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Origins

Moroccan origin in the Netherlands

On 1 January 2026, 437,328 residents of the Netherlands (2.4% of the population) had a Moroccan origin.

Residents
437,328 on 1 January 2026
Share of population
2.4%
Change since 2022
±0.0 pp
Born abroad
40.7%

Share per municipality

Morocco, share of residents

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Municipalities with the highest share

  1. Gouda South Holland 9.1% 7,075
  2. Utrecht Utrecht 8.5% 32,265
  3. Amsterdam North Holland 8.5% 79,620
  4. Rotterdam South Holland 7.1% 47,640
  5. Culemborg Gelderland 6.6% 1,995
  6. Den Haag South Holland 5.8% 32,970
  7. Zeist Utrecht 5.7% 3,820
  8. Veenendaal Utrecht 5.4% 3,825
  9. Bergen op Zoom North Brabant 5.4% 3,785
  10. Roosendaal North Brabant 5.2% 4,075
  11. Gorinchem South Holland 4.9% 1,920
  12. Tiel Gelderland 4.9% 2,090

Municipalities with the most residents of this origin

  1. Amsterdam North Holland 79,620 8.5%
  2. Rotterdam South Holland 47,640 7.1%
  3. Den Haag South Holland 32,970 5.8%
  4. Utrecht Utrecht 32,265 8.5%
  5. Almere Flevoland 8,945 3.8%
  6. Gouda South Holland 7,075 9.1%
  7. Eindhoven North Brabant 7,045 2.8%
  8. Tilburg North Brabant 6,450 2.8%
  9. Breda North Brabant 6,010 3.2%
  10. Zaanstad North Holland 5,805 3.5%
  11. Haarlem North Holland 5,705 3.4%
  12. Amersfoort Utrecht 5,560 3.4%

Cities and villages with the highest share

  1. Gouda South Holland 9.1% 7,075
  2. Utrecht Utrecht 9.0% 29,515
  3. Amsterdam North Holland 8.6% 78,415
  4. Rotterdam South Holland 7.6% 46,550
  5. Steyl Venlo, Limburg 6.8% 250
  6. Zeist Utrecht 6.6% 3,660
  7. Culemborg Gelderland 6.6% 1,995
  8. Schoonhoven Krimpenerwaard, South Holland 6.6% 900
  9. Bergen op Zoom North Brabant 6.5% 3,630
  10. Vleuten Utrecht, Utrecht 6.3% 1,780
  11. Hoef en Haag Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht 6.3% 295
  12. Zaltbommel Gelderland 6.2% 835

Places with at least 500 residents.

Postcodes with the highest share

  1. 1061 Amsterdam, North Holland 27.6% 4,540
  2. 3561 Utrecht, Utrecht 25.3% 2,375
  3. 1067 Amsterdam, North Holland 25.2% 5,320
  4. 3564 Utrecht, Utrecht 24.7% 2,415
  5. 1069 Amsterdam, North Holland 24.5% 6,530
  6. 1064 Amsterdam, North Holland 24.4% 3,920
  7. 1063 Amsterdam, North Holland 23.9% 3,000
  8. 3563 Utrecht, Utrecht 23.8% 1,855
  9. 3526 Utrecht, Utrecht 22.7% 2,975
  10. 2526 Den Haag, South Holland 22.0% 2,775
  11. 1068 Amsterdam, North Holland 21.4% 3,980
  12. 3562 Utrecht, Utrecht 20.2% 1,740

Places with at least 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Measure
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Year Netherlands
1998 1.5%
1999 1.6%
2000 1.7%
2001 1.7%
2002 1.8%
2003 1.8%
2004 1.9%
2005 1.9%
2006 2.0%
2007 2.0%
2008 2.0%
2009 2.1%
2010 2.1%
2011 2.1%
2012 2.2%
2013 2.2%
2014 2.2%
2015 2.3%
2016 2.3%
2017 2.3%
2018 2.3%
2019 2.3%
2020 2.3%
2021 2.4%
2022 2.4%
2023 2.4%
2024 2.4%
2025 2.4%
2026 2.4%

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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