City · Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland

Boskoop: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Boskoop had 17,055 residents. 21.0% of them (3,590 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn (25.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (4.5%), other Asia (3.8%) and other Europe (3.5%). 57.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.1 percentage points.

Residents: 17,055 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 21.0% 3,590 people
Born abroad: 57.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.1 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

79% 21%

Dutch origin 79.0% 13,465
Migration background 21.0% 3,590

Largest origin groups

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

Morocco

4.5% 760 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 3.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.8% 640 people

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

3.5% 605 people

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

2.9% 490 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 2.4% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.2% 210 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 190 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.9% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 180 people

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

1.0% 165 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.88% 150 people

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

0.47% 80 people

Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn 1.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.47% 80 people

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

0.26% 45 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.

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.1% 2,050
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.9% 1,540

Men and women

Men: 8,485
Women: 8,570

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Boskoop 21.0%

Higher than 83% 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

21.0%

Boskoop
Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn
Netherlands

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Year	Boskoop	Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn	Netherlands
1998	11.1%	13.8%	16.7%
1999	11.2%	14.3%	17.1%
2000	11.4%	14.7%	17.5%
2001	11.7%	15.0%	18.0%
2002	11.8%	15.4%	18.4%
2003	12.0%	15.7%	18.8%
2004	12.1%	15.7%	19.0%
2005	12.3%	15.9%	19.2%
2006	12.5%	15.9%	19.3%
2007	12.7%	16.0%	19.4%
2008	13.0%	16.4%	19.6%
2009	13.3%	16.7%	19.9%
2010	13.6%	17.0%	20.3%
2011	13.7%	17.2%	20.6%
2012	14.0%	17.4%	20.9%
2013	14.6%	17.6%	21.1%
2014	15.0%	17.8%	21.4%
2015	15.1%	18.1%	21.7%
2016	15.9%	18.5%	22.1%
2017	16.6%	19.2%	22.6%
2018	16.9%	19.7%	23.1%
2019	17.7%	20.3%	23.6%
2020	17.8%	20.8%	24.2%
2021	18.0%	21.2%	24.6%
2022	18.9%	22.4%	26.0%
2023	19.5%	23.4%	27.1%
2024	19.9%	24.0%	27.9%
2025	20.4%	24.5%	28.5%
2026	21.0%	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 Boskoop

				Largest group
2771 Boskoop	21.0%	17,055	+2.1 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	14,915	13,265	1,650	505	1,140	10	540	45	255	25	195	30	20	260	65	140	60	800	855
1999	15,075	13,385	1,695	505	1,185	10	565	45	250	20	195	30	25	255	65	170	60	785	910
2000	15,100	13,375	1,725	515	1,210	15	585	45	250	20	190	30	25	270	55	175	65	790	940
2001	15,080	13,320	1,760	525	1,235	15	595	50	240	25	190	35	25	275	70	180	60	795	965
2002	15,220	13,425	1,795	540	1,255	20	605	50	240	20	190	40	30	280	75	175	70	815	980
2003	15,225	13,400	1,830	550	1,280	25	635	50	235	20	190	45	25	290	75	180	60	820	1,010
2004	15,220	13,385	1,835	535	1,290	25	650	55	225	20	190	40	25	280	75	180	60	795	1,035
2005	15,300	13,420	1,875	550	1,320	20	675	50	225	20	185	60	25	280	75	195	60	810	1,070
2006	15,310	13,385	1,920	575	1,350	20	680	45	225	15	185	85	20	285	85	200	80	830	1,090
2007	15,220	13,280	1,940	595	1,355	20	700	50	225	20	180	105	25	285	75	190	75	845	1,095
2008	15,215	13,240	1,975	615	1,370	25	695	55	215	20	185	125	20	285	85	205	70	860	1,115
2009	15,130	13,110	2,015	650	1,370	25	705	60	210	20	180	155	20	295	80	205	65	895	1,120
2010	15,090	13,040	2,050	660	1,385	20	725	55	205	20	180	170	20	290	80	215	65	890	1,160
2011	15,045	12,975	2,065	660	1,410	30	745	60	205	20	180	175	15	290	70	225	55	890	1,175
2012	15,090	12,965	2,120	690	1,430	25	755	60	215	20	170	200	20	300	75	215	65	930	1,190
2013	15,190	12,975	2,215	735	1,485	25	775	65	210	15	175	245	15	300	90	235	70	975	1,245
2014	15,195	12,920	2,275	790	1,480	25	775	65	205	20	170	295	20	305	95	225	70	1,020	1,255
2015	15,315	12,995	2,320	825	1,490	20	780	65	205	15	170	325	20	310	85	240	80	1,055	1,260
2016	15,455	13,000	2,455	945	1,510	20	780	70	200	20	175	415	15	340	90	255	75	1,170	1,290
2017	15,535	12,950	2,585	990	1,600	25	800	65	200	25	175	445	15	355	125	285	75	1,215	1,370
2018	15,665	13,025	2,640	1,000	1,640	25	815	75	200	25	180	440	20	360	135	285	80	1,230	1,410
2019	16,005	13,170	2,835	1,130	1,705	25	800	85	210	40	180	505	20	425	135	320	90	1,370	1,465
2020	16,130	13,265	2,865	1,130	1,730	30	795	90	205	40	175	505	30	420	145	335	90	1,360	1,500
2021	16,330	13,395	2,935	1,100	1,835	30	785	125	205	50	170	495	30	405	160	365	115	1,340	1,595
2022	16,370	13,280	3,095	1,140	1,950	40	780	145	210	60	180	520	30	415	150	415	145	1,350	1,640
2023	16,670	13,425	3,245	1,170	2,075	55	780	145	210	65	185	450	35	495	165	495	165	1,390	1,760
2024	16,815	13,470	3,345	1,220	2,125	65	760	145	215	70	180	480	40	520	170	535	165	–	–
2025	16,730	13,325	3,410	1,250	2,160	70	760	145	210	65	175	495	40	540	180	560	170	–	–
2026	17,055	13,465	3,590	1,305	2,285	80	760	150	210	80	165	490	45	605	190	640	180	–	–

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