City · Hoorn, North Holland

Blokker: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Blokker had 5,840 residents. 16.5% of them (965 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Hoorn (28.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.1%), other Europe (2.2%) and Turkey (2.1%). 45.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.6 percentage points.

Residents: 5,840 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.5% 965 people
Born abroad: 45.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.6 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

83% 17%

Dutch origin 83.4% 4,870
Migration background 16.5% 965

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Blokker. For comparison, the line marks Hoorn and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.1% 180 people

Hoorn 5.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.2% 130 people

Hoorn 4.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

2.1% 125 people

Hoorn 2.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

1.9% 110 people

Hoorn 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.5% 85 people

Hoorn 2.8% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.4% 80 people

Hoorn 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.0% 60 people

Hoorn 2.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.94% 55 people

Hoorn 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.86% 50 people

Hoorn 1.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.86% 50 people

Hoorn 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.60% 35 people

Hoorn 1.9% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.26% 15 people

Hoorn 0.32% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

45% 55%

Born abroad (first generation) 45.1% 435
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 55.4% 535

Men and women

Men: 2,805
Women: 3,030

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Blokker 16.5%

Higher than 70% 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

16.5%

Blokker
Hoorn
Netherlands

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Year	Blokker	Hoorn	Netherlands
1998	8.2%	17.1%	16.7%
1999	7.8%	17.5%	17.1%
2000	8.0%	17.8%	17.5%
2001	8.1%	18.3%	18.0%
2002	8.2%	18.5%	18.4%
2003	8.3%	18.8%	18.8%
2004	8.1%	19.0%	19.0%
2005	8.4%	19.2%	19.2%
2006	8.7%	19.5%	19.3%
2007	8.4%	19.8%	19.4%
2008	8.7%	20.2%	19.6%
2009	9.7%	20.5%	19.9%
2010	9.8%	20.9%	20.3%
2011	10.0%	21.2%	20.6%
2012	9.9%	21.4%	20.9%
2013	10.0%	21.6%	21.1%
2014	10.3%	21.8%	21.4%
2015	10.8%	22.1%	21.7%
2016	10.8%	22.4%	22.1%
2017	11.1%	22.9%	22.6%
2018	11.0%	23.4%	23.1%
2019	11.2%	23.8%	23.6%
2020	11.4%	24.4%	24.2%
2021	11.4%	24.7%	24.6%
2022	14.0%	26.0%	26.0%
2023	15.1%	26.9%	27.1%
2024	15.4%	27.7%	27.9%
2025	16.4%	28.3%	28.5%
2026	16.5%	28.9%	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 Blokker

				Largest group
1695 Bangert en Oosterpolder	16.5%	5,840	+2.6 pp	Other Asia

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	4,515	4,150	370	140	225	10	5	70	95	25	75	10	5	50	15	5	0	240	130
1999	4,460	4,115	350	145	205	10	5	55	90	20	80	10	5	50	5	10	10	240	105
2000	4,400	4,045	350	145	210	5	5	60	85	25	75	10	10	50	5	15	10	235	115
2001	4,360	4,005	355	140	215	5	5	55	95	30	70	10	10	50	5	15	5	240	120
2002	4,370	4,010	360	130	220	5	5	60	90	30	75	10	5	40	10	15	5	230	125
2003	4,355	3,990	360	145	220	5	5	55	85	30	75	10	10	50	5	20	15	245	120
2004	4,265	3,920	345	135	200	5	0	55	85	20	75	5	10	45	5	20	10	230	115
2005	4,335	3,970	365	160	200	0	0	55	80	20	80	5	10	65	10	20	15	245	120
2006	4,420	4,030	385	165	225	5	5	55	90	20	80	5	15	65	10	25	15	270	115
2007	4,385	4,015	370	165	200	0	5	50	90	20	85	5	10	65	5	20	10	255	115
2008	4,410	4,025	385	170	205	0	5	50	95	20	85	5	10	70	5	20	10	265	115
2009	4,370	3,950	425	185	245	5	15	55	100	25	80	20	15	70	5	20	20	290	140
2010	4,345	3,925	425	185	235	5	15	50	85	25	80	15	15	75	5	30	20	275	145
2011	4,435	3,985	445	185	260	5	20	50	90	35	85	15	15	70	10	25	25	290	160
2012	4,460	4,025	440	195	240	0	10	50	85	25	80	20	10	85	15	35	20	290	150
2013	4,385	3,945	440	185	250	5	10	50	85	30	80	15	15	75	15	35	20	280	160
2014	4,370	3,920	450	190	260	5	15	50	80	30	80	15	15	80	15	40	25	285	170
2015	4,295	3,830	465	195	270	5	15	50	80	30	80	25	10	80	25	30	35	290	170
2016	4,195	3,740	455	190	270	5	20	55	85	35	75	20	10	85	20	25	25	290	170
2017	4,195	3,730	465	190	275	5	25	45	85	35	75	20	10	85	25	35	20	280	180
2018	4,170	3,710	460	185	275	5	20	45	90	30	75	20	10	80	30	35	20	285	175
2019	4,185	3,715	470	195	280	5	25	45	75	30	75	30	10	80	35	50	15	275	190
2020	4,195	3,715	480	205	280	5	25	40	80	35	70	40	10	85	30	50	15	290	190
2021	4,170	3,695	475	195	280	5	30	50	80	35	70	35	10	80	25	45	10	285	190
2022	4,585	3,945	640	240	405	35	30	60	95	40	70	50	15	105	30	75	40	345	265
2023	4,840	4,110	730	260	470	60	40	70	95	35	75	60	15	115	35	90	35	360	335
2024	5,420	4,585	835	280	555	90	30	80	100	40	80	60	15	120	50	115	45	–	–
2025	5,675	4,745	930	290	640	110	35	85	105	55	80	65	15	130	55	150	50	–	–
2026	5,840	4,870	965	285	685	125	35	85	110	50	80	60	15	130	55	180	50	–	–

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