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Gouda: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Gouda had 77,815 residents. 31.8% of them (24,740 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than South Holland (38.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (9.1%), other Asia (4.9%) and other Europe (4.7%). 56.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.6 percentage points.

Residents: 77,815 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 31.8% 24,740 people
Born abroad: 56.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.6 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

68% 32%

Dutch origin 68.2% 53,075
Migration background 31.8% 24,740

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Gouda. For comparison, the line marks South Holland and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

9.1% 7,075 people

South Holland 3.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.9% 3,840 people

South Holland 6.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.7% 3,680 people

South Holland 7.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.2% 1,745 people

South Holland 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.1% 1,605 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

2.0% 1,530 people

South Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

1.6% 1,245 people

South Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 1,230 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.2% 960 people

South Holland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.0% 810 people

South Holland 4.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.92% 715 people

South Holland 2.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.39% 305 people

South Holland 0.53% 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) 56.6% 14,015
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.4% 10,730

Men and women

Men: 38,250
Women: 39,560

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Gouda 31.8%

Higher than 95% 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

31.8%

Gouda
South Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Gouda	South Holland	Netherlands
1998	17.9%	22.1%	16.7%
1999	18.3%	22.7%	17.1%
2000	18.7%	23.2%	17.5%
2001	19.2%	23.9%	18.0%
2002	19.9%	24.6%	18.4%
2003	20.3%	25.2%	18.8%
2004	20.6%	25.7%	19.0%
2005	20.8%	26.0%	19.2%
2006	21.0%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	21.3%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	21.8%	26.9%	19.6%
2009	22.1%	27.4%	19.9%
2010	22.4%	28.0%	20.3%
2011	22.7%	28.5%	20.6%
2012	23.0%	29.0%	20.9%
2013	23.1%	29.3%	21.1%
2014	23.4%	29.6%	21.4%
2015	23.7%	30.1%	21.7%
2016	24.0%	30.6%	22.1%
2017	24.8%	31.2%	22.6%
2018	25.3%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	25.8%	32.4%	23.6%
2020	26.3%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	26.7%	33.6%	24.6%
2022	28.2%	35.1%	26.0%
2023	29.3%	36.3%	27.1%
2024	30.1%	37.1%	27.9%
2025	30.8%	37.8%	28.5%
2026	31.8%	38.5%	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 Gouda

