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Origins

European origin in the Netherlands

On 1 January 2026, 1,739,260 residents of the Netherlands (9.6% of the population) had a European origin.

Excluding the Netherlands; Turkey counts as Asia

Residents
1,739,260 on 1 January 2026
Share of population
9.6%
Change since 2022
+1.2 pp
Born abroad
64.7%

Share per municipality

Europe, share of residents

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Municipalities with the highest share

  1. Vaals Limburg 45.4% 4,590
  2. Sluis Zeeland 32.6% 7,560
  3. Hulst Zeeland 27.6% 7,560
  4. Kerkrade Limburg 23.6% 10,835
  5. Baarle-Nassau North Brabant 23.4% 1,700
  6. Terneuzen Zeeland 21.7% 12,125
  7. Maastricht Limburg 21.3% 26,845
  8. Woensdrecht North Brabant 21.0% 4,675
  9. Den Haag South Holland 18.1% 103,205
  10. Diemen North Holland 17.7% 5,895
  11. Amsterdam North Holland 17.3% 162,730
  12. Venlo Limburg 17.3% 17,975

Municipalities with the most residents of this origin

  1. Amsterdam North Holland 162,730 17.3%
  2. Den Haag South Holland 103,205 18.1%
  3. Rotterdam South Holland 87,315 13.0%
  4. Utrecht Utrecht 41,775 11.0%
  5. Eindhoven North Brabant 37,830 15.1%
  6. Tilburg North Brabant 29,090 12.6%
  7. Groningen Groningen 27,630 11.3%
  8. Maastricht Limburg 26,845 21.3%
  9. Haarlem North Holland 22,235 13.2%
  10. Almere Flevoland 21,305 9.2%
  11. Breda North Brabant 19,305 10.1%
  12. Enschede Overijssel 18,690 11.5%

Cities and villages with the highest share

  1. Nieuw Namen Hulst, Zeeland 68.7% 670
  2. Eede Sluis, Zeeland 66.1% 635
  3. Vaals Limburg 53.0% 4,085
  4. Sluis Zeeland 46.4% 1,110
  5. Putte Woensdrecht, North Brabant 45.9% 1,800
  6. Aardenburg Sluis, Zeeland 45.0% 1,025
  7. De Bult Steenwijkerland, Overijssel 44.2% 305
  8. Sas van Gent Terneuzen, Zeeland 44.1% 1,775
  9. Clinge Hulst, Zeeland 42.9% 1,010
  10. Westdorpe Terneuzen, Zeeland 41.0% 795
  11. Cadzand Sluis, Zeeland 38.3% 270
  12. Koewacht Terneuzen, Zeeland 35.1% 905

Places with at least 500 residents.

Postcodes with the highest share

  1. 5145 Waalwijk, North Brabant 80.4% 780
  2. 4568 Nieuw Namen, Zeeland 68.7% 670
  3. 4529 Eede, Zeeland 66.1% 635
  4. 9747 Groningen, Groningen 58.0% 325
  5. 6291 Vaals, Limburg 53.0% 4,085
  6. 5928 Venlo, Limburg 50.2% 680
  7. 4524 Sluis, Zeeland 46.4% 1,110
  8. 4645 Putte, North Brabant 45.9% 1,800
  9. 3897 Zeewolde, Flevoland 45.2% 880
  10. 4527 Aardenburg, Zeeland 45.0% 1,025
  11. 8025 Zwolle, Overijssel 44.3% 735
  12. 8346 De Bult, Overijssel 44.2% 305

Places with at least 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Measure
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Year Netherlands
1998 5.6%
1999 5.6%
2000 5.7%
2001 5.7%
2002 5.8%
2003 5.8%
2004 5.9%
2005 5.9%
2006 5.9%
2007 5.9%
2008 6.0%
2009 6.2%
2010 6.3%
2011 6.4%
2012 6.6%
2013 6.7%
2014 6.8%
2015 7.0%
2016 7.1%
2017 7.2%
2018 7.4%
2019 7.6%
2020 7.9%
2021 8.1%
2022 8.4%
2023 9.1%
2024 9.3%
2025 9.5%
2026 9.6%

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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