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Alphen aan den Rijn: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Alphen aan den Rijn had 76,105 residents. 29.6% of them (22,515 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn (25.4%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.9%), other Europe (4.5%) and Morocco (3.4%). 56.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.4 percentage points.

Residents: 76,105 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 29.6% 22,515 people
Born abroad: 56.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.4 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background per postcode.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

70% 30%

Dutch origin 70.4% 53,560
Migration background 29.6% 22,515

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Alphen aan den Rijn. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.9% 4,505 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 5.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.5% 3,430 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

3.4% 2,610 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 3.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.9% 2,170 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

2.7% 2,040 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 2.4% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.3% 1,755 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.9% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.9% 1,460 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.6% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

1.8% 1,370 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 1,180 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.2% 910 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.1% 815 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 0.87% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.37% 285 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.0% 12,610
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.0% 9,915

Men and women

Men: 37,965
Women: 38,125

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Alphen aan den Rijn 29.6%

Higher than 93% of all cities in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

29.6%

Alphen aan den Rijn
Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn
Netherlands

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Year	Alphen aan den Rijn	Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn	Netherlands
1998	17.0%	13.8%	16.7%
1999	17.6%	14.3%	17.1%
2000	18.1%	14.7%	17.5%
2001	18.5%	15.0%	18.0%
2002	19.0%	15.4%	18.4%
2003	19.4%	15.7%	18.8%
2004	19.4%	15.7%	19.0%
2005	19.5%	15.9%	19.2%
2006	19.5%	15.9%	19.3%
2007	19.6%	16.0%	19.4%
2008	20.0%	16.4%	19.6%
2009	20.3%	16.7%	19.9%
2010	20.6%	17.0%	20.3%
2011	20.8%	17.2%	20.6%
2012	21.0%	17.4%	20.9%
2013	21.2%	17.6%	21.1%
2014	21.3%	17.8%	21.4%
2015	21.5%	18.1%	21.7%
2016	21.9%	18.5%	22.1%
2017	22.7%	19.2%	22.6%
2018	23.3%	19.7%	23.1%
2019	23.9%	20.3%	23.6%
2020	24.4%	20.8%	24.2%
2021	24.9%	21.2%	24.6%
2022	26.2%	22.4%	26.0%
2023	27.4%	23.4%	27.1%
2024	28.1%	24.0%	27.9%
2025	28.6%	24.5%	28.5%
2026	29.6%	25.4%	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).

Postcodes in Alphen aan den Rijn

				Largest group
2408 Kerk en Zanen	23.0%	17,520	+1.7 pp	Other Asia
2402 Ridderveld	37.0%	13,460	+3.4 pp	Other Asia
2403 Zegersloot	34.6%	10,150	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
2406 Lage Zijde	20.6%	9,725	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
2401 Oudshoorn	31.0%	9,305	+2.3 pp	Other Asia
2405 Hoge Zijde	27.6%	8,765	+4.9 pp	Other Europe
2404 Hoorn	40.9%	6,060	+9.7 pp	Other Asia
2407 Steekterpolder	19.4%	1,080	+11.0 pp	Other Europe
2409 Rietveld	12.5%	40	±0.0 pp	Other Europe

