City · Texel, North Holland

De Waal: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, De Waal had 340 residents. 10.3% of them (35 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Texel (15.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Indonesia (1.5%), Dutch Caribbean (1.5%) and Germany (1.5%). 42.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Residents: 340 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 10.3% 35 people
Born abroad: 42.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.0 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

91%

Dutch origin 91.2% 310
Migration background 10.3% 35

Largest origin groups

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

Indonesia

1.5% 5 people

Texel 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.5% 5 people

Texel 0.36% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.5% 5 people

Texel 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.5% 5 people

Texel 4.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 5 people

Texel 1.4% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Texel 0.18% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Texel 0.04% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Texel 0.25% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.0% 0 people

Texel 1.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Texel 0.32% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Texel 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Texel 3.0% Netherlands 5.3%

First and second generation

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

43% 57%

Born abroad (first generation) 42.9% 15
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 57.1% 20

Men and women

Men: 180
Women: 160

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

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

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

10.3%

De Waal
Texel
Netherlands

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Year	De Waal	Texel	Netherlands
1998	3.7%	7.3%	16.7%
1999	5.1%	7.5%	17.1%
2000	4.9%	7.8%	17.5%
2001	4.8%	8.1%	18.0%
2002	3.6%	8.4%	18.4%
2003	3.6%	8.9%	18.8%
2004	4.8%	8.4%	19.0%
2005	4.6%	8.5%	19.2%
2006	4.5%	8.7%	19.3%
2007	4.5%	8.7%	19.4%
2008	4.6%	8.7%	19.6%
2009	4.8%	9.1%	19.9%
2010	4.8%	9.4%	20.3%
2011	4.9%	9.4%	20.6%
2012	6.3%	9.6%	20.9%
2013	6.3%	9.8%	21.1%
2014	6.4%	9.7%	21.4%
2015	7.6%	9.9%	21.7%
2016	6.7%	9.9%	22.1%
2017	6.5%	10.0%	22.6%
2018	6.6%	10.4%	23.1%
2019	6.9%	10.7%	23.6%
2020	5.6%	11.0%	24.2%
2021	6.8%	11.2%	24.6%
2022	8.3%	12.2%	26.0%
2023	8.5%	14.3%	27.1%
2024	9.0%	14.7%	27.9%
2025	9.0%	15.0%	28.5%
2026	10.3%	15.6%	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 De Waal

				Largest group
1793 Het Oude Land en duingebied, Het Nieuwe Land	10.3%	340	+2.0 pp	Indonesia

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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	405	385	15	15	5	0	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
1999	395	380	20	15	5	0	5	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	0
2000	405	390	20	15	5	0	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
2001	415	400	20	10	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	5
2002	420	405	15	10	10	0	0	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	5	15	5
2003	420	405	15	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	10	5
2004	420	400	20	10	10	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	15	5
2005	435	415	20	10	15	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	5	10	15	10
2006	445	425	20	15	10	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	10	15	5
2007	440	420	20	10	10	0	0	0	10	5	5	0	5	0	5	15	5
2008	435	415	20	10	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	5	10	5
2009	415	395	20	10	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	5
2010	420	395	20	15	10	0	5	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	5
2011	405	385	20	10	15	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	10	10	5
2012	400	375	25	15	15	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	0	5	10	20	10
2013	395	370	25	10	15	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	5	0	15	15
2014	390	365	25	10	15	0	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	10	15	10
2015	395	365	30	10	20	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	5	15	15	10
2016	375	350	25	10	15	0	5	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	10
2017	385	360	25	5	15	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	10
2018	380	355	25	10	15	0	0	5	10	0	5	0	5	5	0	15	10
2019	360	335	25	10	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	0	5	0	10	5
2020	360	340	20	10	15	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	10
2021	370	345	25	10	20	0	10	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	5
2022	360	325	30	10	15	0	5	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	20	5
2023	355	325	30	15	15	0	5	0	10	5	5	5	0	0	0	20	10
2024	335	305	30	15	15	0	5	5	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	–	–
2025	335	310	30	15	15	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	–	–
2026	340	310	35	20	15	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	–	–

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