City · South Holland

Schiedam: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Schiedam had 81,935 residents. 49.4% of them (40,470 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than South Holland (38.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (10.4%), other Europe (9.7%) and other Asia (6.2%). 56.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.6 percentage points.

Residents: 81,935 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 49.4% 40,470 people
Born abroad: 56.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.6 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

51% 49%

Dutch origin 50.6% 41,460
Migration background 49.4% 40,470

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

10.4% 8,505 people

South Holland 4.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

9.7% 7,915 people

South Holland 7.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.2% 5,110 people

South Holland 6.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

4.4% 3,580 people

South Holland 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

4.1% 3,365 people

South Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

3.7% 3,030 people

South Holland 3.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Poland

3.1% 2,510 people

South Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.8% 2,295 people

South Holland 2.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.0% 1,605 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.5% 1,205 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.2% 975 people

South Holland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.44% 360 people

South Holland 0.53% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.9% 23,020
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.1% 17,460

Men and women

Men: 40,965
Women: 40,980

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Schiedam 49.4%

Higher than 99% 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

49.4%

Schiedam
South Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Schiedam	South Holland	Netherlands
1998	23.9%	22.1%	16.7%
1999	25.1%	22.7%	17.1%
2000	26.4%	23.2%	17.5%
2001	27.9%	23.9%	18.0%
2002	29.1%	24.6%	18.4%
2003	29.8%	25.2%	18.8%
2004	30.4%	25.7%	19.0%
2005	30.9%	26.0%	19.2%
2006	31.5%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	31.9%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	32.6%	26.9%	19.6%
2009	33.5%	27.4%	19.9%
2010	34.4%	28.0%	20.3%
2011	35.1%	28.5%	20.6%
2012	36.2%	29.0%	20.9%
2013	36.9%	29.3%	21.1%
2014	37.7%	29.6%	21.4%
2015	38.6%	30.1%	21.7%
2016	39.6%	30.6%	22.1%
2017	40.7%	31.2%	22.6%
2018	41.6%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	42.4%	32.4%	23.6%
2020	43.7%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	44.6%	33.6%	24.6%
2022	45.8%	35.1%	26.0%
2023	47.1%	36.3%	27.1%
2024	48.4%	37.1%	27.9%
2025	49.0%	37.8%	28.5%
2026	49.4%	38.5%	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 Schiedam

				Largest group
3112 Oost	68.5%	11,485	+3.0 pp	Other Europe
3119 Nieuwland	68.0%	10,240	+1.6 pp	Turkey
3122 Groenoord	54.2%	9,635	+4.6 pp	Turkey
3117 West	52.0%	9,495	+3.8 pp	Other Europe
3124 Spaland en Sveaparken	23.5%	7,990	+1.8 pp	Turkey
3123 Woudhoek	27.6%	7,360	+3.6 pp	Turkey
3118 Nieuwland, Kethel	66.8%	6,580	+0.6 pp	Turkey
3114 Zuid	41.4%	6,255	+4.4 pp	Other Europe
3111 Centrum	45.5%	5,405	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
3116 West	31.1%	3,550	+6.7 pp	Other Europe
3121 Kethel	24.9%	3,530	+4.0 pp	Turkey
3125 Industrie	16.9%	295	+2.2 pp	Other Europe
3113 Oost, Schiedamse Havens	90.0%	100	+90.0 pp	Other Asia
3115 Schiedamse Havens	33.3%	15	−6.7 pp	–

