City · North Holland

Schagen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Schagen had 20,100 residents. 18.1% of them (3,645 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Schagen (15.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.7%), other Europe (3.3%) and other Africa (1.9%). 58.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Residents: 20,100 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 18.1% 3,645 people
Born abroad: 58.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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

82% 18%

Dutch origin 81.9% 16,455
Migration background 18.1% 3,645

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.7% 1,140 people

Municipality of Schagen 3.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.3% 655 people

Municipality of Schagen 3.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.9% 380 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.8% 355 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.8% 355 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 265 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.67% 135 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.52% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.62% 125 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.52% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.57% 115 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Turkey

0.35% 70 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.25% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.20% 40 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.22% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.07% 15 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.11% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.0% 2,115
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.0% 1,530

Men and women

Men: 9,840
Women: 10,255

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Schagen 18.1%

Higher than 76% 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

18.1%

Schagen
Municipality of Schagen
Netherlands

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Year	Schagen	Municipality of Schagen	Netherlands
1998	11.1%	8.3%	16.7%
1999	11.3%	8.4%	17.1%
2000	11.4%	8.5%	17.5%
2001	11.4%	8.6%	18.0%
2002	11.3%	8.6%	18.4%
2003	11.4%	8.7%	18.8%
2004	13.7%	9.6%	19.0%
2005	14.1%	9.9%	19.2%
2006	13.7%	9.8%	19.3%
2007	13.9%	10.0%	19.4%
2008	13.6%	9.9%	19.6%
2009	12.2%	9.4%	19.9%
2010	11.9%	9.4%	20.3%
2011	12.1%	9.7%	20.6%
2012	12.1%	9.8%	20.9%
2013	12.2%	9.8%	21.1%
2014	12.1%	10.0%	21.4%
2015	12.2%	10.3%	21.7%
2016	12.4%	10.5%	22.1%
2017	12.6%	10.7%	22.6%
2018	12.8%	11.0%	23.1%
2019	13.2%	11.2%	23.6%
2020	13.3%	11.4%	24.2%
2021	13.5%	11.4%	24.6%
2022	15.0%	12.6%	26.0%
2023	15.8%	13.4%	27.1%
2024	16.4%	14.0%	27.9%
2025	17.1%	14.8%	28.5%
2026	18.1%	15.4%	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 Schagen

				Largest group
1741 Centrum, Oost	17.8%	13,590	+3.6 pp	Other Asia
1742 West, Zuid	18.8%	6,510	+2.1 pp	Other Asia

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	17,270	15,350	1,925	775	1,145	35	15	125	440	80	380	20	50	325	95	265	90	1,270	650
1999	17,165	15,225	1,935	760	1,170	30	25	130	445	75	365	20	55	320	90	290	85	1,250	690
2000	17,160	15,205	1,955	760	1,210	25	20	125	440	80	360	15	55	330	85	325	110	1,250	705
2001	17,120	15,155	1,955	740	1,220	25	15	125	430	85	365	20	50	305	100	340	100	1,225	735
2002	17,200	15,265	1,940	740	1,195	30	20	135	410	80	360	20	50	310	85	335	100	1,215	725
2003	17,480	15,475	2,000	770	1,230	25	15	140	420	85	370	20	50	330	90	345	110	1,235	760
2004	18,190	15,695	2,495	960	1,540	50	15	135	415	90	400	20	60	480	190	525	120	1,435	1,055
2005	18,595	15,970	2,620	1,005	1,620	50	20	160	420	90	400	20	60	525	175	570	135	1,490	1,130
2006	18,745	16,185	2,565	1,015	1,540	40	10	160	425	90	400	30	50	535	150	545	120	1,495	1,065
2007	19,075	16,420	2,660	1,080	1,585	55	20	155	420	90	395	25	55	605	140	560	145	1,570	1,090
2008	19,065	16,475	2,590	1,050	1,535	45	15	150	425	80	405	25	55	565	120	555	145	1,555	1,035
2009	18,760	16,475	2,280	930	1,355	30	25	145	405	75	405	30	50	445	95	435	145	1,400	875
2010	18,735	16,505	2,230	885	1,340	40	25	145	400	70	390	35	50	410	85	420	155	1,360	870
2011	18,670	16,410	2,265	895	1,370	40	20	140	395	70	380	30	45	440	105	455	145	1,360	905
2012	18,660	16,400	2,250	890	1,360	35	20	140	385	70	380	30	50	430	105	455	150	1,345	900
2013	18,545	16,290	2,255	895	1,370	35	20	135	375	70	390	30	45	430	120	465	150	1,330	925
2014	18,455	16,215	2,240	900	1,340	35	15	135	375	75	385	40	45	430	120	450	135	1,335	905
2015	18,610	16,335	2,275	895	1,380	35	20	135	380	85	370	50	40	435	120	470	135	1,330	945
2016	18,695	16,370	2,325	875	1,450	40	20	130	375	80	360	55	40	420	135	515	155	1,315	1,015
2017	18,725	16,370	2,355	865	1,500	35	15	130	360	90	355	60	40	410	160	555	155	1,300	1,065
2018	18,875	16,455	2,420	875	1,545	30	10	130	355	85	345	55	40	435	165	600	170	1,290	1,125
2019	19,030	16,525	2,505	900	1,605	35	15	125	355	85	360	60	35	445	185	630	175	1,320	1,185
2020	18,960	16,430	2,530	915	1,615	45	15	120	345	90	370	55	40	450	200	650	150	1,330	1,210
2021	19,030	16,470	2,560	910	1,650	40	15	120	330	95	365	60	35	450	225	665	160	1,305	1,260
2022	19,330	16,425	2,905	960	1,950	50	15	135	370	130	380	80	45	460	255	775	230	1,355	1,365
2023	19,500	16,405	3,090	1,035	2,060	55	15	125	370	125	375	85	40	535	280	845	240	1,435	1,470
2024	19,705	16,480	3,225	1,095	2,130	50	15	140	365	130	370	90	35	600	300	890	235	–	–
2025	19,885	16,480	3,410	1,090	2,320	70	15	140	365	125	365	95	40	595	345	1,020	240	–	–
2026	20,100	16,455	3,645	1,165	2,480	70	15	135	355	125	355	115	40	655	380	1,140	265	–	–

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