City · Nieuwkoop, South Holland

Woerdense Verlaat: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Woerdense Verlaat had 815 residents. 13.5% of them (110 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Nieuwkoop (14.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (4.9%), other Europe (2.5%) and Germany (1.2%). 54.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 6.2 percentage points.

Residents: 815 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.5% 110 people
Born abroad: 54.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +6.2 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

87%

Dutch origin 86.5% 705
Migration background 13.5% 110

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

4.9% 40 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 2.5% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.5% 20 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 2.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.2% 10 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.2% 10 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 2.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.61% 5 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 0.30% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.61% 5 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 1.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.61% 5 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 0.59% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.61% 5 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.61% 5 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 0.35% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.61% 5 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 0.29% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Nieuwkoop 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 54.5% 60
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.5% 50

Men and women

Men: 435
Women: 385

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Woerdense Verlaat 13.5%

Higher than 56% 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

13.5%

Woerdense Verlaat
Municipality of Nieuwkoop
Netherlands

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Year	Woerdense Verlaat	Municipality of Nieuwkoop	Netherlands
1998	3.2%	7.0%	16.7%
1999	2.5%	7.2%	17.1%
2000	3.1%	7.1%	17.5%
2001	3.7%	7.3%	18.0%
2002	5.5%	7.3%	18.4%
2003	5.4%	7.3%	18.8%
2004	5.3%	7.4%	19.0%
2005	4.8%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	4.8%	7.6%	19.3%
2007	6.0%	7.7%	19.4%
2008	7.2%	7.7%	19.6%
2009	7.8%	7.8%	19.9%
2010	7.7%	8.1%	20.3%
2011	7.8%	8.2%	20.6%
2012	6.8%	8.3%	20.9%
2013	6.8%	8.5%	21.1%
2014	7.0%	8.7%	21.4%
2015	7.1%	8.9%	21.7%
2016	7.5%	9.1%	22.1%
2017	7.4%	9.8%	22.6%
2018	7.6%	10.3%	23.1%
2019	7.6%	10.8%	23.6%
2020	6.5%	11.2%	24.2%
2021	8.4%	11.7%	24.6%
2022	7.3%	12.5%	26.0%
2023	11.9%	13.4%	27.1%
2024	11.2%	13.8%	27.9%
2025	12.5%	14.2%	28.5%
2026	13.5%	14.7%	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 Woerdense Verlaat

				Largest group
3652 Woerdense Verlaat	15.7%	635	+7.1 pp	Poland
3651 Achttienhoven	7.1%	140	+3.6 pp	Turkey
3653 Woerdense Verlaat	0.0%	40	±0.0 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	790	760	25	15	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	25	5
1999	790	765	20	20	15	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	15	0	10	0	25	0
2000	815	775	25	15	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	5	5	0	5	0	20	0
2001	810	790	30	20	20	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	5	15	0	5	5	30	5
2002	825	785	45	15	30	0	5	0	15	0	10	0	5	0	0	0	10	35	10
2003	840	795	45	15	25	0	0	5	20	0	15	0	0	5	5	0	0	35	15
2004	845	800	45	15	20	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	0	10	0	0	5	30	15
2005	840	800	40	20	25	0	5	5	10	0	15	0	0	5	0	10	0	25	10
2006	825	770	40	20	25	0	0	5	15	0	10	0	0	10	5	0	0	30	10
2007	835	770	50	25	35	0	5	5	10	0	10	0	0	15	0	15	0	40	20
2008	830	770	60	25	25	0	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	15	0	5	5	40	20
2009	835	775	65	40	30	0	5	5	15	0	10	15	0	15	0	5	0	50	15
2010	845	780	65	40	25	0	5	0	15	5	10	15	5	10	0	5	5	50	10
2011	830	765	65	40	30	0	5	0	10	0	10	10	0	20	0	5	10	50	15
2012	810	755	55	20	30	0	5	0	15	5	10	0	0	10	0	0	5	40	15
2013	810	750	55	30	20	0	5	0	5	0	10	5	5	10	0	0	10	40	15
2014	785	730	55	25	25	5	5	5	10	0	5	5	5	10	0	0	0	35	15
2015	775	720	55	25	30	0	5	5	5	0	10	5	0	10	0	10	5	30	15
2016	795	735	60	35	20	0	0	5	10	5	10	10	0	15	0	5	0	40	20
2017	810	750	60	30	30	5	0	0	10	0	10	10	0	10	5	5	5	40	15
2018	785	725	60	20	40	5	0	5	15	0	5	10	0	5	5	0	10	35	25
2019	785	725	60	20	35	5	0	10	5	0	5	5	5	5	0	10	5	35	25
2020	765	715	50	25	30	5	0	5	10	5	5	10	0	10	0	5	0	35	20
2021	775	710	65	25	40	5	0	5	15	0	10	10	0	5	10	5	5	45	25
2022	750	695	55	30	20	5	0	5	15	0	5	10	0	10	0	5	5	40	15
2023	800	710	95	65	30	5	0	5	5	5	5	35	5	15	0	15	0	65	25
2024	805	715	90	60	30	5	0	5	5	5	10	30	0	15	0	10	0	–	–
2025	800	695	100	75	30	5	0	5	5	5	10	40	0	25	0	10	5	–	–
2026	815	705	110	75	35	5	5	5	5	5	10	40	5	20	0	10	0	–	–

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