City · Zaanstad, North Holland

Zaandijk: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Zaandijk had 8,870 residents. 31.7% of them (2,810 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Zaanstad (40.6%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (5.4%), other Europe (5.0%) and Turkey (4.2%). 54.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.5 percentage points.

Residents: 8,870 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 31.7% 2,810 people
Born abroad: 54.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.5 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

68% 32%

Dutch origin 68.3% 6,055
Migration background 31.7% 2,810

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.4% 480 people

Zaanstad 6.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.0% 440 people

Zaanstad 7.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

4.2% 370 people

Zaanstad 8.7% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

3.6% 320 people

Zaanstad 3.8% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

3.5% 310 people

Zaanstad 3.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.8% 250 people

Zaanstad 2.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.3% 200 people

Zaanstad 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.0% 180 people

Zaanstad 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.2% 110 people

Zaanstad 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

0.79% 70 people

Zaanstad 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.73% 65 people

Zaanstad 0.77% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.11% 10 people

Zaanstad 0.31% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

55% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 54.8% 1,540
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.2% 1,270

Men and women

Men: 4,390
Women: 4,480

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Zaandijk 31.7%

Higher than 95% 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

31.7%

Zaandijk
Zaanstad
Netherlands

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Year	Zaandijk	Zaanstad	Netherlands
1998	16.6%	20.4%	16.7%
1999	16.7%	20.8%	17.1%
2000	17.4%	21.3%	17.5%
2001	17.4%	21.7%	18.0%
2002	17.4%	22.3%	18.4%
2003	17.5%	23.0%	18.8%
2004	17.7%	23.3%	19.0%
2005	17.5%	23.5%	19.2%
2006	17.3%	24.0%	19.3%
2007	17.7%	24.5%	19.4%
2008	17.8%	25.0%	19.6%
2009	18.4%	25.7%	19.9%
2010	18.6%	26.2%	20.3%
2011	19.4%	26.7%	20.6%
2012	19.9%	27.4%	20.9%
2013	20.1%	27.9%	21.1%
2014	20.8%	28.4%	21.4%
2015	21.1%	28.9%	21.7%
2016	21.5%	29.6%	22.1%
2017	22.3%	30.5%	22.6%
2018	23.1%	31.3%	23.1%
2019	24.2%	32.3%	23.6%
2020	25.3%	33.3%	24.2%
2021	26.2%	34.0%	24.6%
2022	27.2%	35.4%	26.0%
2023	28.3%	37.1%	27.1%
2024	29.4%	38.2%	27.9%
2025	30.8%	39.3%	28.5%
2026	31.7%	40.6%	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 Zaandijk

				Largest group
1544 Oud Zaandijk, Rooswijk	31.7%	8,870	+4.5 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	8,900	7,420	1,480	385	1,100	265	120	210	260	40	155	5	20	205	50	90	65	680	795
1999	9,015	7,510	1,510	395	1,110	265	115	205	265	35	155	5	20	215	55	100	70	705	805
2000	9,030	7,460	1,570	415	1,155	265	125	225	265	35	160	5	20	230	70	100	70	720	850
2001	9,055	7,475	1,580	405	1,185	270	120	225	265	35	155	5	20	225	80	105	85	710	870
2002	9,075	7,495	1,580	400	1,180	285	125	230	250	35	150	10	20	220	80	100	75	695	885
2003	9,050	7,465	1,580	385	1,195	275	130	240	260	30	140	5	20	220	90	95	75	690	895
2004	9,085	7,470	1,610	385	1,225	280	130	245	245	30	140	10	15	220	95	120	80	685	925
2005	9,040	7,455	1,585	390	1,200	270	125	240	235	30	145	5	15	225	100	115	85	665	920
2006	8,945	7,390	1,550	395	1,160	260	125	230	230	30	135	10	25	225	85	125	75	665	885
2007	8,875	7,295	1,575	380	1,195	265	135	230	235	30	135	10	20	215	95	135	70	655	925
2008	8,840	7,265	1,575	375	1,210	265	155	225	230	35	135	10	20	210	95	135	70	640	940
2009	8,820	7,200	1,625	385	1,245	255	160	230	225	35	135	15	20	215	105	155	80	645	980
2010	8,815	7,175	1,640	390	1,260	260	155	235	225	35	130	15	20	225	110	160	80	645	995
2011	8,810	7,100	1,705	400	1,305	280	170	230	225	45	130	15	20	235	100	165	90	665	1,040
2012	8,790	7,040	1,750	415	1,335	270	170	240	220	50	135	25	20	235	115	170	100	675	1,075
2013	8,720	6,965	1,755	410	1,350	270	185	240	220	45	125	20	20	245	110	170	110	675	1,080
2014	8,760	6,940	1,820	420	1,400	255	205	265	220	45	125	30	20	245	115	185	110	685	1,130
2015	8,760	6,915	1,845	425	1,420	260	210	260	225	45	120	45	15	245	120	180	120	700	1,140
2016	8,690	6,820	1,870	435	1,435	260	210	275	220	45	120	40	15	260	130	190	105	700	1,170
2017	8,685	6,750	1,935	440	1,495	270	225	275	220	45	115	45	15	265	145	215	100	705	1,230
2018	8,685	6,675	2,010	450	1,560	260	255	270	215	40	110	40	15	285	145	255	120	715	1,290
2019	8,710	6,600	2,110	475	1,635	270	265	290	215	35	105	45	15	310	170	260	130	750	1,360
2020	8,645	6,455	2,190	505	1,685	280	275	280	215	35	100	70	15	320	190	285	125	770	1,420
2021	8,610	6,350	2,260	545	1,710	285	290	275	210	40	105	80	10	350	200	290	120	800	1,455
2022	8,490	6,180	2,310	545	1,765	275	285	275	205	50	115	80	10	345	215	310	140	785	1,475
2023	8,485	6,075	2,405	580	1,825	290	285	295	195	45	105	75	10	385	215	345	150	810	1,540
2024	8,515	6,010	2,505	600	1,905	305	280	290	195	50	110	80	10	400	225	400	160	–	–
2025	8,700	6,020	2,680	620	2,055	335	300	300	200	55	115	75	10	425	235	460	170	–	–
2026	8,870	6,055	2,810	635	2,175	370	310	320	200	65	110	70	10	440	250	480	180	–	–

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