Origins

Indonesian origin in the Netherlands

On 1 January 2026, 347,997 residents of the Netherlands (1.9% of the population) had an Indonesian origin.

Residents
347,997 on 1 January 2026
Share of population
1.9%
Change since 2022
−0.1 pp
Born abroad
27.6%

Share per municipality

Indonesia, share of residents <1%, 1%–2%, 2%–2%, 2%–3%, 3%–3%, 3%–4%, ≥4%

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Municipalities with the highest share

Municipalities with the highest share

  1. Bloemendaal North Holland 4.2% 1,000
  2. Leidschendam-Voorburg South Holland 4.0% 3,135
  3. Rijswijk South Holland 3.8% 2,370
  4. Zoetermeer South Holland 3.8% 5,000
  5. Heemstede North Holland 3.8% 1,040
  6. Doesburg Gelderland 3.7% 415
  7. Laren North Holland 3.6% 415
  8. Amstelveen North Holland 3.6% 3,420
  9. Oegstgeest South Holland 3.6% 930
  10. Wassenaar South Holland 3.6% 995
  11. Den Helder North Holland 3.5% 2,010
  12. Rozendaal Gelderland 3.5% 65

Municipalities with the most residents of this origin

  1. Amsterdam North Holland 22,370 2.4%
  2. Den Haag South Holland 16,010 2.8%
  3. Rotterdam South Holland 11,085 1.6%
  4. Utrecht Utrecht 7,370 1.9%
  5. Groningen Groningen 5,885 2.4%
  6. Almere Flevoland 5,850 2.5%
  7. Eindhoven North Brabant 5,505 2.2%
  8. Arnhem Gelderland 5,425 3.2%
  9. Zoetermeer South Holland 5,000 3.8%
  10. Breda North Brabant 4,975 2.6%
  11. Amersfoort Utrecht 4,505 2.8%
  12. Apeldoorn Gelderland 4,495 2.7%

Cities and villages with the highest share

  1. Bovensmilde Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe 6.6% 215
  2. Huisduinen Den Helder, North Holland 5.8% 35
  3. Moordrecht Zuidplas, South Holland 5.6% 505
  4. Bloemendaal North Holland 5.0% 330
  5. Bentveld Zandvoort, North Holland 4.9% 50
  6. Aerdenhout Bloemendaal, North Holland 4.6% 220
  7. Bosch en Duin Zeist, Utrecht 4.4% 75
  8. Oud Zuilen Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht 4.2% 25
  9. Voorburg Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland 4.1% 1,755
  10. Overveen Bloemendaal, North Holland 4.0% 180
  11. Vreeland Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht 4.0% 80
  12. Leidschendam Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland 3.9% 1,380

Places with at least 500 residents.

Postcodes with the highest share

  1. 7907 Hoogeveen, Drenthe 7.7% 150
  2. 2334 Leiden, South Holland 7.1% 195
  3. 2597 Den Haag, South Holland 7.0% 645
  4. 2243 Wassenaar, South Holland 6.9% 200
  5. 8172 Vaassen, Gelderland 6.6% 320
  6. 2905 Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland 6.6% 450
  7. 9421 Bovensmilde, Drenthe 6.6% 215
  8. 2566 Den Haag, South Holland 6.6% 435
  9. 9406 Assen, Drenthe 6.2% 585
  10. 2711 Zoetermeer, South Holland 6.0% 305
  11. 1789 Huisduinen, North Holland 5.8% 35
  12. 2555 Den Haag, South Holland 5.7% 530

Places with at least 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Measure
Show as table
Year Netherlands
1998 2.6%
1999 2.6%
2000 2.6%
2001 2.5%
2002 2.5%
2003 2.5%
2004 2.5%
2005 2.4%
2006 2.4%
2007 2.4%
2008 2.4%
2009 2.3%
2010 2.3%
2011 2.3%
2012 2.3%
2013 2.2%
2014 2.2%
2015 2.2%
2016 2.2%
2017 2.1%
2018 2.1%
2019 2.1%
2020 2.0%
2021 2.0%
2022 2.1%
2023 2.0%
2024 2.0%
2025 2.0%
2026 1.9%

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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