Postcode · Grolloo, Drenthe

Postcode 9444: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9444 in Grolloo had 775 residents. 7.7% of them (60 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Aa en Hunze (9.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (1.9%), other Europe (1.9%) and other Asia (1.9%). 58.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 775 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 7.7% 60 people
Born abroad: 58.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.0 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

92%

Dutch origin 92.3% 715
Migration background 7.7% 60

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9444. For comparison, the line marks Aa en Hunze and the circle the Netherlands.

Indonesia

1.9% 15 people

Aa en Hunze 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.9% 15 people

Aa en Hunze 2.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.9% 15 people

Aa en Hunze 2.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.3% 10 people

Aa en Hunze 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.65% 5 people

Aa en Hunze 0.94% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.04% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.17% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.19% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.17% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Aa en Hunze 0.61% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.3% 35
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.7% 25

Men and women

Men: 385
Women: 390

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9444 7.7%

Higher than 11% 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

7.7%

9444
Aa en Hunze
Netherlands

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Year	9444	Aa en Hunze	Netherlands
1998	3.8%	5.5%	16.7%
1999	3.8%	5.5%	17.1%
2000	3.2%	5.6%	17.5%
2001	3.8%	6.5%	18.0%
2002	3.8%	7.0%	18.4%
2003	4.4%	5.9%	18.8%
2004	3.8%	5.1%	19.0%
2005	3.8%	5.0%	19.2%
2006	3.1%	5.0%	19.3%
2007	3.1%	5.1%	19.4%
2008	1.9%	5.2%	19.6%
2009	1.9%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	2.5%	5.8%	20.3%
2011	2.5%	6.1%	20.6%
2012	3.2%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	2.6%	5.8%	21.1%
2014	3.2%	5.8%	21.4%
2015	3.2%	5.8%	21.7%
2016	3.9%	5.9%	22.1%
2017	3.8%	6.3%	22.6%
2018	3.9%	6.4%	23.1%
2019	4.7%	6.7%	23.6%
2020	3.3%	6.7%	24.2%
2021	3.9%	6.6%	24.6%
2022	5.7%	7.5%	26.0%
2023	6.4%	8.5%	27.1%
2024	6.4%	9.2%	27.9%
2025	7.2%	9.7%	28.5%
2026	7.7%	9.9%	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
9531 Centrum	8.9%	5,070	+0.7 pp	Other Asia
9449 Rolde	9.3%	910	+1.0 pp	Other Asia
9433 Zwiggelte	7.5%	465	−0.1 pp	Other Europe
9447 Grolloo	84.7%	425	+77.0 pp	Other Europe
9442 Elp	18.3%	410	+8.7 pp	Other Europe
9443 Grolloo	9.6%	260	+1.8 pp	Germany
9446 Ekehaar	4.5%	110	±0.0 pp	–
9448 Rolde	5.6%	90	+5.6 pp	–
9445 Grolloo	0.0%	25	±0.0 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	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	780	750	30	20	10	0	0	5	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	20	5
1999	790	760	30	20	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	5	5	0	0	20	10
2000	785	755	25	15	10	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	0	0	25	5
2001	785	765	30	15	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	15	5
2002	800	765	30	15	15	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	5	20	10
2003	800	770	35	20	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	0	5	0	25	10
2004	795	765	30	15	20	0	0	5	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	20	5
2005	800	775	30	15	10	0	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	20	10
2006	810	785	25	10	15	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	5	15	5
2007	805	780	25	5	10	0	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	15	10
2008	795	780	15	10	10	0	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	10	10
2009	770	755	15	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	10	5
2010	785	770	20	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	5
2011	790	765	20	5	15	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	5
2012	770	755	25	5	10	5	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	15	10
2013	780	760	20	10	10	0	0	10	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	20	10
2014	785	760	25	5	20	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	5	5	15	5
2015	770	745	25	10	15	0	5	5	10	0	0	0	5	5	0	20	5
2016	775	745	30	10	15	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	20	10
2017	780	750	30	15	15	0	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	5	25	5
2018	760	730	30	15	15	5	0	10	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	25	10
2019	750	715	35	20	10	0	0	5	10	0	0	10	0	5	0	25	5
2020	750	725	25	15	10	5	0	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	25	5
2021	770	740	30	20	10	0	0	5	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	25	5
2022	785	740	45	15	25	0	5	10	10	0	0	5	0	10	0	25	10
2023	780	730	50	20	30	0	0	15	5	0	0	10	5	15	0	25	15
2024	780	730	50	20	35	0	0	10	10	0	0	10	5	15	0	–	–
2025	760	705	55	20	35	0	0	10	10	0	0	10	5	15	0	–	–
2026	775	715	60	25	35	0	0	15	10	0	0	15	5	15	0	–	–

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