Postcode · Groningen, Groningen

Postcode 9731: Neighbourhoods Nieuw-Oost and Noordoost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9731 in Groningen (Nieuw-Oost and Noordoost) had 7,730 residents. 19.8% of them (1,530 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 lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (4.3%), other Asia (4.2%) and Indonesia (2.8%). 49.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 7,730 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 19.8% 1,530 people
Born abroad: 49.3% 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 80.2% 6,200
Migration background 19.8% 1,530

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9731. For comparison, the line marks Groningen and the circle the Netherlands.

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

4.3% 330 people

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

4.2% 325 people

Groningen 7.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.8% 215 people

Groningen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.9% 145 people

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

1.5% 115 people

Groningen 2.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

1.3% 100 people

Groningen 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.2% 95 people

Groningen 2.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 80 people

Groningen 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.91% 70 people

Groningen 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

0.32% 25 people

Groningen 0.59% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.26% 20 people

Groningen 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.19% 15 people

Groningen 0.61% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

49% 51%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.3% 755
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.7% 775

Men and women

Men: 3,870
Women: 3,855

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9731 19.8%

Higher than 55% 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

19.8%

9731
Groningen
Netherlands

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Year	9731	Groningen	Netherlands
1998	10.3%	15.4%	16.7%
1999	10.3%	15.9%	17.1%
2000	10.5%	16.4%	17.5%
2001	10.9%	16.9%	18.0%
2002	10.9%	17.5%	18.4%
2003	11.4%	17.9%	18.8%
2004	11.5%	18.1%	19.0%
2005	11.5%	18.4%	19.2%
2006	11.9%	18.5%	19.3%
2007	12.2%	18.7%	19.4%
2008	12.7%	18.9%	19.6%
2009	13.0%	19.7%	19.9%
2010	13.3%	20.2%	20.3%
2011	13.7%	20.7%	20.6%
2012	14.0%	21.3%	20.9%
2013	14.7%	21.8%	21.1%
2014	14.5%	22.2%	21.4%
2015	15.0%	22.6%	21.7%
2016	14.9%	23.0%	22.1%
2017	15.1%	23.9%	22.6%
2018	15.6%	24.7%	23.1%
2019	15.9%	25.8%	23.6%
2020	16.9%	26.7%	24.2%
2021	17.0%	27.0%	24.6%
2022	17.8%	29.0%	26.0%
2023	18.6%	30.5%	27.1%
2024	19.2%	31.1%	27.9%
2025	19.3%	31.8%	28.5%
2026	19.8%	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
9713 Oud-Oost	33.3%	13,500	+2.2 pp	Other Asia
9715 Oud-Noord	38.9%	8,285	+3.0 pp	Other Europe
9723 Zuidoost	33.3%	6,800	+8.4 pp	Other Asia
9714 Oud-Noord	28.5%	6,380	+2.1 pp	Other Europe
9737 Noordoost	28.4%	5,885	+2.0 pp	Other Europe
9732 Nieuw-Oost	29.8%	5,125	+2.2 pp	Other Asia
9716 Oud-Noord	44.3%	4,010	+4.9 pp	Other Asia
9734 Nieuw-Oost	15.0%	2,670	+0.6 pp	Other Europe
9738 Noordoost	17.1%	380	+5.6 pp	Other Europe
9735 Nieuw-Oost	13.6%	220	+0.3 pp	Other Asia

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	7,000	6,280	720	260	465	5	0	80	255	20	150	5	5	100	30	40	35	530	190
1999	6,990	6,265	720	260	470	5	5	80	255	25	145	5	5	105	25	40	35	525	200
2000	6,950	6,220	730	255	480	5	5	75	265	30	150	5	5	95	30	35	35	525	205
2001	6,910	6,160	750	255	495	10	5	80	265	35	145	10	5	95	30	35	35	525	220
2002	6,975	6,215	760	255	510	10	5	70	255	40	145	5	5	100	30	50	50	525	230
2003	7,355	6,520	840	265	575	20	10	100	255	40	150	5	5	105	35	65	50	545	295
2004	7,580	6,705	875	270	605	30	10	105	260	45	150	5	5	110	30	80	45	555	320
2005	7,630	6,745	880	285	600	30	15	95	260	40	145	10	5	125	30	85	45	570	315
2006	7,635	6,725	910	290	630	40	10	100	255	45	155	10	10	115	35	95	50	570	340
2007	7,610	6,690	925	290	625	35	10	100	250	45	145	10	5	130	35	105	45	565	360
2008	7,495	6,545	950	315	635	35	10	90	250	50	150	10	10	145	40	105	55	590	365
2009	7,465	6,495	970	335	640	35	10	90	250	55	155	15	5	160	40	105	55	605	365
2010	7,420	6,435	985	360	625	40	10	85	245	45	165	20	5	170	40	105	55	635	350
2011	7,535	6,510	1,030	400	630	40	10	90	245	50	170	20	15	195	40	95	60	660	370
2012	7,530	6,480	1,055	415	640	35	10	90	240	45	165	20	15	215	40	120	60	685	365
2013	7,610	6,490	1,120	425	685	35	10	85	235	55	160	15	10	240	45	160	60	710	405
2014	7,585	6,485	1,100	420	680	40	10	85	230	55	160	25	5	230	45	145	70	695	405
2015	7,595	6,455	1,140	465	675	40	15	85	220	50	165	20	10	270	35	155	75	715	430
2016	7,580	6,450	1,130	450	680	40	15	85	215	55	165	20	10	255	40	160	70	695	435
2017	7,615	6,465	1,150	455	690	30	15	80	225	75	155	20	15	265	45	150	70	705	445
2018	7,760	6,550	1,210	475	735	35	10	90	220	65	155	35	15	270	55	185	75	725	490
2019	7,740	6,510	1,230	475	755	35	10	85	215	75	145	30	10	290	65	195	75	710	515
2020	7,650	6,360	1,290	490	800	40	10	95	215	65	150	30	15	295	70	225	80	725	565
2021	7,785	6,465	1,320	460	855	50	15	100	210	75	145	20	15	280	70	235	100	695	620
2022	7,740	6,360	1,380	475	905	50	20	100	210	90	150	20	15	295	75	270	95	690	630
2023	7,740	6,300	1,440	505	940	60	10	105	215	85	155	25	15	310	85	285	105	740	645
2024	7,810	6,310	1,500	520	980	60	15	105	225	85	160	25	20	315	75	310	110	–	–
2025	7,735	6,245	1,490	505	985	65	15	105	220	90	150	20	20	320	80	300	110	–	–
2026	7,730	6,200	1,530	515	1,015	70	15	100	215	95	145	25	20	330	80	325	115	–	–

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