Origins
Migration background in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2026, 5,271,067 residents of the Netherlands (29.1% of the population) had a migration background.
Born abroad, or at least one parent born abroad
- Residents
- 5,271,067 on 1 January 2026
- Share of population
- 29.1%
- Change since 2022
- +3.1 pp
- Born abroad
- 59.3%
Share per municipality
Municipalities with the highest share
Municipalities with the highest share
- Den Haag South Holland 61.1% 348,075
- Amsterdam North Holland 60.7% 571,895
- Rotterdam South Holland 57.9% 390,000
- Diemen North Holland 55.9% 18,630
- Vaals Limburg 55.5% 5,610
- Amstelveen North Holland 54.7% 52,400
- Almere Flevoland 51.6% 120,135
- Schiedam South Holland 49.4% 40,470
- Eindhoven North Brabant 46.9% 117,160
- Rijswijk South Holland 45.0% 27,850
- Capelle aan den IJssel South Holland 43.7% 30,495
- Delft South Holland 43.5% 47,910
Municipalities with the most residents of this origin
- Amsterdam North Holland 571,895 60.7%
- Rotterdam South Holland 390,000 57.9%
- Den Haag South Holland 348,075 61.1%
- Utrecht Utrecht 156,790 41.5%
- Almere Flevoland 120,135 51.6%
- Eindhoven North Brabant 117,160 46.9%
- Tilburg North Brabant 79,195 34.3%
- Groningen Groningen 73,310 30.0%
- Zaanstad North Holland 67,070 40.6%
- Arnhem Gelderland 67,005 39.0%
- Haarlem North Holland 64,495 38.2%
- Haarlemmermeer North Holland 61,625 36.9%
Cities and villages with the highest share
- Nieuw Namen Hulst, Zeeland 72.3% 705
- Eede Sluis, Zeeland 69.3% 665
- Vaals Limburg 63.2% 4,875
- Heemserveen Hardenberg, Overijssel 62.8% 515
- Amsterdam North Holland 61.5% 562,835
- Den Haag South Holland 61.1% 348,075
- Rotterdam South Holland 59.9% 364,875
- Diemen North Holland 55.9% 18,630
- Sluis Zeeland 55.0% 1,315
- Amstelveen North Holland 54.7% 52,400
- Sas van Gent Terneuzen, Zeeland 54.4% 2,190
- Putte Woensdrecht, North Brabant 53.0% 2,080
Places with at least 500 residents.
Postcodes with the highest share
- 9747 Groningen, Groningen 99.1% 555
- 2572 Den Haag, South Holland 94.3% 9,090
- 5145 Waalwijk, North Brabant 92.3% 895
- 2526 Den Haag, South Holland 92.1% 11,600
- 2525 Den Haag, South Holland 91.8% 16,405
- 3029 Rotterdam, South Holland 90.9% 5,815
- 1105 Amsterdam, North Holland 88.7% 2,910
- 1102 Amsterdam, North Holland 86.6% 23,110
- 3074 Rotterdam, South Holland 85.0% 10,205
- 1101 Amsterdam, North Holland 84.3% 1,820
- 2571 Den Haag, South Holland 84.0% 9,370
- 1104 Amsterdam, North Holland 82.6% 13,265
Places with at least 500 residents.
Trend since 1998
New CBS classification
29.1%
Show as table
| Year | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.7% |
| 1999 | 17.1% |
| 2000 | 17.5% |
| 2001 | 18.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4% |
| 2003 | 18.8% |
| 2004 | 19.0% |
| 2005 | 19.2% |
| 2006 | 19.3% |
| 2007 | 19.4% |
| 2008 | 19.6% |
| 2009 | 19.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% |
| 2011 | 20.6% |
| 2012 | 20.9% |
| 2013 | 21.1% |
| 2014 | 21.4% |
| 2015 | 21.7% |
| 2016 | 22.1% |
| 2017 | 22.6% |
| 2018 | 23.1% |
| 2019 | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 24.2% |
| 2021 | 24.6% |
| 2022 | 26.0% |
| 2023 | 27.1% |
| 2024 | 27.9% |
| 2025 | 28.5% |
| 2026 | 29.1% |
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).
Explore by origin
- 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%
- Indonesian origin 1.9%
- 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%