Postcode · Groningen, Groningen

Postcode 9736: Neighbourhood Noordoost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9736 in Groningen (Noordoost) had 5,955 residents. 32.8% of them (1,955 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as Groningen (32.3%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.6%), Dutch Caribbean (5.8%) and other Europe (5.0%). 55.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 5,955 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 32.8% 1,955 people
Born abroad: 55.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

67% 33%

Dutch origin 67.2% 4,000
Migration background 32.8% 1,955

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9736. For comparison, the line marks Groningen and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.6% 395 people

Groningen 7.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

5.8% 345 people

Groningen 2.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.0% 295 people

Groningen 8.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.8% 225 people

Groningen 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.6% 155 people

Groningen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

2.5% 150 people

Groningen 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.4% 140 people

Groningen 2.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.8% 110 people

Groningen 2.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.84% 50 people

Groningen 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

0.67% 40 people

Groningen 0.59% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

0.50% 30 people

Groningen 0.61% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.17% 10 people

Groningen 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.2% 1,080
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.8% 875

Men and women

Men: 2,995
Women: 2,960

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9736 32.8%

Higher than 79% 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

32.8%

9736
Groningen
Netherlands

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Year	9736	Groningen	Netherlands
1998	24.6%	15.4%	16.7%
1999	26.2%	15.9%	17.1%
2000	27.2%	16.4%	17.5%
2001	27.2%	16.9%	18.0%
2002	27.5%	17.5%	18.4%
2003	28.0%	17.9%	18.8%
2004	27.8%	18.1%	19.0%
2005	26.8%	18.4%	19.2%
2006	26.3%	18.5%	19.3%
2007	26.0%	18.7%	19.4%
2008	26.8%	18.9%	19.6%
2009	27.3%	19.7%	19.9%
2010	28.1%	20.2%	20.3%
2011	28.3%	20.7%	20.6%
2012	28.7%	21.3%	20.9%
2013	28.5%	21.8%	21.1%
2014	29.0%	22.2%	21.4%
2015	28.8%	22.6%	21.7%
2016	28.4%	23.0%	22.1%
2017	28.6%	23.9%	22.6%
2018	28.8%	24.7%	23.1%
2019	29.1%	25.8%	23.6%
2020	29.5%	26.7%	24.2%
2021	30.0%	27.0%	24.6%
2022	31.1%	29.0%	26.0%
2023	31.4%	30.5%	27.1%
2024	32.1%	31.1%	27.9%
2025	32.1%	31.8%	28.5%
2026	32.8%	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
9737 Noordoost	28.4%	5,885	+2.0 pp	Other Europe
9734 Nieuw-Oost	15.0%	2,670	+0.6 pp	Other Europe
9785 Bedum	11.5%	1,040	+0.3 pp	Other Asia
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	7,120	5,365	1,750	440	1,315	35	30	235	335	225	135	35	20	250	85	290	80	805	950
1999	7,245	5,335	1,900	455	1,445	45	35	225	325	275	145	40	20	250	105	325	110	820	1,085
2000	7,230	5,265	1,970	470	1,500	40	35	230	300	340	150	30	30	260	115	320	120	805	1,165
2001	7,230	5,260	1,970	475	1,495	30	35	235	295	375	155	30	20	270	125	280	120	805	1,170
2002	7,210	5,225	1,985	490	1,495	30	40	220	280	385	155	35	20	280	120	305	115	810	1,170
2003	7,190	5,170	2,015	485	1,530	25	40	235	260	405	145	40	20	280	120	330	115	785	1,230
2004	7,115	5,140	1,975	480	1,490	25	20	215	255	400	140	35	20	285	115	340	120	775	1,200
2005	6,965	5,100	1,865	500	1,370	25	35	200	220	340	145	40	20	295	100	330	120	760	1,100
2006	6,970	5,140	1,835	480	1,350	35	40	195	215	325	135	35	15	295	115	325	100	735	1,095
2007	6,930	5,125	1,800	455	1,345	35	40	195	220	315	130	35	15	275	105	325	110	715	1,085
2008	6,855	5,015	1,840	435	1,400	40	40	195	230	335	120	35	15	265	115	335	110	715	1,125
2009	6,865	4,985	1,875	430	1,455	45	40	205	230	335	115	35	15	265	125	355	120	705	1,170
2010	6,875	4,940	1,935	445	1,485	40	40	205	235	360	115	35	20	275	135	350	120	725	1,210
2011	6,805	4,880	1,925	455	1,470	35	35	205	220	360	115	50	15	275	130	350	135	725	1,195
2012	6,665	4,755	1,910	450	1,455	35	35	185	220	365	120	50	15	265	130	335	150	720	1,185
2013	6,585	4,715	1,875	460	1,420	35	30	185	210	365	110	45	10	295	135	330	130	720	1,160
2014	6,555	4,655	1,900	455	1,445	35	35	185	210	375	105	40	15	295	145	340	120	710	1,190
2015	6,490	4,620	1,870	460	1,415	25	35	190	200	380	105	35	10	310	155	310	120	705	1,165
2016	6,465	4,630	1,835	455	1,380	25	40	170	195	370	95	35	5	320	155	315	110	690	1,150
2017	6,400	4,570	1,830	450	1,380	25	35	170	190	345	110	40	10	290	175	330	110	690	1,145
2018	6,330	4,510	1,820	480	1,345	15	35	160	175	330	110	40	10	320	165	335	130	695	1,125
2019	6,265	4,445	1,820	470	1,355	20	30	155	170	325	115	35	10	310	165	355	135	680	1,140
2020	6,280	4,425	1,855	490	1,365	25	30	155	165	330	115	35	15	325	175	355	130	695	1,160
2021	6,180	4,325	1,855	500	1,355	25	30	145	160	335	110	45	10	335	185	350	125	695	1,160
2022	6,090	4,195	1,895	485	1,410	35	30	140	155	335	120	45	10	315	180	390	140	690	1,160
2023	6,110	4,190	1,920	490	1,425	40	35	150	155	335	120	45	15	320	185	395	135	695	1,180
2024	6,035	4,095	1,935	480	1,460	45	30	145	155	350	110	45	10	310	195	400	135	–	–
2025	5,990	4,065	1,925	450	1,475	45	35	145	155	360	105	40	15	285	205	395	135	–	–
2026	5,955	4,000	1,955	460	1,495	50	30	150	155	345	110	40	10	295	225	395	140	–	–

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