Origins
Asian origin in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2026, 1,792,645 residents of the Netherlands (9.9% of the population) had an Asian origin.
- Residents
- 1,792,645 on 1 January 2026
- Share of population
- 9.9%
- Change since 2022
- +1.2 pp
- Born abroad
- 59.2%
Share per municipality
Municipalities with the highest share
Municipalities with the highest share
- Amstelveen North Holland 25.4% 24,335
- Eindhoven North Brabant 19.7% 49,255
- Den Haag South Holland 19.5% 111,190
- Arnhem Gelderland 18.4% 31,685
- Schiedam South Holland 18.1% 14,825
- Almere Flevoland 17.6% 40,980
- Rotterdam South Holland 17.4% 117,390
- Diemen North Holland 17.4% 5,800
- Almelo Overijssel 17.3% 13,015
- Zaanstad North Holland 17.0% 28,135
- Enschede Overijssel 16.5% 26,800
- Delft South Holland 16.2% 17,850
Municipalities with the most residents of this origin
- Amsterdam North Holland 150,580 16.0%
- Rotterdam South Holland 117,390 17.4%
- Den Haag South Holland 111,190 19.5%
- Utrecht Utrecht 50,270 13.3%
- Eindhoven North Brabant 49,255 19.7%
- Almere Flevoland 40,980 17.6%
- Arnhem Gelderland 31,685 18.4%
- Zaanstad North Holland 28,135 17.0%
- Enschede Overijssel 26,800 16.5%
- Haarlemmermeer North Holland 25,130 15.0%
- Groningen Groningen 24,340 10.0%
- Amstelveen North Holland 24,335 25.4%
Cities and villages with the highest share
- Heemserveen Hardenberg, Overijssel 39.0% 320
- Katwoude Waterland, North Holland 28.2% 145
- Amstelveen North Holland 25.4% 24,335
- Velp (Land van Cuijk) Land van Cuijk, North Brabant 24.3% 430
- Zaandam Zaanstad, North Holland 23.1% 19,490
- Broekhuizenvorst Horst aan de Maas, Limburg 20.7% 280
- Velsen-Noord Velsen, North Holland 20.1% 1,210
- Luttelgeest Noordoostpolder, Flevoland 20.0% 605
- Hoofddorp Haarlemmermeer, North Holland 19.8% 16,210
- Eindhoven North Brabant 19.7% 49,255
- Lijnden Haarlemmermeer, North Holland 19.6% 215
- Den Haag South Holland 19.5% 111,190
Places with at least 500 residents.
Postcodes with the highest share
- 5657 Eindhoven, North Brabant 48.1% 255
- 3819 Amersfoort, Utrecht 43.8% 370
- 3029 Rotterdam, South Holland 42.4% 2,710
- 6827 Arnhem, Gelderland 39.0% 765
- 7796 Heemserveen, Overijssel 39.0% 320
- 1504 Zaandam, North Holland 38.7% 3,195
- 1503 Zaandam, North Holland 36.7% 4,170
- 6835 Arnhem, Gelderland 36.3% 2,720
- 2525 Den Haag, South Holland 36.3% 6,485
- 7544 Enschede, Overijssel 36.2% 5,735
- 2526 Den Haag, South Holland 36.0% 4,535
- 1105 Amsterdam, North Holland 35.4% 1,160
Places with at least 500 residents.
Trend since 1998
New CBS classification
9.9%
Show as table
| Year | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.7% |
| 1999 | 5.8% |
| 2000 | 6.0% |
| 2001 | 6.1% |
| 2002 | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% |
| 2007 | 6.6% |
| 2008 | 6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% |
| 2020 | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% |
| 2023 | 9.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3% |
| 2025 | 9.6% |
| 2026 | 9.9% |
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).
Explore by origin
- Migration background 29.1%
- Dutch origin 70.9%
- European origin 9.6%
- Non-European origin 19.5%
- EU origin 7.2%
- Turkish origin 2.6%
- Moroccan origin 2.4%
- Surinamese origin 2.0%
- Indonesian origin 1.9%
- Dutch Caribbean origin 1.1%
- German origin 1.9%
- Polish origin 1.4%
- Belgian origin 0.76%
- African origin 4.7%
- American origin 4.7%
- Oceanian origin 0.19%