Postcode · Assen, Drenthe

Postcode 9403: Neighbourhood Marsdijk

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9403 in Assen (Marsdijk) had 13,700 residents. 14.0% of them (1,920 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Assen (20.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.2%), Indonesia (2.5%) and other Europe (2.0%). 47.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.8 percentage points.

Residents: 13,700 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 14.0% 1,920 people
Born abroad: 47.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.8 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

86% 14%

Dutch origin 86.0% 11,780
Migration background 14.0% 1,920

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9403. For comparison, the line marks Assen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.2% 445 people

Assen 6.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.5% 340 people

Assen 3.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.0% 280 people

Assen 3.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 200 people

Assen 2.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.3% 175 people

Assen 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 160 people

Assen 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.77% 105 people

Assen 0.79% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.62% 85 people

Assen 0.74% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.36% 50 people

Assen 0.41% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.29% 40 people

Assen 0.71% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.18% 25 people

Assen 0.21% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.11% 15 people

Assen 0.56% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

48% 52%

Born abroad (first generation) 47.7% 915
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 52.3% 1,005

Men and women

Men: 6,835
Women: 6,865

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9403 14.0%

Higher than 37% 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

14.0%

9403
Assen
Netherlands

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Year	9403	Assen	Netherlands
1998	9.8%	13.4%	16.7%
1999	10.2%	13.7%	17.1%
2000	10.2%	13.7%	17.5%
2001	10.1%	13.7%	18.0%
2002	10.4%	14.0%	18.4%
2003	10.3%	14.1%	18.8%
2004	10.4%	13.8%	19.0%
2005	10.6%	14.0%	19.2%
2006	10.8%	13.8%	19.3%
2007	10.7%	14.0%	19.4%
2008	10.8%	14.1%	19.6%
2009	10.7%	14.1%	19.9%
2010	10.6%	14.1%	20.3%
2011	10.3%	14.1%	20.6%
2012	10.3%	14.2%	20.9%
2013	10.3%	14.2%	21.1%
2014	10.4%	14.3%	21.4%
2015	10.6%	14.6%	21.7%
2016	10.7%	14.7%	22.1%
2017	10.9%	15.1%	22.6%
2018	10.8%	15.5%	23.1%
2019	11.2%	15.8%	23.6%
2020	11.5%	16.3%	24.2%
2021	11.7%	16.6%	24.6%
2022	13.2%	17.8%	26.0%
2023	13.5%	18.7%	27.1%
2024	13.4%	19.5%	27.9%
2025	13.6%	20.4%	28.5%
2026	14.0%	20.9%	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
9402 Noorderpark	25.2%	8,700	+4.1 pp	Other Asia
9404 Oost	16.7%	7,360	+1.3 pp	Other Asia
9401 Centrum	22.7%	7,315	+4.7 pp	Other Europe
9407 Peelo	16.2%	6,235	+0.7 pp	Other Asia
9409 Loon	7.5%	265	±0.0 pp	Indonesia
9492 Ubbena	8.3%	180	−3.1 pp	Other Asia
9485 Zeegse	12.5%	120	+3.0 pp	Other Europe
9486 Rhee	10.0%	50	−2.5 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	13,555	12,220	1,335	400	935	50	15	95	375	40	180	25	20	175	95	160	105	855	485
1999	14,370	12,905	1,465	455	1,010	50	10	100	415	40	200	35	20	200	105	175	115	950	515
2000	14,625	13,140	1,485	475	1,015	50	10	100	430	40	205	35	20	215	85	185	115	985	500
2001	14,720	13,235	1,490	485	1,005	50	10	105	400	35	215	40	20	210	90	195	120	965	530
2002	14,900	13,350	1,550	510	1,040	60	10	105	400	40	230	40	15	225	115	195	115	975	575
2003	14,905	13,365	1,540	500	1,040	70	5	90	395	35	225	35	25	215	105	230	110	970	575
2004	14,860	13,315	1,545	480	1,065	60	5	105	390	35	215	40	20	205	120	245	105	940	605
2005	14,945	13,355	1,590	515	1,070	60	5	95	385	35	215	40	20	240	115	270	105	970	620
2006	14,880	13,285	1,600	540	1,060	50	0	105	375	40	215	40	20	265	120	275	95	970	625
2007	14,905	13,320	1,595	535	1,060	50	5	100	375	40	220	40	20	255	115	280	95	965	625
2008	14,985	13,370	1,615	535	1,080	55	5	105	375	40	210	45	25	255	125	280	95	970	650
2009	15,025	13,425	1,605	530	1,075	50	0	95	385	40	220	35	20	255	130	270	105	970	630
2010	14,890	13,305	1,580	525	1,060	40	5	95	385	45	210	30	15	270	135	245	110	955	625
2011	14,910	13,375	1,540	510	1,030	40	5	85	385	45	200	30	20	260	120	245	105	950	590
2012	14,800	13,280	1,525	510	1,020	40	5	85	380	50	205	30	20	255	120	245	95	945	585
2013	14,785	13,260	1,525	500	1,025	40	5	90	380	45	200	30	20	250	130	250	85	925	600
2014	14,660	13,130	1,530	510	1,020	40	5	85	370	50	205	35	20	250	125	245	100	920	605
2015	14,580	13,030	1,550	510	1,035	40	5	90	365	55	205	45	15	245	145	240	95	925	625
2016	14,445	12,905	1,540	515	1,030	25	0	85	355	60	200	40	20	255	135	270	100	915	625
2017	14,370	12,810	1,560	505	1,055	30	5	85	365	60	200	35	15	255	125	295	90	905	655
2018	14,265	12,720	1,545	490	1,060	30	0	75	365	60	190	40	15	245	120	315	95	895	650
2019	14,235	12,635	1,600	480	1,120	35	0	70	360	70	190	40	15	235	140	345	100	890	710
2020	14,175	12,540	1,635	480	1,155	30	0	80	360	70	195	35	15	235	150	340	125	900	740
2021	14,070	12,425	1,645	475	1,170	30	5	85	355	65	190	35	15	235	155	345	130	895	750
2022	14,105	12,250	1,860	495	1,365	30	5	95	390	80	195	35	20	245	180	420	165	900	810
2023	14,075	12,180	1,895	495	1,395	30	5	100	395	90	190	35	25	250	180	430	155	925	830
2024	13,870	12,010	1,860	505	1,360	35	10	100	370	80	185	50	25	245	185	420	155	–	–
2025	13,820	11,940	1,880	520	1,360	35	20	105	355	80	180	55	25	265	190	425	155	–	–
2026	13,700	11,780	1,920	525	1,395	40	15	105	340	85	175	50	25	280	200	445	160	–	–

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