City · North Holland

Uithoorn: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Uithoorn had 27,165 residents. 39.5% of them (10,740 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Uithoorn (36.9%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (12.4%), other Europe (6.1%) and Morocco (3.6%). 60.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.3 percentage points.

Residents: 27,165 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 39.5% 10,740 people
Born abroad: 60.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.3 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

60% 40%

Dutch origin 60.5% 16,430
Migration background 39.5% 10,740

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

12.4% 3,370 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 11.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.1% 1,660 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 6.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

3.6% 980 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 3.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.5% 950 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

2.9% 790 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 2.7% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

2.6% 700 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 2.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

2.3% 625 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.3% 620 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 2.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

1.4% 380 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 1.3% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.3% 345 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.85% 230 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 0.78% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.37% 100 people

Municipality of Uithoorn 0.34% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.4% 6,485
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 39.6% 4,250

Men and women

Men: 13,220
Women: 13,945

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Uithoorn 39.5%

Higher than 98% 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

39.5%

Uithoorn
Municipality of Uithoorn
Netherlands

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Year	Uithoorn	Municipality of Uithoorn	Netherlands
1998	16.9%	15.5%	16.7%
1999	17.1%	15.7%	17.1%
2000	17.4%	15.9%	17.5%
2001	17.4%	16.0%	18.0%
2002	17.7%	16.3%	18.4%
2003	18.1%	16.6%	18.8%
2004	18.3%	16.8%	19.0%
2005	18.7%	17.1%	19.2%
2006	18.8%	17.2%	19.3%
2007	19.3%	17.6%	19.4%
2008	19.5%	17.9%	19.6%
2009	20.0%	18.4%	19.9%
2010	20.8%	19.2%	20.3%
2011	21.3%	19.6%	20.6%
2012	21.8%	20.1%	20.9%
2013	22.4%	20.6%	21.1%
2014	22.9%	21.0%	21.4%
2015	24.0%	22.1%	21.7%
2016	25.2%	23.1%	22.1%
2017	25.8%	23.6%	22.6%
2018	27.1%	24.8%	23.1%
2019	28.4%	25.9%	23.6%
2020	29.5%	27.1%	24.2%
2021	31.2%	28.7%	24.6%
2022	34.3%	31.5%	26.0%
2023	36.1%	33.4%	27.1%
2024	37.2%	34.5%	27.9%
2025	38.6%	35.8%	28.5%
2026	39.5%	36.9%	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 Uithoorn

				Largest group
1422 Zijdelwaard, Legmeer	44.0%	15,505	+6.2 pp	Other Asia
1421 Thamerdal, Legmeer	40.6%	6,195	+3.7 pp	Other Asia
1423 Meerwijk	25.7%	5,465	+3.7 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	22,065	18,335	3,735	1,295	2,445	50	335	220	780	85	470	50	90	685	225	550	200	2,400	1,330
1999	22,315	18,505	3,805	1,320	2,470	50	340	240	770	95	480	55	90	695	230	545	200	2,385	1,415
2000	22,390	18,510	3,885	1,330	2,560	55	385	230	755	105	490	60	95	685	250	555	225	2,370	1,510
2001	22,515	18,590	3,925	1,365	2,565	60	415	230	735	95	495	55	85	730	255	545	230	2,360	1,570
2002	22,675	18,665	4,010	1,430	2,580	55	430	225	720	85	505	65	95	765	260	570	235	2,420	1,600
2003	22,940	18,790	4,150	1,455	2,690	70	455	245	715	90	500	70	95	790	295	590	230	2,430	1,725
2004	22,990	18,780	4,200	1,450	2,755	75	470	245	705	95	495	75	90	790	320	610	235	2,410	1,795
2005	23,025	18,715	4,305	1,505	2,800	75	505	280	695	110	485	130	90	800	325	600	210	2,420	1,885
2006	22,940	18,625	4,310	1,495	2,800	65	515	300	700	110	475	170	85	765	320	575	215	2,425	1,890
2007	23,060	18,615	4,440	1,560	2,870	55	540	310	700	110	470	190	95	805	345	590	220	2,480	1,965
2008	23,565	18,955	4,600	1,635	2,970	55	565	320	705	120	475	220	90	850	360	605	240	2,540	2,060
2009	23,685	18,955	4,740	1,665	3,075	65	575	335	710	115	465	230	90	880	395	630	250	2,555	2,180
2010	24,085	19,075	5,015	1,775	3,235	75	625	375	715	105	470	295	85	925	425	635	280	2,660	2,355
2011	24,160	19,020	5,145	1,830	3,310	80	635	410	700	115	490	350	95	895	460	635	275	2,695	2,450
2012	24,410	19,085	5,330	1,890	3,435	95	675	425	705	130	480	390	85	935	450	670	285	2,760	2,575
2013	24,470	18,980	5,490	1,945	3,540	95	695	455	715	140	465	440	95	945	455	705	280	2,790	2,695
2014	24,360	18,780	5,580	1,940	3,635	100	710	465	690	145	450	460	90	940	470	780	275	2,755	2,815
2015	24,615	18,700	5,915	2,070	3,845	125	730	510	700	145	455	545	90	980	505	830	300	2,895	3,025
2016	24,950	18,675	6,275	2,210	4,070	135	750	565	705	150	450	660	85	1,015	560	890	315	3,035	3,235
2017	24,835	18,430	6,405	2,275	4,130	130	750	530	690	145	440	675	85	1,075	560	995	330	3,085	3,325
2018	24,985	18,205	6,780	2,355	4,430	145	785	565	675	155	425	705	85	1,140	590	1,165	350	3,175	3,605
2019	24,955	17,865	7,090	2,410	4,675	160	770	585	655	170	415	740	85	1,170	610	1,365	360	3,230	3,855
2020	24,990	17,610	7,380	2,440	4,950	170	770	590	645	175	395	725	85	1,235	630	1,585	385	3,245	4,145
2021	25,685	17,670	8,015	2,475	5,540	205	825	630	665	195	380	730	80	1,285	685	1,915	420	3,305	4,710
2022	26,350	17,325	9,025	2,585	6,445	265	945	700	690	215	385	800	90	1,305	800	2,310	515	3,395	5,420
2023	26,710	17,075	9,640	2,740	6,900	295	975	740	670	220	370	800	85	1,475	840	2,610	535	3,560	5,890
2024	26,925	16,905	10,025	2,725	7,300	325	965	775	655	235	360	785	90	1,490	865	2,915	565	–	–
2025	27,125	16,660	10,465	2,820	7,650	335	995	795	645	235	355	730	95	1,640	920	3,145	580	–	–
2026	27,165	16,430	10,740	2,790	7,945	380	980	790	625	230	345	700	100	1,660	950	3,370	620	–	–

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