Postcode · Delfzijl, Groningen

Postcode 9933: Neighbourhood Noord

On 1 January 2026, postcode 9933 in Delfzijl (Noord) had 4,380 residents. 33.9% of them (1,485 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Delfzijl (30.0%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Dutch Caribbean (6.8%), Turkey (5.5%) and other Africa (4.7%). 58.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.3 percentage points.

Residents: 4,380 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 33.9% 1,485 people
Born abroad: 58.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.3 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

66% 34%

Dutch origin 66.1% 2,895
Migration background 33.9% 1,485

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 9933. For comparison, the line marks Delfzijl and the circle the Netherlands.

Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

6.8% 300 people

Delfzijl 5.1% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

5.5% 240 people

Delfzijl 3.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.7% 205 people

Delfzijl 3.9% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.8% 165 people

Delfzijl 5.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.3% 145 people

Delfzijl 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

2.3% 100 people

Delfzijl 1.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

2.2% 95 people

Delfzijl 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.9% 85 people

Delfzijl 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 80 people

Delfzijl 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.0% 45 people

Delfzijl 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.34% 15 people

Delfzijl 0.29% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.23% 10 people

Delfzijl 0.23% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.9% 875
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.1% 610

Men and women

Men: 2,145
Women: 2,235

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 9933 33.9%

Higher than 80% 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

33.9%

9933
Delfzijl
Netherlands

Show as table

Year	9933	Delfzijl	Netherlands
1998	25.1%	19.6%	16.7%
1999	25.8%	20.1%	17.1%
2000	26.8%	20.0%	17.5%
2001	27.7%	20.4%	18.0%
2002	27.7%	21.4%	18.4%
2003	28.2%	21.8%	18.8%
2004	28.4%	22.3%	19.0%
2005	28.3%	22.4%	19.2%
2006	27.8%	22.2%	19.3%
2007	27.3%	22.4%	19.4%
2008	26.6%	21.9%	19.6%
2009	26.1%	20.9%	19.9%
2010	25.3%	21.5%	20.3%
2011	25.5%	22.3%	20.6%
2012	25.7%	22.1%	20.9%
2013	26.3%	22.5%	21.1%
2014	26.1%	22.9%	21.4%
2015	26.1%	23.1%	21.7%
2016	26.3%	23.1%	22.1%
2017	26.1%	23.8%	22.6%
2018	26.9%	23.6%	23.1%
2019	27.7%	24.2%	23.6%
2020	28.2%	24.8%	24.2%
2021	29.2%	25.7%	24.6%
2022	30.6%	27.0%	26.0%
2023	31.8%	27.6%	27.1%
2024	33.0%	28.8%	27.9%
2025	33.3%	29.2%	28.5%
2026	33.9%	30.0%	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
9934 West, Centrum	18.3%	5,120	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
9931 Noord	47.2%	1,070	−0.3 pp	Turkey
9905 Holwierde	6.7%	1,045	+0.5 pp	Dutch Caribbean

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	6,705	5,020	1,685	395	1,295	410	20	150	245	180	215	25	20	135	125	105	60	650	1,040
1999	6,345	4,705	1,640	355	1,290	395	15	135	225	205	205	20	15	115	130	120	65	590	1,050
2000	6,270	4,595	1,680	375	1,300	400	0	135	215	210	215	25	15	120	150	125	65	600	1,080
2001	6,160	4,460	1,705	355	1,350	385	5	135	210	255	195	25	10	125	170	120	70	570	1,130
2002	5,975	4,320	1,655	335	1,320	385	0	135	185	250	180	25	15	115	185	110	70	530	1,125
2003	5,825	4,185	1,640	340	1,300	365	10	135	175	265	185	25	10	120	175	110	65	520	1,120
2004	5,535	3,965	1,570	325	1,245	315	10	135	170	250	180	20	15	110	185	110	70	505	1,065
2005	5,160	3,700	1,460	295	1,160	290	10	135	150	240	155	20	10	110	170	100	65	455	1,005
2006	4,715	3,405	1,310	265	1,050	285	5	140	140	195	145	20	10	90	140	85	60	415	895
2007	4,345	3,165	1,185	245	935	265	0	125	130	160	135	15	10	85	115	80	60	385	800
2008	4,170	3,060	1,110	235	870	270	5	110	115	145	130	25	10	70	95	80	50	370	745
2009	4,105	3,035	1,070	255	815	260	0	110	120	135	120	25	10	100	85	60	45	375	700
2010	4,145	3,095	1,050	270	785	250	0	100	105	145	125	20	10	115	75	60	50	385	670
2011	4,105	3,060	1,045	270	770	240	0	105	110	155	135	20	10	105	75	45	40	380	665
2012	4,085	3,035	1,050	280	770	235	5	100	115	145	135	25	10	110	80	40	50	395	650
2013	4,095	3,020	1,075	275	795	235	5	95	115	155	135	30	5	105	90	55	45	405	670
2014	4,055	2,995	1,060	265	795	225	5	90	110	165	130	30	10	95	105	55	40	385	675
2015	3,990	2,950	1,040	275	765	210	5	90	105	165	130	30	10	105	105	45	40	385	655
2016	3,890	2,865	1,025	250	775	195	5	100	100	175	110	25	10	105	110	45	45	350	675
2017	3,890	2,875	1,015	245	770	195	5	100	100	165	110	30	10	95	110	55	40	355	665
2018	3,890	2,845	1,045	245	800	190	5	100	100	170	105	30	10	100	120	65	50	345	695
2019	3,930	2,840	1,090	255	835	175	10	95	95	200	110	35	10	100	135	75	50	360	735
2020	3,920	2,815	1,105	240	860	180	10	95	90	200	100	40	10	90	150	75	60	340	765
2021	3,905	2,765	1,140	250	890	180	15	100	90	215	95	40	10	105	140	80	70	345	795
2022	4,015	2,785	1,230	225	1,005	200	10	105	90	265	95	35	10	85	150	115	70	335	880
2023	4,265	2,910	1,355	260	1,095	215	10	105	90	275	100	40	15	105	175	145	75	365	970
2024	4,305	2,890	1,420	285	1,130	220	10	105	90	300	105	40	15	125	180	155	75	–	–
2025	4,370	2,915	1,455	290	1,165	230	5	105	90	300	105	45	20	125	190	170	75	–	–
2026	4,380	2,895	1,485	300	1,185	240	10	100	85	300	95	45	15	145	205	165	80	–	–

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