City · Gooise Meren, North Holland

Bussum: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Bussum had 33,640 residents. 27.9% of them (9,400 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Gooise Meren (27.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (6.3%), other Asia (4.4%) and Indonesia (3.6%). 52.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.8 percentage points.

Residents: 33,640 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.9% 9,400 people
Born abroad: 52.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.8 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

72% 28%

Dutch origin 72.1% 24,245
Migration background 27.9% 9,400

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.3% 2,115 people

Gooise Meren 6.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.4% 1,485 people

Gooise Meren 4.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

3.6% 1,205 people

Gooise Meren 3.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

3.1% 1,040 people

Gooise Meren 2.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

2.5% 835 people

Gooise Meren 2.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

2.1% 700 people

Gooise Meren 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 680 people

Gooise Meren 2.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

1.1% 385 people

Gooise Meren 1.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.79% 265 people

Gooise Meren 0.86% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.76% 255 people

Gooise Meren 0.73% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.67% 225 people

Gooise Meren 0.71% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.64% 215 people

Gooise Meren 0.61% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.9% 4,970
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.1% 4,430

Men and women

Men: 16,165
Women: 17,480

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Bussum 27.9%

Higher than 92% 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

27.9%

Bussum
Gooise Meren
Netherlands

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Year	Bussum	Gooise Meren	Netherlands
1998	17.0%	16.6%	16.7%
1999	17.3%	16.9%	17.1%
2000	17.5%	17.1%	17.5%
2001	17.7%	17.3%	18.0%
2002	18.0%	17.6%	18.4%
2003	18.3%	17.8%	18.8%
2004	18.5%	17.9%	19.0%
2005	18.5%	17.9%	19.2%
2006	18.4%	17.9%	19.3%
2007	18.7%	18.1%	19.4%
2008	19.0%	18.3%	19.6%
2009	19.3%	18.6%	19.9%
2010	19.8%	18.9%	20.3%
2011	19.7%	19.0%	20.6%
2012	20.0%	19.2%	20.9%
2013	20.2%	19.4%	21.1%
2014	20.1%	19.4%	21.4%
2015	20.5%	19.6%	21.7%
2016	21.0%	20.1%	22.1%
2017	21.2%	20.4%	22.6%
2018	21.6%	20.8%	23.1%
2019	22.1%	21.2%	23.6%
2020	22.7%	21.7%	24.2%
2021	22.8%	22.0%	24.6%
2022	25.2%	24.3%	26.0%
2023	26.2%	25.7%	27.1%
2024	27.3%	26.6%	27.9%
2025	27.6%	27.3%	28.5%
2026	27.9%	27.7%	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 Bussum

				Largest group
1403 Eng	30.7%	9,510	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
1402 Centrum, Eng	26.2%	9,495	+2.7 pp	Other Europe
1401 Brediuskwartier, Centrum	24.3%	4,765	+2.6 pp	Other Europe
1404 Centrum, Brediuskwartier	34.4%	3,565	+4.0 pp	Other Europe
1406 Spiegel, Centrum	25.0%	3,475	+2.3 pp	Other Europe
1405 Spiegel	26.1%	2,830	+1.9 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	31,025	25,760	5,275	2,090	3,175	245	535	110	1,330	110	915	50	180	945	185	290	370	3,695	1,570
1999	31,015	25,650	5,375	2,100	3,275	235	555	120	1,325	120	895	55	175	975	205	325	390	3,700	1,660
2000	30,940	25,520	5,420	2,115	3,320	235	555	120	1,340	120	875	50	170	1,020	215	365	370	3,700	1,725
2001	31,060	25,570	5,485	2,110	3,365	235	585	125	1,325	105	880	50	180	1,000	230	375	385	3,690	1,795
2002	31,020	25,425	5,590	2,165	3,440	225	575	130	1,325	120	875	65	170	1,055	255	395	415	3,750	1,855
2003	31,280	25,540	5,730	2,175	3,555	250	605	140	1,335	130	865	50	185	1,075	265	425	405	3,765	1,980
2004	31,310	25,520	5,785	2,165	3,625	255	630	140	1,325	125	850	60	170	1,085	270	470	410	3,750	2,025
2005	31,230	25,450	5,775	2,130	3,625	250	630	145	1,305	120	820	60	170	1,080	255	485	435	3,725	2,040
2006	31,245	25,495	5,750	2,115	3,640	255	610	150	1,310	135	795	70	160	1,090	275	445	460	3,695	2,035
2007	31,310	25,475	5,840	2,130	3,680	275	620	170	1,310	115	790	80	165	1,095	285	425	480	3,765	2,075
2008	31,705	25,690	6,015	2,260	3,765	260	625	175	1,325	125	795	115	180	1,170	310	450	495	3,870	2,150
2009	31,990	25,795	6,190	2,355	3,855	270	650	175	1,305	145	805	130	185	1,235	320	505	485	3,950	2,240
2010	32,110	25,765	6,345	2,405	3,960	270	695	195	1,285	155	805	170	210	1,220	335	520	505	3,965	2,385
2011	32,415	26,020	6,400	2,340	4,030	285	725	200	1,265	170	765	150	205	1,220	340	550	495	3,890	2,485
2012	32,580	26,070	6,515	2,410	4,120	280	740	195	1,265	180	765	155	205	1,285	370	590	500	3,975	2,545
2013	32,625	26,055	6,575	2,390	4,175	275	750	205	1,265	170	755	170	190	1,275	380	630	500	3,960	2,615
2014	32,630	26,065	6,565	2,390	4,180	275	745	220	1,245	170	725	190	190	1,285	360	655	510	3,915	2,660
2015	32,875	26,150	6,725	2,445	4,280	285	750	210	1,235	175	705	200	190	1,350	395	700	530	3,980	2,735
2016	33,080	26,135	6,945	2,510	4,435	270	770	220	1,250	180	715	200	170	1,425	440	755	550	4,060	2,890
2017	33,220	26,190	7,030	2,565	4,460	265	755	215	1,235	180	710	215	180	1,460	445	795	570	4,105	2,920
2018	33,510	26,270	7,240	2,600	4,635	280	770	215	1,255	180	715	215	165	1,505	460	865	610	4,180	3,060
2019	33,585	26,175	7,410	2,630	4,780	280	760	230	1,230	180	705	210	175	1,540	510	945	645	4,220	3,190
2020	33,775	26,120	7,655	2,735	4,910	275	785	240	1,220	190	695	225	180	1,635	520	1,000	680	4,325	3,325
2021	33,770	26,065	7,705	2,795	4,905	280	800	245	1,190	210	685	235	175	1,700	515	975	690	4,345	3,365
2022	33,730	25,250	8,495	2,985	5,510	315	815	250	1,270	255	710	215	210	1,850	595	1,190	830	4,335	3,495
2023	33,720	24,890	8,825	3,105	5,720	335	800	260	1,240	265	700	235	200	1,990	635	1,290	900	4,490	3,705
2024	33,575	24,425	9,155	3,235	5,920	365	825	260	1,230	250	695	230	205	2,100	670	1,380	955	–	–
2025	33,705	24,395	9,315	3,265	6,045	380	820	265	1,230	260	700	230	210	2,120	675	1,440	980	–	–
2026	33,640	24,245	9,400	3,245	6,145	385	835	265	1,205	255	700	215	225	2,115	680	1,485	1,040	–	–

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