City · Schagen, North Holland

Sint Maarten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Sint Maarten had 1,955 residents. 16.1% of them (315 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 Schagen (15.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.4%), Indonesia (2.0%) and Poland (2.0%). 60.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.4 percentage points.

Residents: 1,955 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.1% 315 people
Born abroad: 60.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.4 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

84% 16%

Dutch origin 83.9% 1,640
Migration background 16.1% 315

Largest origin groups

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

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

5.4% 105 people

Municipality of Schagen 3.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.0% 40 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

2.0% 40 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.0% 40 people

Municipality of Schagen 3.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 25 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.0% 20 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.77% 15 people

Municipality of Schagen 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

0.51% 10 people

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

0.51% 10 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.52% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.26% 5 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.25% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

0.26% 5 people

Municipality of Schagen 0.22% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 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.

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.3% 190
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.7% 125

Men and women

Men: 995
Women: 960

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Sint Maarten 16.1%

Higher than 69% 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

16.1%

Sint Maarten
Municipality of Schagen
Netherlands

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Year	Sint Maarten	Municipality of Schagen	Netherlands
1998	7.8%	8.3%	16.7%
1999	8.0%	8.4%	17.1%
2000	7.3%	8.5%	17.5%
2001	7.6%	8.6%	18.0%
2002	7.9%	8.6%	18.4%
2003	6.9%	8.7%	18.8%
2004	6.4%	9.6%	19.0%
2005	5.9%	9.9%	19.2%
2006	7.1%	9.8%	19.3%
2007	7.1%	10.0%	19.4%
2008	7.1%	9.9%	19.6%
2009	6.9%	9.4%	19.9%
2010	7.1%	9.4%	20.3%
2011	7.1%	9.7%	20.6%
2012	7.5%	9.8%	20.9%
2013	7.8%	9.8%	21.1%
2014	7.9%	10.0%	21.4%
2015	7.8%	10.3%	21.7%
2016	9.1%	10.5%	22.1%
2017	9.1%	10.7%	22.6%
2018	9.5%	11.0%	23.1%
2019	9.7%	11.2%	23.6%
2020	9.4%	11.4%	24.2%
2021	9.9%	11.4%	24.6%
2022	10.7%	12.6%	26.0%
2023	11.4%	13.4%	27.1%
2024	13.6%	14.0%	27.9%
2025	15.5%	14.8%	28.5%
2026	16.1%	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 Sint Maarten

				Largest group
1744 Sint Maarten	16.1%	1,955	+5.4 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	2,040	1,880	160	90	70	0	15	30	0	40	5	5	40	5	15	5	120	35
1999	2,010	1,850	160	80	75	0	15	30	5	40	5	10	25	0	30	0	115	50
2000	1,980	1,835	145	80	60	0	15	30	5	40	5	5	30	5	10	0	110	35
2001	1,980	1,830	150	85	60	0	10	30	5	35	5	5	40	10	5	0	115	30
2002	1,970	1,815	155	85	65	0	15	35	5	30	5	10	40	10	5	0	120	30
2003	1,945	1,805	135	75	65	0	15	35	5	30	0	5	40	5	5	0	115	25
2004	1,945	1,815	125	70	60	0	10	30	5	35	0	5	30	0	5	10	105	20
2005	1,940	1,825	115	70	45	0	10	30	0	30	0	5	35	5	0	0	100	15
2006	1,910	1,775	135	75	70	5	10	35	5	25	5	10	35	5	5	5	105	25
2007	1,890	1,750	135	75	65	0	10	35	0	25	5	5	40	5	10	5	115	20
2008	1,895	1,760	135	70	60	0	10	40	5	20	5	5	40	0	5	0	110	25
2009	1,885	1,750	130	70	55	0	10	40	0	25	5	10	30	0	5	0	110	20
2010	1,890	1,755	135	70	60	0	10	35	0	25	10	5	30	0	5	10	110	20
2011	1,895	1,765	135	70	65	0	10	40	0	25	5	10	30	0	5	10	110	25
2012	1,870	1,735	140	70	70	0	10	40	0	25	10	5	30	5	5	10	120	25
2013	1,865	1,725	145	75	70	0	10	45	0	25	10	5	35	0	5	10	120	25
2014	1,835	1,690	145	75	70	0	10	40	0	25	10	5	35	5	10	5	120	25
2015	1,850	1,705	145	90	60	0	10	40	0	25	15	5	45	0	5	5	125	20
2016	1,865	1,695	170	105	65	0	5	40	0	25	25	5	50	5	5	10	145	20
2017	1,870	1,700	170	100	70	0	5	40	0	25	25	5	45	10	5	10	145	25
2018	1,885	1,705	180	105	75	0	5	40	5	20	25	5	55	15	5	5	150	30
2019	1,900	1,715	185	100	85	0	5	40	5	20	20	5	55	10	10	15	150	30
2020	1,870	1,695	175	90	85	0	5	40	5	20	20	5	45	10	15	10	135	35
2021	1,865	1,680	185	90	95	0	5	40	0	25	20	5	40	10	15	25	140	40
2022	1,825	1,630	195	100	95	0	10	35	5	20	30	5	40	10	15	20	140	35
2023	1,850	1,630	210	110	100	0	5	35	5	20	35	5	50	10	15	25	155	40
2024	1,845	1,595	250	140	110	5	5	35	5	20	35	5	80	15	20	20	–	–
2025	1,965	1,660	305	170	135	5	10	40	5	25	40	5	105	20	35	25	–	–
2026	1,955	1,640	315	175	140	5	10	40	10	20	40	5	105	15	40	25	–	–

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