City · North Holland

Den Helder: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Den Helder had 40,910 residents. 26.5% of them (10,855 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Den Helder (23.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.6%), other Europe (3.9%) and Indonesia (3.6%). 55.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.5 percentage points.

Residents: 40,910 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 26.5% 10,855 people
Born abroad: 55.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.5 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

73% 27%

Dutch origin 73.5% 30,060
Migration background 26.5% 10,855

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.6% 2,280 people

Municipality of Den Helder 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.9% 1,605 people

Municipality of Den Helder 3.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

3.6% 1,465 people

Municipality of Den Helder 3.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

3.1% 1,270 people

Municipality of Den Helder 2.8% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.5% 1,015 people

Municipality of Den Helder 2.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.1% 860 people

Municipality of Den Helder 2.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.6% 650 people

Municipality of Den Helder 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.5% 605 people

Municipality of Den Helder 1.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

1.1% 455 people

Municipality of Den Helder 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.68% 280 people

Municipality of Den Helder 0.59% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.44% 180 people

Municipality of Den Helder 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.43% 175 people

Municipality of Den Helder 0.38% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.9% 6,065
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.0% 4,780

Men and women

Men: 20,270
Women: 20,650

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Den Helder 26.5%

Higher than 91% 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

26.5%

Den Helder
Municipality of Den Helder
Netherlands

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Year	Den Helder	Municipality of Den Helder	Netherlands
1998	17.4%	16.8%	16.7%
1999	17.0%	16.5%	17.1%
2000	17.3%	16.6%	17.5%
2001	17.8%	17.0%	18.0%
2002	18.2%	17.4%	18.4%
2003	18.8%	17.9%	18.8%
2004	19.0%	18.0%	19.0%
2005	19.1%	18.1%	19.2%
2006	19.1%	18.0%	19.3%
2007	19.1%	18.0%	19.4%
2008	19.3%	18.2%	19.6%
2009	19.3%	18.2%	19.9%
2010	19.6%	18.4%	20.3%
2011	20.1%	18.5%	20.6%
2012	20.3%	18.8%	20.9%
2013	20.4%	18.9%	21.1%
2014	20.4%	18.8%	21.4%
2015	20.8%	19.1%	21.7%
2016	21.0%	19.3%	22.1%
2017	21.4%	19.5%	22.6%
2018	21.5%	19.5%	23.1%
2019	21.6%	19.7%	23.6%
2020	22.7%	20.5%	24.2%
2021	23.1%	20.9%	24.6%
2022	24.0%	21.9%	26.0%
2023	24.8%	22.5%	27.1%
2024	25.2%	22.9%	27.9%
2025	25.9%	23.4%	28.5%
2026	26.5%	23.9%	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 Den Helder

				Largest group
1782 Stad binnen de Linie-West	22.4%	10,075	+0.5 pp	Other Europe
1784 Nieuw Den Helder-Oost	36.9%	9,720	+3.9 pp	Other Asia
1781 Stad binnen de Linie-Oost	27.9%	9,295	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
1785 De Schooten	19.7%	9,090	+1.2 pp	Indonesia
1783 Nieuw Den Helder-West	23.6%	2,585	+1.7 pp	Indonesia
1786 Het Koegras	10.3%	145	−3.9 pp	Poland

