City · Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland

Bodegraven: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Bodegraven had 20,145 residents. 19.9% of them (4,000 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (18.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (4.6%), other Asia (3.6%) and other Europe (3.1%). 55.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.9 percentage points.

Residents: 20,145 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 19.9% 4,000 people
Born abroad: 55.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.9 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 80.1% 16,145
Migration background 19.9% 4,000

Largest origin groups

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

Morocco

4.6% 925 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 3.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.6% 735 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 3.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.1% 620 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.3% 455 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 1.6% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.6% 320 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.1% 225 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.94% 190 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 0.88% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

0.74% 150 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 0.83% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.67% 135 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 0.67% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.50% 100 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 0.40% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.47% 95 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 0.40% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.25% 50 people

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 0.27% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.4% 2,215
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.6% 1,785

Men and women

Men: 10,095
Women: 10,045

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Bodegraven 19.9%

Higher than 80% 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

19.9%

Bodegraven
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
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Year	Bodegraven	Bodegraven-Reeuwijk	Netherlands
1998	10.5%	8.5%	16.7%
1999	10.7%	8.8%	17.1%
2000	11.1%	9.0%	17.5%
2001	11.0%	9.1%	18.0%
2002	11.1%	9.3%	18.4%
2003	11.3%	9.5%	18.8%
2004	11.5%	9.6%	19.0%
2005	11.6%	9.7%	19.2%
2006	11.7%	9.8%	19.3%
2007	11.9%	9.9%	19.4%
2008	12.2%	10.1%	19.6%
2009	12.4%	10.3%	19.9%
2010	12.6%	10.4%	20.3%
2011	12.7%	10.6%	20.6%
2012	13.0%	10.8%	20.9%
2013	13.0%	10.8%	21.1%
2014	13.5%	11.1%	21.4%
2015	13.7%	11.4%	21.7%
2016	14.2%	11.9%	22.1%
2017	14.5%	12.3%	22.6%
2018	14.9%	12.6%	23.1%
2019	15.4%	13.1%	23.6%
2020	15.9%	13.4%	24.2%
2021	16.5%	14.0%	24.6%
2022	18.0%	15.2%	26.0%
2023	18.2%	16.1%	27.1%
2024	18.9%	17.1%	27.9%
2025	19.6%	18.0%	28.5%
2026	19.9%	18.4%	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 Bodegraven

				Largest group
2411 Zuid, Noord	19.5%	17,840	+1.3 pp	Morocco
2412 Zuid	22.6%	2,305	+7.0 pp	Morocco

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	17,575	15,740	1,840	655	1,180	15	505	65	305	40	215	35	35	370	60	140	50	985	850
1999	17,810	15,910	1,905	680	1,220	15	520	70	305	35	220	40	40	380	65	160	50	1,010	895
2000	17,895	15,915	1,980	680	1,295	25	545	80	295	35	215	40	40	385	75	190	50	1,005	975
2001	17,915	15,940	1,975	675	1,305	25	535	80	285	40	205	40	40	390	80	200	60	990	990
2002	17,920	15,935	1,985	660	1,325	25	550	85	280	45	200	35	40	385	80	205	55	975	1,015
2003	17,900	15,880	2,025	675	1,340	25	575	90	285	45	205	40	40	390	80	190	50	990	1,035
2004	17,815	15,760	2,050	670	1,395	25	590	90	285	45	190	45	40	395	100	200	60	980	1,070
2005	17,750	15,690	2,060	670	1,390	25	600	90	275	45	175	60	45	390	85	205	65	975	1,085
2006	17,670	15,600	2,070	675	1,390	30	605	90	270	45	180	60	40	395	85	210	55	975	1,090
2007	17,595	15,495	2,095	710	1,385	25	600	90	270	45	165	75	35	435	95	205	55	1,015	1,085
2008	17,665	15,510	2,155	720	1,435	35	630	85	265	45	170	90	40	420	95	215	65	1,030	1,120
2009	17,680	15,480	2,195	750	1,445	40	635	80	260	50	165	115	40	430	100	220	60	1,040	1,155
2010	17,690	15,470	2,225	775	1,445	35	650	80	250	50	160	130	40	445	105	215	60	1,065	1,160
2011	17,675	15,425	2,250	770	1,480	40	650	80	250	55	150	135	40	445	115	230	60	1,055	1,195
2012	17,795	15,490	2,305	795	1,510	40	660	80	250	50	150	150	40	455	125	245	60	1,080	1,220
2013	17,740	15,430	2,310	785	1,520	45	675	80	240	50	145	145	40	455	130	240	65	1,070	1,240
2014	17,785	15,390	2,395	845	1,550	45	695	80	240	45	155	180	35	475	140	245	60	1,120	1,275
2015	17,860	15,410	2,450	860	1,590	50	705	75	245	50	150	190	45	475	145	255	65	1,145	1,310
2016	17,945	15,405	2,540	890	1,650	50	720	80	240	45	150	210	40	490	165	285	65	1,165	1,375
2017	18,025	15,405	2,620	900	1,720	55	730	80	240	45	145	230	40	485	170	330	75	1,175	1,445
2018	18,170	15,470	2,700	950	1,755	50	730	85	235	40	145	285	35	485	175	360	80	1,215	1,480
2019	18,640	15,775	2,865	1,015	1,845	45	760	90	245	55	150	330	40	495	185	375	90	1,295	1,565
2020	18,950	15,935	3,015	1,075	1,945	50	790	105	250	50	155	365	40	515	200	390	110	1,365	1,650
2021	19,275	16,085	3,190	1,155	2,035	60	820	115	240	55	150	395	40	570	210	425	110	1,445	1,750
2022	19,580	16,065	3,515	1,240	2,270	65	835	130	250	80	165	455	45	580	240	530	140	1,515	1,860
2023	19,690	16,115	3,580	1,250	2,340	70	855	125	245	90	155	460	45	575	245	560	145	1,515	1,930
2024	19,745	16,015	3,730	1,255	2,475	85	885	130	240	90	150	445	50	610	260	615	165	–	–
2025	20,140	16,190	3,955	1,290	2,665	95	905	130	240	100	145	465	50	625	305	715	175	–	–
2026	20,145	16,145	4,000	1,265	2,725	100	925	135	225	95	150	455	50	620	320	735	190	–	–

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