City · Purmerend, North Holland

Middenbeemster: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Middenbeemster had 6,070 residents. 17.5% of them (1,060 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Purmerend (31.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.0%), other Asia (3.1%) and Suriname (1.8%). 55.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.8 percentage points.

Residents: 6,070 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.5% 1,060 people
Born abroad: 55.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.8 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

83% 17%

Dutch origin 82.5% 5,010
Migration background 17.5% 1,060

Largest origin groups

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

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

5.0% 305 people

Municipality of Purmerend 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.1% 190 people

Municipality of Purmerend 7.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

1.8% 110 people

Municipality of Purmerend 4.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 105 people

Municipality of Purmerend 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 80 people

Municipality of Purmerend 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.2% 70 people

Municipality of Purmerend 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.0% 60 people

Municipality of Purmerend 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.58% 35 people

Municipality of Purmerend 0.59% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.49% 30 people

Municipality of Purmerend 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.49% 30 people

Municipality of Purmerend 1.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.41% 25 people

Municipality of Purmerend 1.1% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.41% 25 people

Municipality of Purmerend 0.35% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 55.7% 590
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.3% 470

Men and women

Men: 2,995
Women: 3,075

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Middenbeemster 17.5%

Higher than 73% 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

17.5%

Middenbeemster
Municipality of Purmerend
Netherlands

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Year	Middenbeemster	Municipality of Purmerend	Netherlands
1998	7.8%	17.8%	16.7%
1999	8.4%	18.1%	17.1%
2000	8.6%	18.5%	17.5%
2001	8.7%	19.1%	18.0%
2002	9.1%	19.4%	18.4%
2003	8.8%	20.0%	18.8%
2004	9.1%	20.3%	19.0%
2005	9.4%	20.8%	19.2%
2006	9.0%	21.1%	19.3%
2007	9.2%	21.2%	19.4%
2008	9.0%	21.4%	19.6%
2009	9.4%	21.7%	19.9%
2010	9.6%	21.9%	20.3%
2011	9.8%	22.1%	20.6%
2012	10.8%	22.3%	20.9%
2013	10.3%	22.5%	21.1%
2014	10.5%	22.7%	21.4%
2015	10.7%	23.0%	21.7%
2016	10.7%	23.4%	22.1%
2017	10.9%	23.8%	22.6%
2018	11.5%	24.3%	23.1%
2019	12.0%	25.0%	23.6%
2020	12.8%	25.8%	24.2%
2021	13.1%	26.5%	24.6%
2022	13.7%	27.6%	26.0%
2023	15.2%	28.8%	27.1%
2024	16.2%	30.0%	27.9%
2025	16.7%	31.0%	28.5%
2026	17.5%	31.8%	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 Middenbeemster

				Largest group
1462 Beemster	17.5%	6,070	+3.8 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	4,055	3,735	315	170	140	0	5	10	50	0	65	0	10	95	5	30	40	235	80
1999	4,125	3,780	345	175	160	5	0	20	50	5	65	5	10	95	15	40	25	255	90
2000	4,150	3,795	355	180	170	5	0	15	50	5	65	0	10	105	20	45	30	260	95
2001	4,190	3,820	365	190	175	10	0	15	50	5	70	0	10	110	20	45	30	270	95
2002	4,330	3,940	395	210	190	5	0	15	50	5	75	0	10	125	15	55	45	290	100
2003	4,310	3,925	380	190	185	10	0	15	55	5	65	0	10	115	15	50	35	275	105
2004	4,330	3,935	395	195	195	10	0	15	55	10	65	0	10	120	15	55	35	280	115
2005	4,365	3,955	410	200	210	10	0	20	55	5	75	5	10	110	20	55	45	285	130
2006	4,315	3,930	390	195	195	5	5	15	50	10	70	0	15	110	20	60	30	260	120
2007	4,315	3,925	395	190	200	10	5	15	50	10	70	0	10	110	20	60	30	265	130
2008	4,310	3,925	390	195	200	10	5	20	55	0	70	5	15	105	25	55	30	270	120
2009	4,350	3,935	410	200	215	5	5	20	55	0	70	10	10	110	25	65	40	280	135
2010	4,370	3,950	420	195	225	10	5	20	55	5	70	10	15	100	25	70	35	280	145
2011	4,375	3,945	430	200	230	10	5	25	50	5	65	5	15	115	25	75	35	280	150
2012	4,555	4,065	490	210	275	15	10	35	50	5	70	10	15	115	25	90	45	290	195
2013	4,625	4,150	475	220	255	10	10	30	50	5	65	10	15	130	30	80	40	290	185
2014	4,630	4,145	485	220	260	15	10	30	45	5	70	5	15	130	35	85	35	290	190
2015	4,600	4,110	490	225	265	15	15	30	50	5	70	10	20	125	35	85	30	300	190
2016	4,580	4,090	490	210	280	20	20	25	50	0	70	10	20	110	30	90	45	300	195
2017	4,595	4,095	500	215	285	15	20	30	50	5	65	15	15	120	35	90	40	290	205
2018	4,740	4,195	545	230	315	20	20	35	55	5	70	15	15	130	30	105	45	315	230
2019	4,865	4,280	585	235	350	30	25	40	50	5	70	15	20	130	35	115	50	320	270
2020	5,000	4,360	640	240	400	25	25	55	55	10	65	15	20	140	55	125	50	330	310
2021	5,030	4,370	660	240	420	30	35	50	60	10	65	15	15	145	50	125	60	330	335
2022	5,155	4,450	705	240	465	30	30	60	55	20	65	15	20	140	55	155	60	315	360
2023	5,570	4,725	845	315	535	30	35	75	60	25	60	15	20	220	60	170	80	400	415
2024	5,745	4,810	930	370	565	30	30	75	60	20	60	15	25	270	75	185	85	–	–
2025	5,810	4,840	970	395	575	30	30	85	65	20	60	20	25	290	75	175	95	–	–
2026	6,070	5,010	1,060	420	640	30	30	110	70	25	60	35	25	305	80	190	105	–	–

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