Origins
Oceanian origin in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2026, 33,690 residents of the Netherlands (0.19% of the population) had an origin in Oceania.
- Residents
- 33,690 on 1 January 2026
- Share of population
- 0.19%
- Change since 2022
- ±0.0 pp
- Born abroad
- 53.6%
Share per municipality
Municipalities with the highest share
Municipalities with the highest share
- Schiermonnikoog Friesland 0.52% 5
- Amsterdam North Holland 0.49% 4,660
- Castricum North Holland 0.47% 175
- Bloemendaal North Holland 0.47% 110
- Wassenaar South Holland 0.46% 130
- Haarlem North Holland 0.39% 655
- Heiloo North Holland 0.37% 90
- Heemstede North Holland 0.36% 100
- Hilversum North Holland 0.35% 330
- Laren North Holland 0.35% 40
- Amstelveen North Holland 0.34% 330
- Bergen (NH.) North Holland 0.34% 100
Municipalities with the most residents of this origin
- Amsterdam North Holland 4,660 0.49%
- Den Haag South Holland 1,535 0.27%
- Utrecht Utrecht 1,105 0.29%
- Rotterdam South Holland 970 0.14%
- Haarlem North Holland 655 0.39%
- Eindhoven North Brabant 575 0.23%
- Groningen Groningen 550 0.23%
- Nijmegen Gelderland 465 0.24%
- Leiden South Holland 410 0.31%
- Tilburg North Brabant 405 0.18%
- Almere Flevoland 395 0.17%
- Amstelveen North Holland 330 0.34%
Cities and villages with the highest share
- Landhorst Land van Cuijk, North Brabant 1.4% 10
- Benningbroek Medemblik, North Holland 1.3% 10
- Stevensbeek Land van Cuijk, North Brabant 1.2% 10
- Blesdijke Weststellingwerf, Friesland 1.0% 5
- Haarzuilens Utrecht, Utrecht 1.0% 5
- Drouwen Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe 0.94% 5
- Zuidermeer Koggenland, North Holland 0.90% 5
- Zwagerbosch Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland 0.85% 5
- Blauwhuis Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland 0.84% 5
- Koedijk Alkmaar, North Holland 0.83% 20
- Kreileroord Hollands Kroon, North Holland 0.81% 5
- Den Hout Oosterhout, North Brabant 0.78% 10
Places with at least 500 residents.
Postcodes with the highest share
- 1017 Amsterdam, North Holland 1.4% 185
- 5445 Landhorst, North Brabant 1.4% 10
- 1016 Amsterdam, North Holland 1.3% 150
- 1654 Benningbroek, North Holland 1.3% 10
- 1015 Amsterdam, North Holland 1.3% 185
- 2244 Wassenaar, South Holland 1.2% 25
- 1052 Amsterdam, North Holland 1.2% 140
- 5844 Stevensbeek, North Brabant 1.2% 10
- 3584 Utrecht, Utrecht 1.2% 90
- 1054 Amsterdam, North Holland 1.2% 195
- 1053 Amsterdam, North Holland 1.1% 180
- 1075 Amsterdam, North Holland 1.1% 110
Places with at least 500 residents.
Trend since 1998
New CBS classification
0.19%
Show as table
| Year | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.10% |
| 1999 | 0.10% |
| 2000 | 0.10% |
| 2001 | 0.11% |
| 2002 | 0.11% |
| 2003 | 0.12% |
| 2004 | 0.12% |
| 2005 | 0.12% |
| 2006 | 0.12% |
| 2007 | 0.12% |
| 2008 | 0.12% |
| 2009 | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 0.12% |
| 2011 | 0.12% |
| 2012 | 0.12% |
| 2013 | 0.12% |
| 2014 | 0.12% |
| 2015 | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 0.13% |
| 2018 | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 0.14% |
| 2022 | 0.18% |
| 2023 | 0.18% |
| 2024 | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 0.19% |
| 2026 | 0.19% |
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
- 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%
- 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%