Postcode · Hoogersmilde, Drenthe

Postcode 9423: Neighbourhood Centrum

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9423 in Hoogersmilde (Centrum) had 1,430 residents. 9.4% of them (135 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Midden-Drenthe (10.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.1%), Indonesia (1.0%) and Poland (1.0%). 59.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.2 percentage points.

Residents: 1,430 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 9.4% 135 people
Born abroad: 59.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.2 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

91%

Dutch origin 90.6% 1,295
Migration background 9.4% 135

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9423. For comparison, the line marks Midden-Drenthe and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.1% 45 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.0% 15 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.0% 15 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.51% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.0% 15 people

Midden-Drenthe 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

0.70% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.70% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.73% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.70% 10 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.64% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.35% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.09% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.35% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.26% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.35% 5 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.20% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.15% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Midden-Drenthe 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

59% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.3% 80
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 37.0% 50

Men and women

Men: 725
Women: 700

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9423 9.4%

Higher than 17% 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

9.4%

9423
Midden-Drenthe
Netherlands

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Year	9423	Midden-Drenthe	Netherlands
1998	3.4%	5.7%	16.7%
1999	3.1%	6.0%	17.1%
2000	3.1%	6.3%	17.5%
2001	3.1%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	3.4%	6.4%	18.4%
2003	3.0%	6.1%	18.8%
2004	3.0%	5.4%	19.0%
2005	3.3%	5.6%	19.2%
2006	4.4%	5.6%	19.3%
2007	4.3%	5.8%	19.4%
2008	4.0%	5.8%	19.6%
2009	4.1%	5.8%	19.9%
2010	4.5%	6.1%	20.3%
2011	4.5%	6.1%	20.6%
2012	4.5%	6.3%	20.9%
2013	5.2%	6.3%	21.1%
2014	5.0%	6.4%	21.4%
2015	4.9%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	4.9%	7.3%	22.1%
2017	5.0%	7.7%	22.6%
2018	5.4%	7.0%	23.1%
2019	6.2%	7.1%	23.6%
2020	5.7%	7.3%	24.2%
2021	4.9%	7.3%	24.6%
2022	6.2%	8.1%	26.0%
2023	6.9%	8.8%	27.1%
2024	7.7%	9.2%	27.9%
2025	8.0%	9.5%	28.5%
2026	9.4%	10.2%	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
9411 Beilen	12.6%	8,840	+3.0 pp	Other Asia
9422 Centrum	11.0%	5,025	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
8426 Appelscha	10.1%	4,915	+2.5 pp	Other Europe
7991 Dwingeloo	6.6%	4,085	+0.6 pp	Indonesia
9415 Hijken	6.0%	920	+1.5 pp	Germany
9416 Hijken	18.8%	160	+15.0 pp	Other Europe
7985 Diever	11.1%	90	+2.8 pp	Dutch Caribbean
8439 Zorgvlied	9.1%	55	+0.8 pp	Indonesia

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	1,310	1,265	45	25	20	0	0	0	10	0	10	5	0	10	0	10	0	35	10
1999	1,295	1,250	40	25	20	0	0	0	10	0	10	10	0	5	0	10	0	35	10
2000	1,285	1,245	40	25	20	0	0	5	10	0	10	10	0	5	0	5	0	35	10
2001	1,300	1,260	40	20	20	0	0	0	10	5	10	5	0	5	0	5	0	30	10
2002	1,305	1,255	45	25	20	0	0	0	10	0	10	5	0	10	0	10	0	35	10
2003	1,315	1,275	40	25	15	0	0	0	10	0	5	10	0	10	0	0	5	35	0
2004	1,315	1,275	40	30	15	0	0	0	15	0	15	10	0	5	0	0	5	40	0
2005	1,345	1,305	45	25	15	0	0	0	10	0	10	10	0	5	0	0	5	40	5
2006	1,365	1,310	60	35	20	0	5	0	10	5	10	10	0	15	0	5	0	50	10
2007	1,390	1,330	60	35	25	0	5	0	10	5	10	10	0	15	0	5	0	45	15
2008	1,370	1,315	55	30	25	0	0	0	10	5	10	5	0	15	5	5	0	45	15
2009	1,345	1,290	55	30	25	0	10	0	10	5	10	5	0	15	0	0	0	40	15
2010	1,320	1,265	60	30	25	0	5	0	10	5	15	5	0	10	5	0	0	45	15
2011	1,335	1,270	60	35	30	0	5	0	10	0	15	10	5	5	5	5	5	45	15
2012	1,325	1,260	60	35	20	0	10	0	10	0	10	5	5	15	0	5	0	50	10
2013	1,345	1,275	70	30	35	0	5	0	15	0	10	10	0	10	5	5	5	45	20
2014	1,310	1,245	65	20	40	5	0	0	10	0	10	10	0	0	15	10	0	40	20
2015	1,330	1,265	65	30	35	0	5	0	10	0	5	10	5	10	5	10	5	40	25
2016	1,315	1,250	65	25	35	5	5	0	10	0	5	15	0	5	10	5	0	40	25
2017	1,305	1,240	65	30	40	0	5	0	10	0	10	10	0	10	10	15	0	35	30
2018	1,305	1,235	70	30	40	5	0	0	10	0	10	10	5	5	5	20	0	45	25
2019	1,295	1,215	80	30	45	5	5	0	15	0	15	10	0	5	0	15	5	50	30
2020	1,305	1,230	75	35	40	5	5	0	15	0	10	15	0	10	0	10	5	50	25
2021	1,315	1,250	65	35	35	0	5	0	15	0	10	10	0	15	0	10	5	50	20
2022	1,370	1,290	85	35	50	0	5	0	15	5	10	10	0	15	5	15	0	50	35
2023	1,385	1,290	95	40	55	5	5	0	10	0	10	10	0	20	10	25	0	50	40
2024	1,365	1,260	105	35	70	0	5	5	10	5	10	10	0	15	10	30	5	–	–
2025	1,380	1,270	110	35	75	0	5	5	15	0	10	10	0	15	10	35	5	–	–
2026	1,430	1,295	135	40	90	0	5	5	15	5	10	15	0	15	10	45	10	–	–

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