				Largest group
2804 Plaswijck	27.2%	12,240	+2.4 pp	Morocco
2805 Noord	26.7%	10,975	+2.2 pp	Morocco
2803 Bloemendaal	31.1%	10,580	+8.2 pp	Morocco
2807 Goverwelle	36.7%	10,480	+3.7 pp	Morocco
2806 Kort Haarlem	35.7%	10,395	+4.3 pp	Morocco
2802 De Korte Akkeren	36.7%	9,690	+3.8 pp	Morocco
2801 Binnenstad	29.5%	8,765	+2.5 pp	Other Europe
2809 Westergouwe	33.5%	4,245	+0.5 pp	Morocco
2808 Stolwijkersluis	13.5%	445	−1.5 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	71,525	58,750	12,780	2,920	9,865	355	5,090	825	1,970	280	1,075	105	230	1,510	460	510	375	5,080	7,695
1999	71,560	58,455	13,115	2,920	10,165	380	5,185	835	1,945	275	1,065	115	225	1,520	540	560	445	5,075	8,040
2000	71,905	58,485	13,420	3,030	10,390	390	5,285	855	1,905	295	1,065	120	240	1,605	595	645	430	5,145	8,265
2001	71,780	57,980	13,795	3,100	10,685	395	5,440	845	1,870	355	1,070	115	235	1,680	640	695	445	5,185	8,605
2002	71,680	57,405	14,255	3,170	11,100	400	5,655	875	1,880	405	1,030	120	240	1,780	650	725	515	5,290	8,995
2003	71,630	57,085	14,560	3,180	11,360	415	5,830	880	1,835	420	1,070	125	230	1,755	685	770	525	5,285	9,265
2004	71,790	57,015	14,770	3,215	11,580	405	5,990	890	1,835	420	1,055	135	230	1,795	720	795	525	5,300	9,485
2005	71,775	56,830	14,945	3,265	11,690	420	6,100	880	1,815	385	1,065	155	235	1,810	720	820	555	5,320	9,625
2006	71,385	56,370	15,010	3,220	11,790	435	6,230	885	1,760	400	1,050	195	230	1,745	710	830	540	5,220	9,780
2007	70,960	55,820	15,135	3,280	11,870	455	6,345	885	1,740	375	1,030	215	220	1,815	730	800	540	5,255	9,885
2008	70,860	55,420	15,430	3,335	12,100	440	6,450	885	1,725	365	1,025	265	235	1,810	785	890	560	5,295	10,130
2009	70,830	55,200	15,645	3,475	12,150	415	6,510	870	1,685	380	1,020	330	245	1,880	795	925	570	5,405	10,220
2010	71,120	55,200	15,920	3,530	12,385	435	6,600	915	1,685	375	1,015	360	245	1,910	855	945	585	5,455	10,460
2011	71,055	54,920	16,130	3,580	12,520	455	6,680	930	1,650	370	985	400	235	1,960	890	980	565	5,465	10,675
2012	71,240	54,875	16,360	3,720	12,630	455	6,740	940	1,640	410	990	480	250	2,000	895	985	565	5,580	10,770
2013	70,905	54,515	16,375	3,725	12,670	460	6,750	945	1,620	390	980	485	245	2,015	930	1,000	580	5,580	10,805
2014	70,940	54,325	16,615	3,835	12,785	460	6,815	940	1,595	400	965	585	240	2,045	945	1,025	610	5,655	10,965
2015	71,105	54,275	16,830	3,895	12,935	460	6,890	925	1,600	420	965	630	220	2,080	985	1,050	610	5,720	11,110
2016	71,185	54,070	17,115	4,025	13,095	455	6,895	915	1,590	415	965	715	225	2,120	1,010	1,210	615	5,835	11,275
2017	71,755	53,990	17,765	4,410	13,345	455	6,925	920	1,580	420	940	985	230	2,255	1,050	1,370	630	6,220	11,540
2018	72,695	54,305	18,390	4,605	13,785	470	6,980	950	1,595	430	940	1,090	245	2,330	1,100	1,595	665	6,455	11,945
2019	73,185	54,325	18,860	4,720	14,145	480	7,005	990	1,605	460	940	1,100	255	2,425	1,140	1,750	715	6,585	12,280
2020	73,425	54,145	19,280	4,850	14,430	490	7,020	1,005	1,590	495	930	1,180	260	2,480	1,175	1,895	760	6,725	12,555
2021	73,685	53,985	19,700	5,015	14,685	530	7,025	1,015	1,570	530	910	1,280	265	2,560	1,195	2,015	805	6,900	12,795
2022	74,100	53,230	20,860	5,355	15,505	545	6,960	1,045	1,650	600	965	1,370	305	2,725	1,315	2,440	945	7,150	13,090
2023	75,315	53,225	22,080	5,890	16,170	610	6,970	1,070	1,655	625	970	1,435	305	3,170	1,445	2,785	1,020	7,735	13,705
2024	75,750	52,950	22,805	6,000	16,810	685	6,960	1,095	1,645	675	960	1,480	285	3,265	1,510	3,175	1,065	–	–
2025	76,520	52,915	23,590	6,305	17,295	730	7,000	1,155	1,610	705	950	1,490	315	3,545	1,590	3,345	1,125	–	–
2026	77,815	53,075	24,740	6,485	18,250	810	7,075	1,245	1,605	715	960	1,530	305	3,680	1,745	3,840	1,230	–	–

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