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

Asia, share of residents <4%, 4%–6%, 6%–8%, 8%–10%, 10%–15%, 15%–20%, ≥20%

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Municipalities with the highest share

Municipalities with the highest share

  1. Amstelveen North Holland 25.4% 24,335
  2. Eindhoven North Brabant 19.7% 49,255
  3. Den Haag South Holland 19.5% 111,190
  4. Arnhem Gelderland 18.4% 31,685
  5. Schiedam South Holland 18.1% 14,825
  6. Almere Flevoland 17.6% 40,980
  7. Rotterdam South Holland 17.4% 117,390
  8. Diemen North Holland 17.4% 5,800
  9. Almelo Overijssel 17.3% 13,015
  10. Zaanstad North Holland 17.0% 28,135
  11. Enschede Overijssel 16.5% 26,800
  12. Delft South Holland 16.2% 17,850

Municipalities with the most residents of this origin

  1. Amsterdam North Holland 150,580 16.0%
  2. Rotterdam South Holland 117,390 17.4%
  3. Den Haag South Holland 111,190 19.5%
  4. Utrecht Utrecht 50,270 13.3%
  5. Eindhoven North Brabant 49,255 19.7%
  6. Almere Flevoland 40,980 17.6%
  7. Arnhem Gelderland 31,685 18.4%
  8. Zaanstad North Holland 28,135 17.0%
  9. Enschede Overijssel 26,800 16.5%
  10. Haarlemmermeer North Holland 25,130 15.0%
  11. Groningen Groningen 24,340 10.0%
  12. Amstelveen North Holland 24,335 25.4%

Cities and villages with the highest share

  1. Heemserveen Hardenberg, Overijssel 39.0% 320
  2. Katwoude Waterland, North Holland 28.2% 145
  3. Amstelveen North Holland 25.4% 24,335
  4. Velp (Land van Cuijk) Land van Cuijk, North Brabant 24.3% 430
  5. Zaandam Zaanstad, North Holland 23.1% 19,490
  6. Broekhuizenvorst Horst aan de Maas, Limburg 20.7% 280
  7. Velsen-Noord Velsen, North Holland 20.1% 1,210
  8. Luttelgeest Noordoostpolder, Flevoland 20.0% 605
  9. Hoofddorp Haarlemmermeer, North Holland 19.8% 16,210
  10. Eindhoven North Brabant 19.7% 49,255
  11. Lijnden Haarlemmermeer, North Holland 19.6% 215
  12. Den Haag South Holland 19.5% 111,190

Places with at least 500 residents.

Postcodes with the highest share

  1. 5657 Eindhoven, North Brabant 48.1% 255
  2. 3819 Amersfoort, Utrecht 43.8% 370
  3. 3029 Rotterdam, South Holland 42.4% 2,710
  4. 6827 Arnhem, Gelderland 39.0% 765
  5. 7796 Heemserveen, Overijssel 39.0% 320
  6. 1504 Zaandam, North Holland 38.7% 3,195
  7. 1503 Zaandam, North Holland 36.7% 4,170
  8. 6835 Arnhem, Gelderland 36.3% 2,720
  9. 2525 Den Haag, South Holland 36.3% 6,485
  10. 7544 Enschede, Overijssel 36.2% 5,735
  11. 2526 Den Haag, South Holland 36.0% 4,535
  12. 1105 Amsterdam, North Holland 35.4% 1,160

Places with at least 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Measure
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).

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