Postcode · Hoogezand, Groningen

Postcode 9602: Neighbourhood Zuid

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9602 in Hoogezand (Zuid) had 11,530 residents. 36.7% of them (4,235 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Hoogezand (30.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (6.9%), Suriname (6.3%) and other Asia (5.3%). 57.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.4 percentage points.

Residents: 11,530 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 36.7% 4,235 people
Born abroad: 57.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.4 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

63% 37%

Dutch origin 63.3% 7,295
Migration background 36.7% 4,235

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9602. For comparison, the line marks Hoogezand and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

6.9% 800 people

Hoogezand 4.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

6.3% 730 people

Hoogezand 4.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.3% 610 people

Hoogezand 4.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.9% 560 people

Hoogezand 4.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.9% 340 people

Hoogezand 2.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.3% 270 people

Hoogezand 2.1% Netherlands 1.1%
Indonesia

2.0% 235 people

Hoogezand 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.8% 210 people

Hoogezand 1.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

1.8% 205 people

Hoogezand 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 140 people

Hoogezand 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.1% 125 people

Hoogezand 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.17% 20 people

Hoogezand 0.18% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.6% 2,440
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.4% 1,795

Men and women

Men: 5,560
Women: 5,965

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9602 36.7%

Higher than 83% 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

36.7%

9602
Hoogezand
Netherlands

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Year	9602	Hoogezand	Netherlands
1998	24.8%	19.3%	16.7%
1999	25.2%	19.6%	17.1%
2000	25.6%	19.9%	17.5%
2001	26.2%	20.3%	18.0%
2002	26.8%	20.8%	18.4%
2003	27.1%	21.1%	18.8%
2004	27.6%	21.4%	19.0%
2005	27.8%	21.5%	19.2%
2006	28.4%	21.7%	19.3%
2007	28.5%	21.8%	19.4%
2008	28.6%	21.8%	19.6%
2009	29.5%	22.2%	19.9%
2010	30.0%	22.5%	20.3%
2011	30.1%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	30.3%	22.9%	20.9%
2013	30.5%	23.1%	21.1%
2014	30.5%	23.2%	21.4%
2015	30.7%	23.5%	21.7%
2016	30.8%	23.5%	22.1%
2017	31.2%	24.0%	22.6%
2018	31.9%	24.6%	23.1%
2019	32.4%	25.0%	23.6%
2020	32.9%	25.6%	24.2%
2021	33.4%	26.1%	24.6%
2022	34.3%	27.1%	26.0%
2023	35.2%	28.2%	27.1%
2024	35.8%	28.7%	27.9%
2025	36.5%	29.6%	28.5%
2026	36.7%	30.5%	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
9601 Foxham en Hoogezand-Noord	27.5%	6,920	+5.2 pp	Other Europe
9603 Kalkwijk	16.5%	3,690	+3.5 pp	Other Asia
9606 Meerwijck, Recreatiegebied	11.5%	1,605	+0.2 pp	Other Europe
9607 Industriegebied	24.7%	930	+1.8 pp	Other Asia
9605 Kiel-Windeweer	12.7%	825	+2.8 pp	Other Europe

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	13,025	9,795	3,230	605	2,620	795	160	900	330	125	290	20	20	275	85	170	55	950	2,275
1999	12,860	9,625	3,235	590	2,645	790	175	910	330	130	280	20	15	275	90	170	50	940	2,300
2000	12,950	9,635	3,315	615	2,705	810	175	940	325	135	280	15	20	300	95	175	50	965	2,350
2001	12,975	9,580	3,395	630	2,765	810	185	955	310	160	290	15	20	305	95	190	60	960	2,435
2002	13,015	9,530	3,485	620	2,865	840	195	1,015	300	170	280	15	15	310	90	195	60	945	2,540
2003	12,850	9,360	3,485	640	2,840	845	215	995	285	180	285	15	15	325	95	175	50	950	2,540
2004	12,755	9,235	3,520	660	2,865	845	200	995	295	200	280	20	20	340	85	180	65	970	2,545
2005	12,785	9,230	3,555	670	2,880	875	200	980	300	200	290	25	20	335	75	180	70	995	2,555
2006	12,730	9,110	3,620	700	2,925	900	195	970	295	220	295	30	20	355	100	170	75	1,020	2,600
2007	12,580	9,000	3,580	695	2,880	895	205	945	290	210	285	25	20	365	85	170	80	1,020	2,560
2008	12,470	8,900	3,565	695	2,875	880	195	935	285	220	275	25	15	380	110	175	75	1,000	2,565
2009	12,375	8,725	3,645	715	2,945	890	205	955	290	220	265	35	25	390	115	185	85	1,035	2,615
2010	12,295	8,605	3,690	715	2,985	885	225	950	280	230	270	30	20	395	135	200	80	1,015	2,675
2011	12,270	8,580	3,690	715	2,980	895	220	915	285	225	265	35	20	395	155	200	85	1,020	2,665
2012	12,255	8,540	3,710	715	3,000	895	210	910	285	235	255	35	25	400	170	205	90	1,030	2,685
2013	12,095	8,400	3,690	715	2,970	880	210	900	270	240	255	40	20	400	175	210	85	1,010	2,680
2014	12,025	8,355	3,670	730	2,940	875	210	880	270	245	255	55	20	400	170	200	90	1,025	2,650
2015	11,950	8,285	3,665	690	2,975	875	210	870	255	250	250	50	25	365	205	220	90	970	2,690
2016	11,960	8,280	3,680	675	3,005	855	215	855	245	255	250	55	25	345	240	255	85	950	2,730
2017	11,920	8,205	3,715	705	3,005	835	210	835	250	250	250	60	20	375	260	275	90	980	2,735
2018	11,780	8,020	3,760	680	3,080	840	210	820	240	275	235	75	20	350	275	330	90	950	2,815
2019	11,775	7,960	3,815	725	3,090	825	215	810	240	280	245	75	20	385	295	340	85	985	2,835
2020	11,660	7,825	3,835	745	3,090	825	220	795	235	285	245	95	25	380	285	360	85	1,005	2,830
2021	11,535	7,680	3,855	765	3,085	815	210	780	245	270	230	110	15	410	300	385	80	1,030	2,820
2022	11,465	7,530	3,935	750	3,185	805	205	770	240	280	225	120	20	390	305	470	105	1,035	2,850
2023	11,510	7,465	4,050	840	3,210	790	195	765	235	280	225	125	20	470	315	510	110	1,120	2,890
2024	11,460	7,360	4,105	860	3,245	795	200	755	235	265	220	115	20	500	350	525	125	–	–
2025	11,455	7,280	4,180	910	3,270	800	200	740	235	270	220	110	20	565	350	540	130	–	–
2026	11,530	7,295	4,235	905	3,330	800	210	730	235	270	205	125	20	560	340	610	140	–	–

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