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	46,885	38,740	8,135	2,280	5,875	200	115	670	2,260	780	960	85	155	1,080	415	940	495	4,715	3,430
1999	45,960	38,135	7,810	2,140	5,670	185	110	645	2,230	810	975	85	155	925	350	875	465	4,540	3,275
2000	45,555	37,670	7,870	2,155	5,735	190	100	625	2,160	925	970	85	145	955	355	900	480	4,505	3,385
2001	45,560	37,470	8,090	2,160	5,920	175	100	620	2,170	1,020	955	80	150	975	370	990	475	4,495	3,580
2002	45,460	37,165	8,290	2,145	6,145	200	95	620	2,120	1,055	920	90	150	985	420	1,145	490	4,430	3,855
2003	45,440	36,910	8,525	2,205	6,340	195	100	610	2,065	1,100	910	90	150	1,055	505	1,230	535	4,465	4,070
2004	45,215	36,635	8,570	2,155	6,420	210	115	605	2,050	1,110	885	85	170	1,015	530	1,245	560	4,400	4,180
2005	44,900	36,325	8,580	2,180	6,425	215	130	615	2,010	1,075	880	90	165	1,045	510	1,265	605	4,370	4,230
2006	44,470	35,985	8,490	2,135	6,365	210	125	620	1,965	1,070	865	95	170	1,005	480	1,280	615	4,265	4,220
2007	43,920	35,535	8,385	2,160	6,210	200	125	625	1,940	1,055	860	85	175	1,040	405	1,175	685	4,265	4,110
2008	43,660	35,255	8,405	2,215	6,205	210	125	635	1,935	1,060	885	110	170	1,050	420	1,230	590	4,325	4,085
2009	43,560	35,160	8,400	2,255	6,145	185	125	620	1,915	1,040	870	125	170	1,090	425	1,215	620	4,335	4,065
2010	43,510	35,000	8,510	2,255	6,250	190	145	625	1,880	1,035	860	160	170	1,065	455	1,295	625	4,315	4,200
2011	42,125	33,675	8,455	2,210	6,230	200	135	615	1,810	1,030	835	190	175	1,010	495	1,345	605	4,205	4,240
2012	41,965	33,450	8,515	2,230	6,280	200	130	620	1,795	1,015	830	170	175	1,055	500	1,380	640	4,215	4,310
2013	41,970	33,385	8,565	2,240	6,320	220	135	635	1,760	1,045	805	180	170	1,085	510	1,380	635	4,200	4,380
2014	41,680	33,195	8,485	2,240	6,240	215	130	630	1,745	1,050	805	185	165	1,085	525	1,330	620	4,155	4,330
2015	41,625	32,970	8,655	2,250	6,410	215	125	625	1,720	1,070	795	205	160	1,090	585	1,430	640	4,165	4,485
2016	41,400	32,700	8,700	2,245	6,450	220	120	635	1,675	1,050	775	215	160	1,095	650	1,480	620	4,110	4,590
2017	41,165	32,350	8,815	2,240	6,570	215	135	640	1,660	1,070	760	230	165	1,085	620	1,595	635	4,080	4,730
2018	40,855	32,090	8,765	2,225	6,540	210	135	625	1,635	1,080	750	225	165	1,085	620	1,590	645	4,025	4,730
2019	40,615	31,840	8,775	2,250	6,525	220	140	625	1,615	1,110	740	230	165	1,115	635	1,520	660	4,055	4,730
2020	41,085	31,770	9,315	2,350	6,960	245	150	620	1,590	1,145	720	250	165	1,215	775	1,740	695	4,130	5,180
2021	41,240	31,705	9,535	2,370	7,165	250	160	615	1,560	1,210	705	280	165	1,220	820	1,855	695	4,115	5,415
2022	40,870	31,055	9,825	2,405	7,440	235	170	600	1,590	1,270	710	305	170	1,220	840	1,945	775	4,090	5,400
2023	40,930	30,765	10,170	2,600	7,575	240	170	630	1,550	1,310	710	350	165	1,390	845	2,015	805	4,285	5,550
2024	40,655	30,415	10,250	2,695	7,560	240	175	625	1,535	1,300	690	375	170	1,465	860	1,980	825	–	–
2025	40,925	30,315	10,615	2,735	7,880	275	175	595	1,505	1,310	655	420	170	1,485	1,020	2,145	845	–	–
2026	40,910	30,060	10,855	2,895	7,960	280	175	605	1,465	1,270	650	455	180	1,605	1,015	2,280	860	–	–

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