City · Edam-Volendam, North Holland

Volendam: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Volendam had 22,845 residents. 8.6% of them (1,965 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Edam-Volendam (12.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (2.4%), other Europe (2.1%) and other Americas & Oceania (0.85%). 58.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 22,845 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 8.6% 1,965 people
Born abroad: 58.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

91%

Dutch origin 91.4% 20,875
Migration background 8.6% 1,965

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.4% 545 people

Edam-Volendam 3.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.1% 485 people

Edam-Volendam 2.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.85% 195 people

Edam-Volendam 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.72% 165 people

Edam-Volendam 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

0.66% 150 people

Edam-Volendam 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.55% 125 people

Edam-Volendam 1.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

0.35% 80 people

Edam-Volendam 0.79% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.28% 65 people

Edam-Volendam 0.40% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.20% 45 people

Edam-Volendam 0.51% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

0.20% 45 people

Edam-Volendam 0.27% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.18% 40 people

Edam-Volendam 0.27% Netherlands 0.76%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.09% 20 people

Edam-Volendam 0.19% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.5% 1,150
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.5% 815

Men and women

Men: 11,530
Women: 11,315

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Volendam 8.6%

Higher than 24% 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

8.6%

Volendam
Edam-Volendam
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Year	Volendam	Edam-Volendam	Netherlands
1998	3.9%	6.4%	16.7%
1999	3.9%	6.5%	17.1%
2000	4.1%	6.7%	17.5%
2001	4.2%	6.8%	18.0%
2002	4.1%	6.7%	18.4%
2003	4.3%	6.9%	18.8%
2004	4.3%	6.9%	19.0%
2005	4.3%	6.9%	19.2%
2006	4.4%	7.1%	19.3%
2007	4.3%	7.1%	19.4%
2008	4.3%	7.2%	19.6%
2009	4.4%	7.4%	19.9%
2010	4.6%	7.5%	20.3%
2011	4.5%	7.6%	20.6%
2012	4.6%	7.8%	20.9%
2013	4.7%	7.8%	21.1%
2014	5.0%	8.1%	21.4%
2015	5.1%	8.3%	21.7%
2016	5.2%	8.3%	22.1%
2017	5.5%	8.8%	22.6%
2018	5.8%	9.0%	23.1%
2019	6.1%	9.4%	23.6%
2020	6.2%	9.5%	24.2%
2021	6.4%	9.7%	24.6%
2022	6.9%	10.5%	26.0%
2023	7.0%	11.4%	27.1%
2024	7.5%	11.7%	27.9%
2025	7.8%	12.1%	28.5%
2026	8.6%	12.5%	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 Volendam

				Largest group
1132 Blokgouw 1 en 2, Broeckgouw	7.2%	13,755	+0.8 pp	Other Asia
1131 Oude kom	10.7%	9,090	+3.1 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	19,600	18,840	760	330	420	5	35	45	95	10	140	25	35	130	30	130	70	480	275
1999	19,865	19,075	780	345	430	5	40	50	95	15	145	15	35	150	30	135	60	485	295
2000	20,055	19,235	820	360	465	5	40	55	85	15	145	20	40	155	35	160	70	495	330
2001	20,260	19,410	855	360	490	5	40	60	85	15	150	15	35	160	50	165	70	500	355
2002	20,445	19,600	845	365	480	5	45	45	85	10	150	15	30	170	50	150	90	505	335
2003	20,710	19,815	895	380	515	10	45	50	90	10	145	20	45	170	55	150	105	535	365
2004	20,860	19,975	890	380	515	10	50	50	95	10	150	15	35	180	50	155	95	530	360
2005	20,950	20,050	905	370	525	20	55	50	90	5	155	15	35	165	50	165	90	530	375
2006	21,110	20,190	920	380	540	15	55	45	95	5	150	15	40	175	60	170	95	530	375
2007	21,110	20,190	915	375	535	10	55	40	90	5	145	20	35	175	55	180	100	525	390
2008	21,100	20,190	915	395	525	10	40	40	90	5	145	35	35	180	60	180	100	535	385
2009	21,135	20,190	940	395	535	15	50	35	80	10	140	30	35	190	55	200	90	540	400
2010	21,170	20,205	965	400	555	15	50	35	85	5	150	25	35	190	65	195	105	550	415
2011	21,265	20,315	950	390	560	10	50	35	80	5	145	25	40	180	75	200	105	530	420
2012	21,405	20,410	995	405	610	10	60	30	80	10	140	25	45	195	80	220	120	540	460
2013	21,530	20,505	1,020	400	635	10	65	40	85	10	140	30	30	200	80	220	125	540	475
2014	21,795	20,705	1,090	405	685	10	80	40	85	20	135	30	40	200	75	250	125	555	530
2015	21,975	20,855	1,120	405	715	20	85	45	90	15	130	35	35	205	85	250	125	565	560
2016	22,060	20,910	1,150	420	730	15	85	50	85	15	130	40	35	215	80	270	130	570	580
2017	22,190	20,965	1,225	440	785	10	85	50	90	15	135	50	35	220	90	310	135	595	630
2018	22,340	21,040	1,300	435	865	15	85	50	90	20	145	45	25	220	110	360	135	595	705
2019	22,380	21,025	1,355	445	910	20	90	50	90	20	135	40	25	245	120	375	145	605	745
2020	22,415	21,015	1,400	475	925	30	100	45	85	20	135	45	40	255	110	385	150	625	775
2021	22,460	21,025	1,435	490	950	35	100	45	85	15	145	50	40	255	105	390	175	655	780
2022	22,580	21,030	1,550	520	1,035	40	110	40	85	20	160	45	35	275	120	425	195	660	820
2023	22,585	20,995	1,590	540	1,050	40	120	35	90	15	165	40	35	300	120	440	180	685	835
2024	22,740	21,030	1,710	560	1,155	55	120	40	85	30	165	45	40	310	145	475	200	–	–
2025	22,745	20,960	1,785	585	1,200	60	115	45	80	20	155	50	35	340	165	510	200	–	–
2026	22,845	20,875	1,965	720	1,250	65	125	45	80	20	150	45	40	485	165	545	195	–	–

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