City · Rotterdam, South Holland

Hoek van Holland: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Hoek van Holland had 10,515 residents. 19.9% of them (2,095 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Rotterdam (57.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (4.0%), Poland (2.7%) and other Asia (2.4%). 49.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.6 percentage points.

Residents: 10,515 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 19.9% 2,095 people
Born abroad: 49.6% 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

80% 20%

Dutch origin 80.1% 8,420
Migration background 19.9% 2,095

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Hoek van Holland. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Rotterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

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

4.0% 425 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 9.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.7% 280 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 2.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.4% 250 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 8.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.9% 200 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 4.5% Netherlands 1.1%
Indonesia

1.4% 150 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.4% 145 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 7.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.4% 145 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 130 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 2.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.1% 115 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 7.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 115 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 5.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

0.86% 90 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 7.1% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.48% 50 people

Municipality of Rotterdam 0.62% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.6% 1,040
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.4% 1,055

Men and women

Men: 5,125
Women: 5,385

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Hoek van Holland 19.9%

Higher than 80% 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

19.9%

Hoek van Holland
Municipality of Rotterdam
Netherlands

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Year	Hoek van Holland	Municipality of Rotterdam	Netherlands
1998	9.6%	37.0%	16.7%
1999	9.5%	38.2%	17.1%
2000	9.5%	39.5%	17.5%
2001	9.7%	40.8%	18.0%
2002	10.1%	42.2%	18.4%
2003	10.1%	43.1%	18.8%
2004	10.1%	43.9%	19.0%
2005	10.5%	44.5%	19.2%
2006	10.6%	44.8%	19.3%
2007	10.4%	45.1%	19.4%
2008	10.6%	45.6%	19.6%
2009	11.0%	46.3%	19.9%
2010	11.2%	47.1%	20.3%
2011	11.6%	47.7%	20.6%
2012	11.9%	48.3%	20.9%
2013	12.4%	48.6%	21.1%
2014	12.5%	48.9%	21.4%
2015	13.1%	49.3%	21.7%
2016	13.4%	49.8%	22.1%
2017	14.0%	50.3%	22.6%
2018	14.6%	50.9%	23.1%
2019	14.7%	51.5%	23.6%
2020	15.2%	52.3%	24.2%
2021	15.3%	52.9%	24.6%
2022	16.3%	54.4%	26.0%
2023	17.8%	55.6%	27.1%
2024	18.3%	56.5%	27.9%
2025	19.2%	57.2%	28.5%
2026	19.9%	57.9%	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 Hoek van Holland

				Largest group
3151 Hoek van Holland	19.9%	10,515	+3.6 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	9,460	8,555	910	445	460	50	20	70	155	25	180	10	35	220	55	45	40	630	275
1999	9,390	8,495	895	445	450	50	20	75	155	20	175	15	35	220	45	40	45	625	270
2000	9,370	8,480	890	445	445	45	20	80	150	20	180	15	35	215	45	40	45	630	265
2001	9,440	8,525	920	455	465	45	25	75	155	25	175	15	35	230	45	45	50	645	275
2002	9,390	8,450	945	450	500	45	25	85	155	25	175	10	35	230	55	50	60	645	300
2003	9,355	8,410	945	465	485	35	30	90	150	25	170	15	40	240	50	55	50	640	300
2004	9,350	8,410	940	455	480	40	30	90	155	30	170	20	35	230	50	45	40	640	305
2005	9,315	8,335	975	475	505	40	25	85	160	30	175	30	35	235	60	45	60	660	320
2006	9,200	8,225	975	475	495	40	25	80	150	35	165	35	30	245	60	55	50	660	310
2007	9,225	8,270	960	470	490	40	20	75	145	40	160	40	30	240	60	55	55	650	310
2008	9,400	8,400	1,000	495	510	40	30	75	145	40	165	45	35	250	60	65	55	665	330
2009	9,435	8,395	1,035	500	535	40	35	80	145	40	155	60	35	250	65	65	65	670	365
2010	9,520	8,450	1,070	530	535	45	40	75	145	40	155	65	35	275	60	70	60	700	370
2011	9,660	8,540	1,125	550	575	55	40	80	150	45	150	90	40	270	55	80	70	735	390
2012	9,940	8,760	1,180	565	615	50	40	90	155	50	145	105	35	280	60	85	85	755	420
2013	10,070	8,825	1,245	625	610	45	50	95	155	60	150	135	40	300	60	85	60	810	430
2014	10,065	8,810	1,255	615	640	50	45	100	160	70	145	130	40	300	65	85	65	800	455
2015	10,110	8,785	1,325	640	685	55	55	105	160	85	145	155	35	305	55	100	70	825	500
2016	10,155	8,795	1,360	665	700	55	50	105	160	80	145	175	40	305	60	110	80	850	510
2017	10,205	8,775	1,430	695	730	55	50	110	165	85	150	200	40	305	65	125	75	890	535
2018	10,290	8,790	1,500	715	785	60	60	110	170	100	150	215	35	315	70	140	75	910	585
2019	10,360	8,840	1,520	735	785	50	60	105	165	105	150	230	40	315	75	140	85	940	580
2020	10,370	8,795	1,575	735	835	55	60	115	160	115	150	240	35	310	85	150	95	935	635
2021	10,405	8,815	1,590	750	845	60	65	120	160	125	145	245	40	320	80	145	90	935	655
2022	10,340	8,655	1,690	785	900	60	70	120	160	140	150	265	45	330	85	160	100	955	675
2023	10,560	8,675	1,880	890	990	85	80	140	150	145	145	290	45	410	95	185	110	1,050	775
2024	10,565	8,630	1,935	865	1,070	90	80	150	150	165	145	290	45	385	115	195	120	–	–
2025	10,550	8,525	2,030	880	1,145	100	85	150	155	190	145	285	50	405	110	220	130	–	–
2026	10,515	8,420	2,095	895	1,195	115	90	145	150	200	145	280	50	425	115	250	130	–	–

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