Postcode · Groningen, Groningen

Postcode 9718: Neighbourhoods Oud-West and Centrum

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9718 in Groningen (Oud-West and Centrum) had 9,745 residents. 29.6% of them (2,880 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Groningen (32.3%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (10.4%), other Asia (4.8%) and Germany (3.6%). 70.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.5 percentage points.

Residents: 9,745 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 29.6% 2,880 people
Born abroad: 70.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.5 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

70% 30%

Dutch origin 70.4% 6,865
Migration background 29.6% 2,880

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9718. For comparison, the line marks Groningen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

10.4% 1,010 people

Groningen 8.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.8% 465 people

Groningen 7.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

3.6% 355 people

Groningen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.8% 275 people

Groningen 2.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.3% 220 people

Groningen 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.8% 175 people

Groningen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.2% 120 people

Groningen 2.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.72% 70 people

Groningen 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.72% 70 people

Groningen 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.62% 60 people

Groningen 0.59% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.36% 35 people

Groningen 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.26% 25 people

Groningen 0.61% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

70% 30%

Born abroad (first generation) 70.5% 2,030
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 29.5% 850

Men and women

Men: 4,860
Women: 4,885

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9718 29.6%

Higher than 75% 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

29.6%

9718
Groningen
Netherlands

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Year	9718	Groningen	Netherlands
1998	12.8%	15.4%	16.7%
1999	13.0%	15.9%	17.1%
2000	13.2%	16.4%	17.5%
2001	13.8%	16.9%	18.0%
2002	14.5%	17.5%	18.4%
2003	15.2%	17.9%	18.8%
2004	15.7%	18.1%	19.0%
2005	16.6%	18.4%	19.2%
2006	16.8%	18.5%	19.3%
2007	17.1%	18.7%	19.4%
2008	16.9%	18.9%	19.6%
2009	18.7%	19.7%	19.9%
2010	19.0%	20.2%	20.3%
2011	19.9%	20.7%	20.6%
2012	20.2%	21.3%	20.9%
2013	20.6%	21.8%	21.1%
2014	22.1%	22.2%	21.4%
2015	22.4%	22.6%	21.7%
2016	23.4%	23.0%	22.1%
2017	24.3%	23.9%	22.6%
2018	25.4%	24.7%	23.1%
2019	26.3%	25.8%	23.6%
2020	27.9%	26.7%	24.2%
2021	27.1%	27.0%	24.6%
2022	28.1%	29.0%	26.0%
2023	30.1%	30.5%	27.1%
2024	29.8%	31.1%	27.9%
2025	29.5%	31.8%	28.5%
2026	29.6%	32.3%	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
9743 Nieuw-West	45.0%	12,865	+5.8 pp	Other Asia
9712 Centrum	35.4%	11,215	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
9711 Centrum	38.1%	10,405	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
9717 Oud-West	29.2%	6,430	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
9726 Oud-Zuid	37.1%	5,210	+3.1 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	7,565	6,600	970	390	570	25	10	50	255	50	150	15	25	200	45	85	50	685	285
1999	7,715	6,710	1,000	400	595	20	10	60	265	55	150	15	15	220	45	90	50	700	305
2000	7,925	6,880	1,050	425	615	25	10	55	260	45	160	15	20	230	50	105	65	730	320
2001	8,030	6,920	1,110	440	670	20	10	60	265	55	160	10	15	255	65	135	60	755	355
2002	7,945	6,790	1,155	455	705	20	10	50	280	55	160	15	20	260	75	135	80	790	365
2003	7,975	6,760	1,215	465	745	25	10	65	285	70	170	10	20	265	75	150	65	795	420
2004	8,100	6,830	1,270	490	785	25	5	65	285	70	180	20	25	265	85	170	80	830	440
2005	8,125	6,785	1,345	545	800	20	5	60	295	75	190	20	30	305	85	165	95	900	435
2006	8,255	6,870	1,385	565	820	20	15	55	290	80	205	25	25	310	95	175	90	910	470
2007	8,315	6,890	1,425	595	830	20	15	60	280	80	210	25	20	340	90	180	105	930	495
2008	8,360	6,950	1,410	570	840	20	15	70	270	80	220	25	15	310	90	190	105	900	515
2009	8,460	6,880	1,580	675	905	25	20	70	280	80	265	35	20	355	95	220	115	1,020	560
2010	8,565	6,940	1,630	730	900	25	20	65	260	70	295	25	15	395	85	245	130	1,065	560
2011	8,720	6,980	1,735	815	920	35	20	60	245	75	330	40	25	420	90	255	140	1,140	595
2012	8,940	7,135	1,810	865	935	35	25	65	235	75	370	40	25	430	95	260	145	1,180	630
2013	9,075	7,200	1,870	935	940	30	20	70	220	80	380	35	35	485	100	260	160	1,245	630
2014	9,435	7,350	2,085	980	1,105	30	20	85	250	80	415	35	30	500	110	340	190	1,335	750
2015	9,640	7,485	2,155	1,015	1,140	40	20	90	265	85	435	30	35	515	115	330	195	1,390	765
2016	9,775	7,490	2,285	1,070	1,215	35	20	85	280	80	430	40	35	565	135	385	195	1,440	845
2017	9,870	7,470	2,400	1,125	1,275	35	20	80	260	95	410	45	35	635	150	420	215	1,485	915
2018	9,725	7,250	2,475	1,140	1,335	50	25	90	245	80	405	35	40	660	170	455	220	1,505	975
2019	9,640	7,100	2,540	1,190	1,350	50	35	75	230	90	425	35	40	690	160	475	235	1,545	1,000
2020	9,565	6,895	2,670	1,250	1,420	55	25	75	230	95	425	40	35	750	180	515	245	1,610	1,065
2021	9,360	6,825	2,535	1,270	1,265	50	20	75	195	85	405	35	30	800	190	450	200	1,565	975
2022	9,345	6,720	2,625	1,300	1,330	60	20	65	195	95	405	50	35	810	200	480	210	1,575	935
2023	9,465	6,615	2,850	1,395	1,455	65	25	65	200	105	410	60	35	890	205	520	260	1,700	1,040
2024	9,790	6,870	2,920	1,465	1,455	60	25	75	175	115	420	70	40	935	230	510	270	–	–
2025	9,735	6,865	2,870	1,455	1,415	65	25	75	170	110	385	65	30	970	230	470	275	–	–
2026	9,745	6,865	2,880	1,455	1,425	70	25	70	175	120	355	60	35	1,010	220	465	275	–	–

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