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	74,885	57,005	17,895	4,145	13,775	5,425	1,225	1,850	1,580	735	1,180	120	320	2,525	1,235	1,290	440	5,885	12,025
1999	75,160	56,295	18,840	4,150	14,700	5,600	1,320	1,905	1,540	905	1,205	125	340	2,480	1,455	1,505	470	5,895	12,950
2000	75,565	55,625	19,960	4,200	15,735	5,830	1,380	2,045	1,510	1,080	1,220	120	330	2,530	1,635	1,760	495	5,915	14,010
2001	76,095	54,880	21,200	4,335	16,870	6,080	1,460	2,150	1,475	1,470	1,225	125	340	2,650	1,795	1,915	535	6,015	15,205
2002	76,575	54,280	22,300	4,430	17,865	6,275	1,525	2,270	1,465	1,700	1,210	125	340	2,755	2,010	2,040	580	6,135	16,190
2003	75,780	53,200	22,575	4,305	18,295	6,430	1,600	2,280	1,440	1,740	1,180	120	320	2,685	2,105	2,070	635	5,960	16,620
2004	75,590	52,620	22,965	4,305	18,660	6,660	1,635	2,370	1,405	1,690	1,165	135	310	2,695	2,145	2,110	645	5,925	17,035
2005	75,465	52,135	23,335	4,395	18,930	6,865	1,740	2,360	1,405	1,615	1,135	185	300	2,775	2,125	2,135	685	6,040	17,310
2006	75,375	51,620	23,755	4,535	19,210	7,000	1,830	2,475	1,395	1,530	1,115	240	315	2,865	2,145	2,150	685	6,130	17,625
2007	75,165	51,175	23,985	4,555	19,390	7,135	1,890	2,510	1,365	1,560	1,100	295	275	2,885	2,115	2,135	680	6,145	17,815
2008	74,950	50,495	24,455	4,710	19,755	7,245	1,900	2,525	1,365	1,640	1,095	340	280	3,000	2,195	2,145	740	6,295	18,145
2009	75,325	50,105	25,245	5,070	20,170	7,330	1,970	2,585	1,370	1,700	1,115	435	295	3,225	2,245	2,235	735	6,635	18,590
2010	75,560	49,610	25,960	5,390	20,560	7,430	2,015	2,610	1,350	1,715	1,135	530	280	3,445	2,290	2,365	785	6,990	18,980
2011	75,720	49,110	26,610	5,695	20,935	7,560	2,090	2,635	1,340	1,715	1,100	685	290	3,620	2,400	2,390	805	7,235	19,370
2012	76,235	48,680	27,565	6,105	21,465	7,680	2,210	2,695	1,340	1,825	1,080	910	280	3,835	2,440	2,455	820	7,675	19,895
2013	76,215	48,130	28,090	6,290	21,815	7,755	2,305	2,695	1,335	1,795	1,075	1,055	270	3,890	2,505	2,510	915	7,845	20,255
2014	76,450	47,610	28,840	6,655	22,185	7,770	2,430	2,775	1,330	1,860	1,065	1,200	275	4,115	2,585	2,545	890	8,220	20,615
2015	76,870	47,160	29,710	6,995	22,720	7,780	2,515	2,890	1,315	1,905	1,045	1,485	275	4,190	2,690	2,680	945	8,540	21,170
2016	77,115	46,580	30,535	7,435	23,100	7,760	2,565	2,945	1,295	1,895	1,005	1,745	285	4,400	2,820	2,835	985	8,975	21,555
2017	77,835	46,170	31,665	7,845	23,815	7,895	2,640	3,035	1,290	1,940	1,030	1,880	285	4,650	2,875	3,105	1,035	9,405	22,260
2018	77,910	45,475	32,435	8,245	24,185	7,950	2,700	3,035	1,285	1,935	1,000	2,015	300	4,930	2,970	3,265	1,050	9,795	22,630
2019	78,005	44,900	33,105	8,585	24,515	7,990	2,700	3,075	1,275	1,950	965	2,140	305	5,175	3,000	3,445	1,080	10,155	22,945
2020	78,725	44,315	34,410	9,350	25,065	7,985	2,735	3,155	1,265	2,015	950	2,390	295	5,715	3,095	3,635	1,180	10,925	23,490
2021	79,275	43,940	35,335	9,870	25,460	8,035	2,825	3,215	1,245	2,035	950	2,500	315	6,110	3,180	3,705	1,220	11,430	23,895
2022	79,645	43,160	36,485	10,210	26,275	8,135	2,890	3,225	1,285	2,055	950	2,590	340	6,325	3,270	4,075	1,340	11,835	24,325
2023	80,635	42,660	37,945	10,980	26,975	8,240	2,955	3,240	1,265	2,195	980	2,625	325	7,035	3,355	4,330	1,380	12,630	25,005
2024	81,850	42,250	39,600	11,610	27,985	8,490	3,005	3,320	1,255	2,320	995	2,715	325	7,570	3,515	4,610	1,470	–	–
2025	82,240	41,895	40,335	11,795	28,535	8,580	3,060	3,365	1,220	2,335	1,000	2,620	350	7,830	3,555	4,920	1,510	–	–
2026	81,935	41,460	40,470	11,775	28,705	8,505	3,030	3,365	1,205	2,295	975	2,510	360	7,915	3,580	5,110	1,605	–	–

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