City · Ouder-Amstel, North Holland

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel had 8,865 residents. 27.0% of them (2,395 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Ouder-Amstel (37.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (6.6%), other Asia (5.1%) and Indonesia (2.7%). 54.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.8 percentage points.

Residents: 8,865 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.0% 2,395 people
Born abroad: 54.1% 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

73% 27%

Dutch origin 72.9% 6,465
Migration background 27.0% 2,395

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. For comparison, the line marks Ouder-Amstel and the circle the Netherlands.

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

6.6% 585 people

Ouder-Amstel 10.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.1% 455 people

Ouder-Amstel 6.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.7% 235 people

Ouder-Amstel 2.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.5% 225 people

Ouder-Amstel 3.5% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

2.3% 200 people

Ouder-Amstel 3.9% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.6% 145 people

Ouder-Amstel 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.6% 140 people

Ouder-Amstel 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

1.4% 120 people

Ouder-Amstel 1.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

1.2% 110 people

Ouder-Amstel 1.9% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.90% 80 people

Ouder-Amstel 0.93% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.73% 65 people

Ouder-Amstel 0.58% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.45% 40 people

Ouder-Amstel 0.55% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

54% 46%

Born abroad (first generation) 54.1% 1,295
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.9% 1,100

Men and women

Men: 4,330
Women: 4,535

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ouderkerk aan de Amstel 27.0%

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

27.0%

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Ouder-Amstel
Netherlands

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Year	Ouderkerk aan de Amstel	Ouder-Amstel	Netherlands
1998	11.7%	15.7%	16.7%
1999	12.0%	16.6%	17.1%
2000	12.7%	17.3%	17.5%
2001	13.0%	17.6%	18.0%
2002	13.4%	18.0%	18.4%
2003	13.6%	18.3%	18.8%
2004	13.8%	18.4%	19.0%
2005	14.0%	18.9%	19.2%
2006	14.0%	19.1%	19.3%
2007	14.2%	19.3%	19.4%
2008	14.7%	19.8%	19.6%
2009	14.9%	20.2%	19.9%
2010	15.0%	20.6%	20.3%
2011	15.1%	20.7%	20.6%
2012	15.6%	21.3%	20.9%
2013	15.8%	21.7%	21.1%
2014	16.3%	22.3%	21.4%
2015	16.8%	23.1%	21.7%
2016	17.4%	23.8%	22.1%
2017	18.0%	24.7%	22.6%
2018	19.0%	25.6%	23.1%
2019	19.9%	26.9%	23.6%
2020	20.6%	28.1%	24.2%
2021	21.3%	29.2%	24.6%
2022	23.2%	31.3%	26.0%
2023	24.9%	32.9%	27.1%
2024	25.9%	34.9%	27.9%
2025	26.3%	36.1%	28.5%
2026	27.0%	37.0%	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 Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

				Largest group
1191 Ouderkerk aan de Amstel	27.0%	8,865	+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	7,075	6,245	830	355	475	10	0	80	175	25	135	5	20	195	35	90	60	585	245
1999	7,515	6,605	905	370	530	10	5	90	185	25	140	15	20	195	40	100	75	620	285
2000	7,850	6,855	995	410	595	5	10	95	210	25	135	15	25	235	30	125	95	680	315
2001	8,020	6,980	1,040	420	625	5	5	100	225	30	140	15	25	240	40	130	90	720	320
2002	8,125	7,040	1,085	435	645	5	5	105	225	30	140	15	30	250	45	140	90	745	340
2003	8,175	7,065	1,115	440	670	10	10	105	235	35	140	15	25	260	45	130	100	755	355
2004	8,205	7,075	1,130	460	665	10	10	100	235	35	155	10	35	260	55	125	95	775	355
2005	8,220	7,070	1,150	475	680	10	10	110	230	35	150	10	35	280	50	130	105	785	365
2006	8,250	7,090	1,155	455	700	10	5	115	230	35	140	10	40	265	55	145	105	775	380
2007	8,225	7,055	1,165	465	700	10	15	110	225	35	145	15	35	270	60	145	100	780	390
2008	8,230	7,020	1,210	490	725	10	10	105	225	40	145	15	35	295	70	140	125	805	405
2009	8,315	7,070	1,240	520	720	10	10	110	215	45	150	20	35	315	65	155	110	820	420
2010	8,300	7,050	1,245	530	725	10	15	115	210	40	155	20	35	320	65	165	105	820	430
2011	8,340	7,080	1,260	500	760	20	20	120	220	35	155	15	40	290	70	160	115	815	450
2012	8,400	7,090	1,310	530	775	20	30	125	210	35	155	20	40	315	70	170	115	840	470
2013	8,385	7,065	1,325	540	785	20	25	125	215	40	145	20	50	325	75	165	120	855	465
2014	8,425	7,055	1,370	580	790	15	30	130	215	45	155	25	60	340	75	180	100	870	505
2015	8,455	7,035	1,420	585	835	20	25	135	215	45	145	25	60	355	85	195	115	885	535
2016	8,610	7,110	1,500	600	900	20	35	140	230	50	145	25	60	370	85	225	115	905	600
2017	8,625	7,070	1,555	635	925	30	40	140	220	45	145	30	60	400	80	225	145	935	620
2018	8,690	7,035	1,655	660	995	45	40	155	215	50	140	30	60	430	85	245	160	970	680
2019	8,915	7,140	1,775	665	1,110	55	45	180	235	60	140	30	65	430	100	260	175	1,005	770
2020	8,915	7,075	1,840	675	1,165	65	70	175	230	70	135	35	65	440	95	290	170	1,000	840
2021	8,845	6,960	1,885	715	1,165	75	65	170	225	75	140	35	65	475	105	290	160	1,030	855
2022	8,855	6,800	2,055	740	1,310	85	75	185	235	85	140	40	75	490	120	340	190	1,045	920
2023	8,950	6,720	2,230	845	1,390	90	75	185	235	75	145	40	75	580	145	370	205	1,150	995
2024	8,880	6,575	2,300	840	1,465	105	85	190	235	80	160	45	70	565	140	405	225	–	–
2025	8,870	6,540	2,330	810	1,520	110	90	200	235	80	150	40	65	555	140	430	230	–	–
2026	8,865	6,465	2,395	835	1,565	120	110	200	235	80	145	40	65	585	140	455	225	–	–

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