City · Katwijk, South Holland

Rijnsburg: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Rijnsburg had 17,735 residents. 15.1% of them (2,685 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Katwijk (14.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (3.8%), other Asia (3.0%) and Poland (1.5%). 58.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.3 percentage points.

Residents: 17,735 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.1% 2,685 people
Born abroad: 58.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.3 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 84.9% 15,050
Migration background 15.1% 2,685

Largest origin groups

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

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

3.8% 675 people

Municipality of Katwijk 3.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.0% 535 people

Municipality of Katwijk 3.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

1.5% 270 people

Municipality of Katwijk 1.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 235 people

Municipality of Katwijk 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.1% 195 people

Municipality of Katwijk 0.92% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 190 people

Municipality of Katwijk 1.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.0% 180 people

Municipality of Katwijk 0.87% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.76% 135 people

Municipality of Katwijk 0.86% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

0.48% 85 people

Municipality of Katwijk 0.63% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.45% 80 people

Municipality of Katwijk 0.48% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.28% 50 people

Municipality of Katwijk 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.28% 50 people

Municipality of Katwijk 0.24% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.8% 1,580
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.0% 1,100

Men and women

Men: 8,830
Women: 8,905

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Rijnsburg 15.1%

Higher than 64% 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

15.1%

Rijnsburg
Municipality of Katwijk
Netherlands

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Year	Rijnsburg	Municipality of Katwijk	Netherlands
1998	6.3%	6.6%	16.7%
1999	6.7%	6.9%	17.1%
2000	6.9%	7.2%	17.5%
2001	7.2%	7.4%	18.0%
2002	7.5%	7.7%	18.4%
2003	7.7%	7.9%	18.8%
2004	7.8%	7.9%	19.0%
2005	8.0%	8.1%	19.2%
2006	8.6%	8.2%	19.3%
2007	8.6%	8.3%	19.4%
2008	8.5%	8.3%	19.6%
2009	8.5%	8.5%	19.9%
2010	8.5%	9.2%	20.3%
2011	8.8%	9.6%	20.6%
2012	9.1%	9.8%	20.9%
2013	9.3%	10.1%	21.1%
2014	9.2%	10.0%	21.4%
2015	9.3%	10.4%	21.7%
2016	9.9%	11.0%	22.1%
2017	10.2%	11.0%	22.6%
2018	10.7%	11.2%	23.1%
2019	11.0%	11.5%	23.6%
2020	11.5%	11.5%	24.2%
2021	11.8%	12.0%	24.6%
2022	12.9%	12.8%	26.0%
2023	13.6%	13.5%	27.1%
2024	14.2%	14.2%	27.9%
2025	14.9%	14.5%	28.5%
2026	15.1%	14.9%	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 Rijnsburg

				Largest group
2231 Rijnsburg	15.4%	16,860	+2.4 pp	Other Europe
2232 De Horn	10.9%	875	+1.2 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	14,420	13,510	910	490	425	0	15	60	110	5	185	15	25	265	55	140	40	625	285
1999	14,645	13,665	985	510	470	5	15	60	125	5	200	10	30	270	55	155	50	670	315
2000	14,785	13,770	1,020	535	480	5	15	55	125	5	205	15	40	275	55	170	50	690	325
2001	14,820	13,755	1,070	535	525	5	20	60	130	5	205	20	35	275	55	180	70	710	355
2002	14,890	13,775	1,115	550	565	5	25	60	135	10	200	25	35	290	60	195	75	725	390
2003	14,955	13,805	1,155	550	610	10	30	55	140	10	195	20	40	295	65	215	85	740	415
2004	14,945	13,780	1,160	560	605	15	35	55	125	10	195	25	40	300	65	215	85	745	420
2005	14,845	13,655	1,190	565	625	15	40	55	120	10	185	35	30	315	65	230	90	740	450
2006	14,845	13,580	1,270	610	660	25	50	55	120	15	195	55	30	330	70	235	90	785	480
2007	14,790	13,530	1,265	600	665	20	40	55	125	15	180	55	35	330	75	260	75	775	490
2008	14,970	13,700	1,265	625	640	10	40	50	120	15	185	55	40	345	75	240	90	805	460
2009	15,030	13,750	1,285	635	645	10	45	45	120	20	185	60	40	350	75	240	90	815	475
2010	14,775	13,525	1,250	625	620	10	45	50	115	20	185	60	35	345	70	230	80	785	465
2011	14,820	13,515	1,305	700	600	10	25	50	115	15	185	135	40	340	75	230	80	855	450
2012	14,755	13,410	1,350	720	635	15	30	50	110	20	185	160	30	345	80	230	100	865	485
2013	14,660	13,290	1,370	710	660	15	40	50	110	20	180	170	35	325	85	245	95	865	505
2014	14,745	13,395	1,350	670	675	15	35	50	110	15	185	125	30	330	85	250	115	835	510
2015	15,165	13,755	1,410	705	710	15	35	60	125	20	190	145	35	335	95	240	120	885	530
2016	15,440	13,915	1,525	770	760	20	50	60	125	20	195	175	40	360	105	260	120	950	585
2017	15,845	14,225	1,620	785	835	30	55	60	130	25	195	200	40	350	110	285	140	985	635
2018	16,160	14,425	1,735	830	905	35	65	60	140	35	195	210	40	385	115	325	130	1,030	705
2019	16,250	14,465	1,785	890	895	30	75	65	150	30	200	250	40	400	115	305	130	1,085	700
2020	16,650	14,735	1,915	945	970	40	85	70	150	35	210	265	35	435	120	320	150	1,160	760
2021	16,880	14,885	1,995	980	1,015	40	100	80	155	35	210	260	45	465	125	330	150	1,200	800
2022	16,830	14,670	2,165	1,025	1,135	45	90	80	175	40	220	280	50	485	140	375	190	1,235	810
2023	17,115	14,780	2,330	1,105	1,225	60	100	80	175	40	205	285	60	560	145	420	210	1,325	895
2024	17,230	14,775	2,455	1,120	1,335	65	110	85	175	40	205	275	55	585	165	475	225	–	–
2025	17,505	14,895	2,610	1,155	1,450	65	130	85	180	45	200	280	60	610	190	520	240	–	–
2026	17,735	15,050	2,685	1,200	1,485	85	135	80	180	50	195	270	50	675	190	535	235	–	–

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