City · Wormerland, North Holland

Wormer: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Wormer had 13,000 residents. 19.3% of them (2,515 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Wormerland (17.9%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (4.3%), other Asia (4.0%) and Turkey (2.0%). 53.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Residents: 13,000 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 19.3% 2,515 people
Born abroad: 53.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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

81% 19%

Dutch origin 80.7% 10,485
Migration background 19.3% 2,515

Largest origin groups

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

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

4.3% 565 people

Wormerland 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.0% 515 people

Wormerland 3.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

2.0% 260 people

Wormerland 1.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

1.7% 215 people

Wormerland 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.5% 195 people

Wormerland 1.5% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 195 people

Wormerland 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 160 people

Wormerland 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.1% 140 people

Wormerland 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.92% 120 people

Wormerland 0.89% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.46% 60 people

Wormerland 0.46% Netherlands 1.1%
Poland

0.42% 55 people

Wormerland 0.37% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.27% 35 people

Wormerland 0.28% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

54% 46%

Born abroad (first generation) 53.7% 1,350
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.3% 1,165

Men and women

Men: 6,445
Women: 6,555

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Wormer 19.3%

Higher than 79% 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

19.3%

Wormer
Wormerland
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Year	Wormer	Wormerland	Netherlands
1998	10.6%	9.5%	16.7%
1999	10.6%	9.5%	17.1%
2000	10.9%	9.7%	17.5%
2001	11.2%	9.9%	18.0%
2002	11.3%	10.2%	18.4%
2003	11.4%	10.2%	18.8%
2004	11.6%	10.4%	19.0%
2005	11.8%	10.5%	19.2%
2006	11.7%	10.5%	19.3%
2007	11.9%	10.8%	19.4%
2008	12.0%	10.9%	19.6%
2009	12.1%	11.1%	19.9%
2010	12.3%	11.2%	20.3%
2011	12.4%	11.2%	20.6%
2012	12.6%	11.5%	20.9%
2013	13.0%	11.8%	21.1%
2014	13.1%	11.8%	21.4%
2015	13.4%	12.1%	21.7%
2016	13.6%	12.2%	22.1%
2017	14.2%	12.9%	22.6%
2018	14.3%	13.0%	23.1%
2019	14.9%	13.6%	23.6%
2020	15.2%	14.0%	24.2%
2021	15.2%	14.3%	24.6%
2022	16.3%	15.4%	26.0%
2023	17.5%	16.4%	27.1%
2024	18.4%	17.0%	27.9%
2025	18.7%	17.2%	28.5%
2026	19.3%	17.9%	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 Wormer

				Largest group
1531 Westeinde, Molenbuurt	19.3%	13,000	+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	11,665	10,430	1,235	515	720	150	20	95	250	20	185	5	20	305	30	100	55	805	435
1999	11,835	10,575	1,260	510	750	160	20	100	245	15	190	5	15	300	35	110	65	800	460
2000	11,985	10,675	1,305	525	785	175	20	95	245	15	200	10	20	295	35	120	80	815	490
2001	12,135	10,780	1,355	525	825	165	20	110	240	20	195	10	20	300	45	145	80	820	535
2002	12,220	10,840	1,385	530	855	160	20	110	255	20	200	10	25	295	50	150	90	845	540
2003	12,245	10,850	1,395	540	850	160	25	110	245	20	195	5	20	320	45	155	90	840	560
2004	12,505	11,055	1,445	550	900	170	30	120	245	25	190	10	25	325	40	175	95	850	600
2005	12,590	11,105	1,480	565	920	165	25	125	235	25	190	10	30	335	55	185	105	850	625
2006	12,560	11,095	1,470	555	915	170	30	125	225	20	185	10	30	330	50	190	105	825	645
2007	12,635	11,130	1,505	565	930	185	25	140	220	20	180	10	35	340	60	175	105	840	665
2008	12,645	11,120	1,520	575	945	185	25	145	215	25	180	10	35	350	60	190	100	840	685
2009	12,675	11,140	1,535	570	965	170	15	150	220	30	185	10	30	345	70	220	90	840	695
2010	12,610	11,055	1,555	570	975	175	20	155	210	30	180	20	25	345	65	230	90	835	720
2011	12,580	11,020	1,560	580	980	175	30	150	210	30	180	25	30	345	80	220	85	820	735
2012	12,570	10,975	1,590	565	1,035	190	25	155	205	30	185	30	30	320	90	240	100	815	780
2013	12,495	10,870	1,625	565	1,055	195	35	160	205	30	175	40	25	325	95	240	95	815	810
2014	12,525	10,885	1,640	565	1,075	195	40	170	210	25	170	40	25	330	100	230	105	815	825
2015	12,475	10,800	1,675	585	1,090	200	45	160	215	30	170	40	30	345	100	235	105	835	840
2016	12,425	10,740	1,685	595	1,090	185	45	150	215	35	170	50	35	340	110	245	105	845	840
2017	12,625	10,830	1,795	620	1,175	190	65	160	210	35	175	70	35	340	115	290	110	865	925
2018	12,785	10,955	1,830	595	1,235	205	70	160	210	40	175	50	35	335	120	315	115	850	980
2019	13,085	11,130	1,955	635	1,320	215	95	180	210	40	180	55	35	365	125	335	120	890	1,065
2020	13,055	11,070	1,985	635	1,350	215	100	180	205	40	180	60	30	365	135	350	125	880	1,110
2021	12,965	10,990	1,975	610	1,365	215	90	175	205	45	165	55	35	355	150	360	125	855	1,120
2022	13,040	10,915	2,125	615	1,510	235	90	195	215	60	165	55	35	360	160	400	150	860	1,200
2023	13,255	10,935	2,325	725	1,600	250	105	190	215	55	155	50	35	480	175	450	150	970	1,290
2024	13,255	10,810	2,445	770	1,670	265	110	205	220	60	155	55	40	530	180	480	155	–	–
2025	13,120	10,665	2,450	765	1,690	260	115	195	215	60	150	55	35	520	185	500	160	–	–
2026	13,000	10,485	2,515	805	1,715	260	120	195	215	60	140	55	35	565	195	515	160	–	–

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