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	65,405	54,305	11,115	2,795	8,310	650	1,215	1,200	2,955	540	1,040	110	240	1,405	530	810	410	5,940	5,160
1999	66,125	54,480	11,650	2,845	8,810	705	1,265	1,210	2,970	570	1,045	100	230	1,470	700	925	465	6,040	5,600
2000	66,775	54,700	12,080	2,935	9,150	720	1,345	1,210	2,935	645	1,060	120	235	1,520	810	1,030	455	6,090	5,990
2001	67,040	54,635	12,405	3,000	9,405	710	1,440	1,245	2,865	675	1,075	130	225	1,570	845	1,165	465	6,085	6,320
2002	67,560	54,710	12,865	3,070	9,800	745	1,500	1,215	2,830	720	1,105	130	215	1,620	975	1,315	500	6,140	6,715
2003	67,650	54,505	13,150	3,085	10,045	785	1,595	1,225	2,785	735	1,090	145	230	1,620	1,040	1,380	500	6,115	7,040
2004	67,370	54,310	13,065	3,045	10,005	800	1,670	1,225	2,760	710	1,065	150	210	1,620	1,015	1,320	505	6,035	7,040
2005	67,465	54,320	13,155	3,125	10,045	820	1,740	1,245	2,720	685	1,050	185	230	1,660	940	1,370	530	6,085	7,070
2006	67,840	54,585	13,245	3,175	10,100	825	1,780	1,235	2,705	685	1,050	200	225	1,700	930	1,395	545	6,085	7,170
2007	67,975	54,660	13,315	3,240	10,100	840	1,815	1,250	2,690	670	1,025	250	235	1,730	885	1,410	540	6,140	7,190
2008	68,535	54,835	13,695	3,360	10,340	880	1,880	1,270	2,675	700	1,020	310	255	1,775	935	1,465	540	6,245	7,460
2009	69,040	55,020	14,020	3,480	10,540	910	1,925	1,285	2,650	700	1,045	395	235	1,805	960	1,540	570	6,360	7,665
2010	69,435	55,125	14,310	3,580	10,705	930	1,940	1,305	2,630	725	1,065	435	230	1,850	1,015	1,600	560	6,460	7,845
2011	69,600	55,080	14,505	3,735	10,790	925	2,000	1,290	2,605	695	1,055	495	245	1,940	1,070	1,595	610	6,555	7,955
2012	69,745	55,080	14,665	3,810	10,850	935	2,040	1,280	2,565	690	1,055	585	235	1,935	1,100	1,640	600	6,610	8,055
2013	69,815	55,055	14,775	3,910	10,865	935	2,060	1,280	2,520	675	1,045	635	245	1,985	1,110	1,650	635	6,670	8,110
2014	69,980	55,080	14,900	3,975	10,930	940	2,115	1,270	2,450	675	1,035	685	250	2,005	1,100	1,715	665	6,680	8,220
2015	70,440	55,275	15,165	4,080	11,080	950	2,180	1,280	2,435	690	1,025	750	260	2,045	1,100	1,790	655	6,760	8,405
2016	70,620	55,160	15,460	4,210	11,245	965	2,220	1,275	2,410	690	1,015	850	265	2,080	1,175	1,850	665	6,865	8,595
2017	71,395	55,220	16,175	4,435	11,745	1,005	2,250	1,270	2,400	705	1,015	1,005	260	2,155	1,215	2,200	700	7,095	9,075
2018	72,005	55,250	16,755	4,680	12,070	1,010	2,295	1,280	2,400	710	1,010	1,140	260	2,270	1,280	2,390	715	7,350	9,410
2019	72,910	55,495	17,415	4,915	12,495	1,045	2,365	1,285	2,365	720	1,005	1,300	275	2,335	1,340	2,590	785	7,570	9,845
2020	73,630	55,630	18,000	5,200	12,800	1,075	2,410	1,270	2,325	730	975	1,500	270	2,455	1,400	2,760	835	7,815	10,185
2021	73,895	55,490	18,405	5,355	13,055	1,105	2,435	1,340	2,310	740	955	1,600	270	2,530	1,420	2,860	845	7,940	10,465
2022	74,090	54,655	19,435	5,525	13,910	1,125	2,460	1,365	2,350	830	970	1,665	295	2,615	1,515	3,280	995	8,050	10,740
2023	74,810	54,340	20,470	6,155	14,305	1,175	2,495	1,390	2,315	830	955	1,845	290	3,070	1,550	3,530	1,020	8,690	11,150
2024	75,165	54,070	21,090	6,335	14,755	1,230	2,540	1,415	2,250	820	955	1,880	280	3,220	1,620	3,820	1,055	–	–
2025	75,500	53,905	21,600	6,495	15,105	1,270	2,550	1,435	2,215	825	925	1,975	280	3,330	1,665	4,035	1,110	–	–
2026	76,105	53,560	22,515	6,670	15,855	1,370	2,610	1,460	2,170	815	910	2,040	285	3,430	1,755	4,505	1,180	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)