Origins
Turkish origin in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2026, 479,880 residents of the Netherlands (2.6% of the population) had a Turkish origin.
- Residents
- 479,880 on 1 January 2026
- Share of population
- 2.6%
- Change since 2022
- +0.2 pp
- Born abroad
- 50.7%
Share per municipality
Municipalities with the highest share
Municipalities with the highest share
- Schiedam South Holland 10.4% 8,505
- Zaanstad North Holland 8.7% 14,300
- Den Haag South Holland 8.1% 46,010
- Vlaardingen South Holland 7.8% 6,045
- Almelo Overijssel 7.7% 5,800
- Rotterdam South Holland 7.4% 49,760
- Deventer Overijssel 6.7% 7,015
- Maassluis South Holland 6.2% 2,320
- Beverwijk North Holland 6.1% 2,640
- Hengelo Overijssel 6.0% 5,045
- Dordrecht South Holland 5.8% 7,155
- Doesburg Gelderland 5.8% 645
Municipalities with the most residents of this origin
- Rotterdam South Holland 49,760 7.4%
- Amsterdam North Holland 47,675 5.1%
- Den Haag South Holland 46,010 8.1%
- Utrecht Utrecht 15,465 4.1%
- Zaanstad North Holland 14,300 8.7%
- Eindhoven North Brabant 13,815 5.5%
- Arnhem Gelderland 9,245 5.4%
- Enschede Overijssel 9,195 5.7%
- Tilburg North Brabant 9,005 3.9%
- Schiedam South Holland 8,505 10.4%
- Haarlem North Holland 7,160 4.2%
- Dordrecht South Holland 7,155 5.8%
Cities and villages with the highest share
- Zaandam Zaanstad, North Holland 13.0% 10,980
- Schiedam South Holland 10.4% 8,505
- Oudheusden Heusden, North Brabant 9.6% 260
- Leerdam Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht 9.3% 1,900
- Terborg Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland 8.7% 405
- Almelo Overijssel 8.1% 5,790
- Den Haag South Holland 8.1% 46,010
- Deventer Overijssel 7.9% 6,745
- Vlaardingen South Holland 7.8% 6,045
- Rotterdam South Holland 7.8% 47,405
- Velsen-Noord Velsen, North Holland 6.9% 415
- Oss North Brabant 6.8% 4,115
Places with at least 500 residents.
Postcodes with the highest share
- 1504 Zaandam, North Holland 29.6% 2,445
- 1503 Zaandam, North Holland 27.0% 3,075
- 2525 Den Haag, South Holland 26.4% 4,710
- 2572 Den Haag, South Holland 25.7% 2,475
- 2526 Den Haag, South Holland 24.9% 3,140
- 3118 Schiedam, South Holland 24.5% 1,610
- 7417 Deventer, Overijssel 23.9% 1,205
- 1067 Amsterdam, North Holland 22.8% 4,815
- 3119 Schiedam, South Holland 22.6% 2,310
- 3074 Rotterdam, South Holland 22.3% 2,675
- 2542 Den Haag, South Holland 20.8% 2,155
- 3073 Rotterdam, South Holland 20.4% 2,805
Places with at least 500 residents.
Trend since 1998
New CBS classification
2.6%
Show as table
| Year | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.6% |
| 2026 | 2.6% |
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%
- 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%