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
Municipalities with the highest share
Municipalities with the highest share
- Bloemendaal North Holland 4.2% 1,000
- Leidschendam-Voorburg South Holland 4.0% 3,135
- Rijswijk South Holland 3.8% 2,370
- Zoetermeer South Holland 3.8% 5,000
- Heemstede North Holland 3.8% 1,040
- Doesburg Gelderland 3.7% 415
- Laren North Holland 3.6% 415
- Amstelveen North Holland 3.6% 3,420
- Oegstgeest South Holland 3.6% 930
- Wassenaar South Holland 3.6% 995
- Den Helder North Holland 3.5% 2,010
- Rozendaal Gelderland 3.5% 65
Municipalities with the most residents of this origin
- Amsterdam North Holland 22,370 2.4%
- Den Haag South Holland 16,010 2.8%
- Rotterdam South Holland 11,085 1.6%
- Utrecht Utrecht 7,370 1.9%
- Groningen Groningen 5,885 2.4%
- Almere Flevoland 5,850 2.5%
- Eindhoven North Brabant 5,505 2.2%
- Arnhem Gelderland 5,425 3.2%
- Zoetermeer South Holland 5,000 3.8%
- Breda North Brabant 4,975 2.6%
- Amersfoort Utrecht 4,505 2.8%
- Apeldoorn Gelderland 4,495 2.7%
Cities and villages with the highest share
- Bovensmilde Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe 6.6% 215
- Huisduinen Den Helder, North Holland 5.8% 35
- Moordrecht Zuidplas, South Holland 5.6% 505
- Bloemendaal North Holland 5.0% 330
- Bentveld Zandvoort, North Holland 4.9% 50
- Aerdenhout Bloemendaal, North Holland 4.6% 220
- Bosch en Duin Zeist, Utrecht 4.4% 75
- Oud Zuilen Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht 4.2% 25
- Voorburg Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland 4.1% 1,755
- Overveen Bloemendaal, North Holland 4.0% 180
- Vreeland Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht 4.0% 80
- Leidschendam Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland 3.9% 1,380
Places with at least 500 residents.
Postcodes with the highest share
- 7907 Hoogeveen, Drenthe 7.7% 150
- 2334 Leiden, South Holland 7.1% 195
- 2597 Den Haag, South Holland 7.0% 645
- 2243 Wassenaar, South Holland 6.9% 200
- 8172 Vaassen, Gelderland 6.6% 320
- 2905 Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland 6.6% 450
- 9421 Bovensmilde, Drenthe 6.6% 215
- 2566 Den Haag, South Holland 6.6% 435
- 9406 Assen, Drenthe 6.2% 585
- 2711 Zoetermeer, South Holland 6.0% 305
- 1789 Huisduinen, North Holland 5.8% 35
- 2555 Den Haag, South Holland 5.7% 530
Places with at least 500 residents.
Trend since 1998
New CBS classification
1.9%
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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- 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%
- Dutch Caribbean origin 1.1%
- German origin 1.9%
- Polish origin 1.4%
- Belgian origin 0.76%
- African origin 4.7%
- Asian origin 9.9%
- American origin 4.7%
- Oceanian origin 0.19%