022	11.2%	13.3%	26.0%
2023	13.1%	14.3%	27.1%
2024	12.0%	14.5%	27.9%
2025	12.2%	14.7%	28.5%
2026	12.4%	15.0%	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
7741 Centrum	16.8%	9,230	+1.9 pp	Other Asia
7761 Schoonebeek	9.3%	4,395	+0.8 pp	Germany
7756 Dalen	12.8%	235	−1.5 pp	Suriname
7787 Holtheme	2.9%	175	−2.7 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	5,605	5,120	490	320	170	30	0	10	60	0	245	10	0	65	10	45	15	390	95
1999	5,625	5,145	480	315	165	25	10	10	60	5	245	15	5	50	5	40	10	385	95
2000	5,680	5,195	485	310	175	25	10	10	55	0	235	10	0	65	5	50	20	370	110
2001	5,980	5,265	720	410	305	30	0	10	50	0	245	10	5	150	95	100	20	475	245
2002	6,060	5,335	730	400	335	30	0	15	55	5	230	10	5	155	105	115	10	460	270
2003	6,220	5,445	780	375	405	30	0	10	55	0	245	5	0	125	165	120	25	445	330
2004	6,305	5,470	835	375	465	30	0	5	60	5	230	10	0	135	140	195	30	445	390
2005	6,045	5,530	515	310	205	35	5	10	60	10	235	5	5	65	15	50	20	385	135
2006	6,070	5,550	515	310	210	30	0	5	60	10	225	10	5	70	25	55	25	380	135
2007	6,180	5,660	515	310	200	30	0	5	55	15	220	10	5	75	30	45	20	380	140
2008	6,255	5,740	515	310	205	30	0	5	55	10	220	5	5	80	30	45	30	375	145
2009	6,260	5,745	515	315	200	30	0	5	50	10	230	10	5	70	25	50	30	380	130
2010	6,365	5,825	540	330	210	25	5	5	55	15	230	5	5	90	25	50	30	395	150
2011	6,325	5,790	535	315	220	30	5	5	55	10	225	5	5	80	25	60	30	385	150
2012	6,360	5,820	540	310	225	35	5	5	55	10	220	10	5	75	25	65	25	385	155
2013	6,385	5,835	555	325	230	35	5	5	55	10	225	15	10	75	25	60	35	395	155
2014	6,490	5,915	575	335	245	35	5	10	55	10	230	20	5	80	35	70	25	405	175
2015	6,420	5,845	575	340	235	30	5	5	55	15	225	15	10	90	35	65	25	405	175
2016	6,415	5,850	565	330	235	35	5	5	50	10	210	20	10	90	35	65	30	390	175
2017	6,430	5,855	575	340	235	30	5	5	50	10	215	20	10	95	45	70	20	390	185
2018	6,460	5,850	610	340	270	40	5	0	50	15	220	25	10	85	55	90	15	400	215
2019	6,440	5,830	610	335	275	40	10	5	45	15	210	25	10	90	50	85	25	390	215
2020	6,445	5,820	625	355	275	45	5	10	50	15	210	30	10	105	50	80	20	405	220
2021	6,445	5,810	635	345	290	55	10	5	45	20	205	30	10	100	45	85	25	395	235
2022	6,570	5,835	735	370	360	65	5	10	50	20	215	40	10	110	60	115	30	410	280
2023	6,740	5,855	880	500	385	65	5	10	55	25	215	40	10	230	60	135	35	545	295
2024	6,685	5,875	805	385	420	70	10	10	55	25	215	40	10	120	60	155	40	–	–
2025	6,695	5,885	815	385	430	70	10	10	55	25	215	45	10	120	65	160	35	–	–
2026	6,680	5,850	830	390	440	70	10	10	55	20	205	50	10	125	70	170	35	–	–

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