Postcode · Bedum, Groningen

Postcode 9781: Neighbourhoods Noord - West, Zuid - Oost and Noord - Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9781 in Bedum (Noord - West, Zuid - Oost and Noord - Oost) had 8,790 residents. 10.9% of them (960 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Het Hogeland (11.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (2.7%), other Europe (2.1%) and Germany (1.5%). 50.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.4 percentage points.

Residents: 8,790 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.9% 960 people
Born abroad: 50.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.4 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

89%

Dutch origin 89.1% 7,830
Migration background 10.9% 960

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9781. For comparison, the line marks Het Hogeland and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.7% 240 people

Het Hogeland 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.1% 185 people

Het Hogeland 2.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.5% 130 people

Het Hogeland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 130 people

Het Hogeland 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.2% 105 people

Het Hogeland 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.80% 70 people

Het Hogeland 0.92% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.40% 35 people

Het Hogeland 0.57% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.34% 30 people

Het Hogeland 0.31% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.17% 15 people

Het Hogeland 0.19% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.11% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.29% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

0.11% 10 people

Het Hogeland 0.32% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

0.06% 5 people

Het Hogeland 0.06% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.5% 485
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 49.5% 475

Men and women

Men: 4,360
Women: 4,430

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9781 10.9%

Higher than 23% 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

10.9%

9781
Het Hogeland
Netherlands

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Year	9781	Het Hogeland	Netherlands
1998	4.7%	4.9%	16.7%
1999	4.7%	5.0%	17.1%
2000	5.0%	5.2%	17.5%
2001	5.0%	5.7%	18.0%
2002	5.1%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	5.2%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	5.3%	7.0%	19.0%
2005	5.3%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	5.3%	6.0%	19.3%
2007	5.5%	5.7%	19.4%
2008	5.6%	5.7%	19.6%
2009	5.8%	5.7%	19.9%
2010	6.1%	5.7%	20.3%
2011	6.3%	5.9%	20.6%
2012	6.4%	6.1%	20.9%
2013	6.7%	6.2%	21.1%
2014	6.8%	6.3%	21.4%
2015	7.0%	6.4%	21.7%
2016	7.2%	6.6%	22.1%
2017	7.5%	7.0%	22.6%
2018	7.8%	7.3%	23.1%
2019	7.9%	7.6%	23.6%
2020	8.2%	7.7%	24.2%
2021	8.5%	8.0%	24.6%
2022	9.5%	9.0%	26.0%
2023	10.4%	10.1%	27.1%
2024	10.5%	10.4%	27.9%
2025	10.6%	10.7%	28.5%
2026	10.9%	11.0%	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
9991 Middelstum	8.1%	2,170	+0.2 pp	Other Asia
9771 Sauwerd	14.3%	1,085	+2.3 pp	Other Asia
9785 Bedum	11.5%	1,040	+0.3 pp	Other Asia
9774 Sauwerd	12.0%	710	+2.2 pp	Other Europe
9959 Bedum	7.7%	585	+0.7 pp	Other Europe
9797 Ten Boer	7.1%	560	+0.8 pp	Indonesia
9784 Bedum	7.7%	260	+2.0 pp	Indonesia
9796 Ten Boer	6.1%	165	−1.8 pp	Other Americas & Oceania
9773 Sauwerd	0.0%	140	−3.8 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	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	8,450	8,055	395	210	185	0	0	10	90	10	140	5	5	60	10	45	20	320	80
1999	8,475	8,080	395	205	190	0	5	15	90	5	135	5	10	55	5	50	20	310	80
2000	8,675	8,250	430	220	205	0	5	10	95	5	140	5	5	70	5	55	30	330	90
2001	8,730	8,290	440	225	205	0	10	20	95	10	150	0	10	65	0	55	15	340	105
2002	8,760	8,315	445	225	225	5	5	20	100	5	155	0	5	65	10	60	20	335	105
2003	8,765	8,310	455	225	235	5	10	15	100	5	150	5	10	60	5	65	30	340	115
2004	8,705	8,245	460	220	245	5	10	15	100	15	140	5	5	70	5	70	25	330	125
2005	8,630	8,175	455	215	235	5	5	15	95	10	140	0	5	70	5	70	30	330	125
2006	8,605	8,150	455	220	240	5	5	20	100	15	135	0	5	80	10	65	20	325	130
2007	8,550	8,075	470	230	250	0	5	20	90	20	135	0	5	90	15	75	25	330	145
2008	8,500	8,015	480	225	260	5	0	15	90	20	135	0	5	85	25	75	30	330	150
2009	8,460	7,970	490	225	265	5	0	20	90	20	135	0	5	85	30	75	25	335	160
2010	8,445	7,930	515	240	285	0	5	20	90	20	135	5	5	95	40	85	25	340	175
2011	8,510	7,970	540	255	280	0	5	20	90	20	135	5	10	105	40	75	30	360	185
2012	8,530	7,985	545	245	305	5	5	15	90	20	125	5	10	105	50	90	30	345	195
2013	8,565	7,990	570	265	300	5	5	20	85	20	130	5	10	120	50	90	25	365	200
2014	8,515	7,935	580	260	320	0	5	20	90	20	125	5	5	125	60	95	30	360	220
2015	8,485	7,890	595	260	335	5	5	15	90	20	120	5	5	130	65	105	30	360	235
2016	8,510	7,900	610	260	350	0	5	15	95	25	115	5	10	130	80	105	25	365	245
2017	8,575	7,935	640	260	380	5	10	15	95	25	120	5	5	130	75	120	35	365	275
2018	8,585	7,915	670	255	415	5	5	20	95	30	120	5	5	125	85	135	40	365	305
2019	8,620	7,940	680	255	425	5	5	20	95	30	110	5	10	130	90	145	35	360	325
2020	8,645	7,940	705	250	455	10	0	20	85	30	115	5	10	120	110	165	35	350	350
2021	8,635	7,900	735	245	490	10	5	20	100	35	110	5	15	115	110	175	35	365	375
2022	8,735	7,910	830	280	550	10	5	25	100	35	120	5	10	135	115	200	55	380	395
2023	8,790	7,885	910	330	580	5	5	25	110	35	125	10	15	185	115	220	65	440	420
2024	8,780	7,855	925	335	595	10	5	30	105	35	125	10	10	190	115	230	65	–	–
2025	8,805	7,870	935	330	610	10	5	30	105	35	125	10	15	180	120	230	70	–	–
2026	8,790	7,830	960	340	625	10	5	30	105	35	130	10	15	185	130	240	70	–	–

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