City · Waterland, North Holland

Monnickendam: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Monnickendam had 9,840 residents. 20.5% of them (2,020 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Waterland (19.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (6.9%), other Asia (4.1%) and Indonesia (1.8%). 58.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.6 percentage points.

Residents: 9,840 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 20.5% 2,020 people
Born abroad: 58.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.6 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% 21%

Dutch origin 79.5% 7,825
Migration background 20.5% 2,020

Largest origin groups

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

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

6.9% 675 people

Waterland 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.1% 405 people

Waterland 3.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

1.8% 175 people

Waterland 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.7% 170 people

Waterland 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.7% 165 people

Waterland 1.7% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 165 people

Waterland 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.81% 80 people

Waterland 0.79% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.46% 45 people

Waterland 0.59% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.41% 40 people

Waterland 0.39% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.36% 35 people

Waterland 0.31% Netherlands 0.76%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.30% 30 people

Waterland 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.25% 25 people

Waterland 0.28% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.7% 1,185
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.3% 835

Men and women

Men: 4,765
Women: 5,075

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Monnickendam 20.5%

Higher than 82% 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

20.5%

Monnickendam
Waterland
Netherlands

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Year	Monnickendam	Waterland	Netherlands
1998	10.1%	9.0%	16.7%
1999	10.3%	9.0%	17.1%
2000	10.5%	9.2%	17.5%
2001	10.6%	9.3%	18.0%
2002	10.8%	9.4%	18.4%
2003	10.6%	9.3%	18.8%
2004	10.8%	9.6%	19.0%
2005	11.1%	9.8%	19.2%
2006	11.1%	9.9%	19.3%
2007	11.3%	10.0%	19.4%
2008	11.5%	10.2%	19.6%
2009	11.6%	10.3%	19.9%
2010	12.0%	10.7%	20.3%
2011	12.3%	10.9%	20.6%
2012	12.2%	10.9%	20.9%
2013	12.2%	11.1%	21.1%
2014	12.4%	11.3%	21.4%
2015	12.5%	11.5%	21.7%
2016	12.8%	12.0%	22.1%
2017	13.0%	12.3%	22.6%
2018	13.3%	12.4%	23.1%
2019	13.8%	12.9%	23.6%
2020	14.4%	13.5%	24.2%
2021	14.6%	13.7%	24.6%
2022	16.0%	14.9%	26.0%
2023	18.1%	16.8%	27.1%
2024	19.5%	17.4%	27.9%
2025	20.2%	18.3%	28.5%
2026	20.5%	19.2%	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 Monnickendam

				Largest group
1141 Monnickendam	20.5%	9,840	+4.6 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	10,215	9,180	1,035	535	505	5	25	60	195	20	245	15	30	245	35	115	50	770	265
1999	10,010	8,980	1,030	545	490	5	25	55	195	15	245	20	35	245	30	110	55	780	250
2000	9,980	8,935	1,045	535	510	5	25	55	205	15	235	20	30	250	30	115	60	780	265
2001	9,845	8,810	1,040	510	530	10	35	50	210	15	230	20	35	225	30	120	60	770	275
2002	9,810	8,750	1,055	520	535	5	40	45	205	15	220	25	35	240	35	120	70	765	290
2003	9,940	8,890	1,055	515	535	10	40	50	205	15	220	20	30	245	35	110	70	775	280
2004	9,930	8,855	1,070	535	535	5	40	50	205	20	225	25	35	250	45	110	60	785	285
2005	9,985	8,875	1,105	540	565	5	35	45	210	20	225	25	35	255	65	115	70	790	310
2006	9,895	8,795	1,100	525	575	5	45	45	205	20	220	20	35	250	60	120	75	775	325
2007	9,835	8,725	1,110	530	580	5	40	45	210	15	220	20	35	255	65	115	85	780	330
2008	9,765	8,650	1,120	530	590	10	35	40	200	15	215	15	35	265	80	115	95	785	330
2009	9,770	8,640	1,130	550	575	10	35	45	200	15	215	15	35	285	70	120	80	805	330
2010	9,855	8,670	1,185	565	630	10	40	60	210	15	215	20	35	295	85	120	90	820	365
2011	9,890	8,670	1,220	575	640	5	40	60	205	15	210	20	35	310	85	130	100	835	390
2012	9,770	8,580	1,195	545	655	5	40	60	205	20	205	20	40	280	85	135	105	795	400
2013	9,720	8,540	1,185	510	670	10	40	65	200	15	205	15	35	255	85	150	105	765	415
2014	9,730	8,525	1,205	520	685	10	40	65	210	15	200	20	40	260	85	155	105	785	420
2015	9,630	8,430	1,200	520	680	10	35	70	195	20	200	20	40	260	90	165	95	770	430
2016	9,670	8,430	1,240	525	715	15	45	70	195	15	200	20	35	270	95	170	110	775	460
2017	9,620	8,370	1,250	510	745	20	40	75	185	20	195	25	35	255	90	195	120	765	490
2018	9,630	8,345	1,285	520	765	20	40	70	180	25	200	25	30	265	90	235	105	760	525
2019	9,570	8,245	1,325	520	800	25	35	75	175	20	195	25	25	275	100	260	110	750	570
2020	9,595	8,210	1,385	540	840	30	45	70	180	20	195	20	30	295	100	275	120	780	605
2021	9,460	8,075	1,385	535	850	30	40	70	175	25	190	25	30	290	115	265	130	780	605
2022	9,490	7,975	1,515	560	955	35	35	80	180	25	190	25	35	305	135	310	155	785	655
2023	9,710	7,945	1,760	770	995	35	40	80	175	30	195	30	40	505	140	330	160	985	695
2024	9,760	7,860	1,900	870	1,030	40	40	80	175	30	185	30	35	620	155	360	155	–	–
2025	9,820	7,835	1,985	910	1,075	40	35	75	180	30	185	30	35	660	160	385	165	–	–
2026	9,840	7,825	2,020	910	1,110	45	40	80	175	30	170	25	35	675	165	405	165	–	–

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