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Origins

Dutch Caribbean origin in the Netherlands

On 1 January 2026, 199,164 residents of the Netherlands (1.1% of the population) had a Dutch Caribbean origin.

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

Residents
199,164 on 1 January 2026
Share of population
1.1%
Change since 2022
±0.0 pp
Born abroad
54.6%

Share per municipality

Dutch Caribbean, share of residents

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Municipalities with the highest share

  1. Capelle aan den IJssel South Holland 4.5% 3,130
  2. Rotterdam South Holland 4.5% 30,090
  3. Nissewaard South Holland 3.7% 3,325
  4. Schiedam South Holland 2.8% 2,295
  5. Den Helder North Holland 2.8% 1,575
  6. Dordrecht South Holland 2.7% 3,315
  7. Zoetermeer South Holland 2.7% 3,505
  8. Vlaardingen South Holland 2.7% 2,060
  9. Den Haag South Holland 2.6% 14,865
  10. Lelystad Flevoland 2.6% 2,235
  11. Almere Flevoland 2.6% 5,945
  12. Eemsdelta Groningen 2.5% 1,125

Municipalities with the most residents of this origin

  1. Rotterdam South Holland 30,090 4.5%
  2. Den Haag South Holland 14,865 2.6%
  3. Amsterdam North Holland 12,675 1.3%
  4. Almere Flevoland 5,945 2.6%
  5. Tilburg North Brabant 5,770 2.5%
  6. Groningen Groningen 4,485 1.8%
  7. Zoetermeer South Holland 3,505 2.7%
  8. Arnhem Gelderland 3,420 2.0%
  9. Eindhoven North Brabant 3,345 1.3%
  10. Nissewaard South Holland 3,325 3.7%
  11. Dordrecht South Holland 3,315 2.7%
  12. Utrecht Utrecht 3,265 0.86%

Cities and villages with the highest share

  1. Hoogvliet Rotterdam Rotterdam, South Holland 6.4% 2,370
  2. Delfzijl Eemsdelta, Groningen 5.1% 775
  3. Capelle aan den IJssel South Holland 4.5% 3,130
  4. Rotterdam South Holland 4.4% 26,885
  5. Spijkenisse Nissewaard, South Holland 4.3% 3,210
  6. Rozenburg (Rotterdam) Rotterdam, South Holland 3.9% 495
  7. Foxhol Midden-Groningen, Groningen 3.2% 30
  8. Farmsum Eemsdelta, Groningen 3.2% 55
  9. Den Helder North Holland 3.1% 1,270
  10. Pernis Rotterdam Rotterdam, South Holland 2.9% 140
  11. Schiedam South Holland 2.8% 2,295
  12. Tilburg North Brabant 2.7% 5,620

Places with at least 500 residents.

Postcodes with the highest share

  1. 3013 Rotterdam, South Holland 15.7% 550
  2. 3086 Rotterdam, South Holland 9.0% 1,150
  3. 2905 Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland 8.9% 610
  4. 3089 Rotterdam, South Holland 8.2% 160
  5. 3192 Hoogvliet Rotterdam, South Holland 8.0% 1,105
  6. 3085 Rotterdam, South Holland 8.0% 1,155
  7. 3081 Rotterdam, South Holland 7.9% 970
  8. 3073 Rotterdam, South Holland 7.9% 1,090
  9. 3077 Rotterdam, South Holland 7.7% 1,390
  10. 3078 Rotterdam, South Holland 7.7% 1,005
  11. 2516 Den Haag, South Holland 7.7% 965
  12. 3074 Rotterdam, South Holland 7.5% 900

Places with at least 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Measure
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Year Netherlands
1998 0.59%
1999 0.63%
2000 0.68%
2001 0.73%
2002 0.78%
2003 0.80%
2004 0.80%
2005 0.80%
2006 0.79%
2007 0.79%
2008 0.80%
2009 0.82%
2010 0.84%
2011 0.85%
2012 0.86%
2013 0.87%
2014 0.87%
2015 0.88%
2016 0.89%
2017 0.90%
2018 0.91%
2019 0.93%
2020 1.0%
2021 1.0%
2022 1.1%
2023 1.1%
2024 1.1%
2025 1.1%
2026 1.1%

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).

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