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Municipality of Aalsmeer: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Aalsmeer had 33,455 residents. 28.6% of them (9,570 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than North Holland (39.4%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (6.8%), other Asia (5.8%) and Poland (3.9%). 63.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.8 percentage points.

Residents: 33,455 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 28.6% 9,570 people
Born abroad: 63.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.8 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

71% 29%

Dutch origin 71.4% 23,885
Migration background 28.6% 9,570

Largest origin groups

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

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

6.8% 2,265 people

North Holland 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.8% 1,945 people

North Holland 6.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

3.9% 1,320 people

North Holland 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 660 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

1.8% 595 people

North Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

1.6% 540 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 540 people

North Holland 3.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.6% 525 people

North Holland 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.4% 460 people

North Holland 3.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Germany

1.4% 460 people

North Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.42% 140 people

North Holland 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.39% 130 people

North Holland 0.54% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

64% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.7% 6,100
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.3% 3,475

Men and women

Men: 16,545
Women: 16,915

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Aalsmeer 28.6%

Higher than 83% of all municipalities 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

28.6%

Municipality of Aalsmeer
North Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Aalsmeer	North Holland	Netherlands
1998	10.5%	23.1%	16.7%
1999	10.7%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	10.8%	24.1%	17.5%
2001	11.1%	24.7%	18.0%
2002	11.4%	25.2%	18.4%
2003	11.5%	25.7%	18.8%
2004	11.7%	26.0%	19.0%
2005	12.2%	26.3%	19.2%
2006	13.0%	26.5%	19.3%
2007	13.3%	26.6%	19.4%
2008	13.9%	27.0%	19.6%
2009	14.6%	27.5%	19.9%
2010	15.1%	27.9%	20.3%
2011	15.6%	28.3%	20.6%
2012	16.0%	28.7%	20.9%
2013	16.5%	29.0%	21.1%
2014	16.7%	29.3%	21.4%
2015	17.6%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	18.1%	30.3%	22.1%
2017	18.7%	31.0%	22.6%
2018	19.3%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	19.8%	32.6%	23.6%
2020	20.4%	33.5%	24.2%
2021	21.5%	34.0%	24.6%
2022	23.8%	35.7%	26.0%
2023	25.5%	37.1%	27.1%
2024	26.7%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	27.6%	38.7%	28.5%
2026	28.6%	39.4%	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).

Cities and villages in Municipality of Aalsmeer

				Largest group
Aalsmeer	30.2%	24,220	+5.3 pp	Other Europe
Kudelstaart	24.4%	9,235	+3.5 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	22,555	20,195	2,360	1,120	1,240	20	215	105	295	30	385	70	45	620	105	315	155	1,595	765
1999	22,470	20,070	2,400	1,110	1,295	25	230	105	300	30	380	55	50	625	115	315	175	1,600	795
2000	22,400	19,990	2,415	1,135	1,285	20	220	115	300	40	370	65	55	645	110	325	155	1,595	820
2001	22,610	20,090	2,520	1,190	1,340	15	240	120	315	40	375	75	55	685	120	330	160	1,660	875
2002	22,740	20,135	2,595	1,235	1,360	25	240	125	315	35	375	100	55	705	115	335	170	1,720	875
2003	22,800	20,180	2,620	1,265	1,350	15	260	115	300	45	385	105	65	710	115	335	165	1,715	915
2004	22,875	20,200	2,670	1,265	1,405	30	265	130	305	40	390	115	60	700	130	330	175	1,730	930
2005	23,255	20,420	2,845	1,350	1,490	30	280	155	340	45	390	190	70	700	145	325	170	1,845	995
2006	24,110	20,980	3,125	1,530	1,595	35	285	190	355	45	405	300	70	755	170	330	185	2,040	1,085
2007	24,990	21,670	3,320	1,605	1,710	50	285	215	375	50	405	340	70	790	165	375	195	2,140	1,185
2008	26,350	22,690	3,665	1,720	1,945	55	315	250	425	60	435	370	80	835	220	390	230	2,300	1,370
2009	27,975	23,900	4,075	1,875	2,195	70	330	320	470	90	455	440	80	900	225	435	255	2,510	1,565
2010	29,190	24,780	4,410	2,025	2,375	75	345	360	505	100	485	460	85	995	255	465	270	2,690	1,710
2011	30,190	25,470	4,720	2,190	2,525	75	360	395	520	105	480	565	95	1,050	295	495	280	2,865	1,855
2012	30,365	25,500	4,865	2,275	2,585	75	375	400	515	105	480	630	85	1,080	280	545	290	2,945	1,910
2013	30,615	25,570	5,045	2,365	2,675	90	390	410	520	115	470	680	85	1,130	290	555	305	3,060	1,995
2014	30,760	25,635	5,125	2,400	2,725	95	395	415	515	110	470	735	85	1,110	285	580	330	3,095	2,030
2015	31,075	25,620	5,455	2,605	2,845	100	415	425	510	105	475	865	90	1,175	305	650	335	3,295	2,150
2016	31,295	25,640	5,655	2,670	2,985	110	420	430	525	115	465	905	95	1,205	325	740	320	3,395	2,265
2017	31,375	25,515	5,860	2,760	3,100	115	430	455	535	125	475	950	90	1,245	330	790	320	3,490	2,365
2018	31,500	25,435	6,065	2,775	3,290	135	435	470	525	125	465	960	95	1,255	350	890	360	3,505	2,555
2019	31,730	25,450	6,280	2,830	3,455	140	440	480	515	130	450	970	95	1,315	380	1,005	365	3,550	2,735
2020	31,860	25,355	6,505	2,875	3,625	155	455	485	515	130	455	1,000	95	1,325	395	1,095	395	3,600	2,910
2021	31,990	25,120	6,870	3,000	3,870	210	495	510	505	135	445	1,035	105	1,415	445	1,160	410	3,710	3,170
2022	32,450	24,740	7,715	3,375	4,325	265	520	530	535	150	470	1,335	110	1,460	500	1,345	495	4,040	3,460
2023	33,060	24,620	8,440	3,790	4,645	315	515	535	525	160	475	1,315	115	1,885	530	1,550	525	4,460	3,760
2024	33,280	24,390	8,885	3,935	4,955	370	555	535	520	155	470	1,305	130	2,030	600	1,695	520	–	–
2025	33,250	24,085	9,165	3,995	5,180	425	585	525	530	145	455	1,310	125	2,100	635	1,800	535	–	–
2026	33,455	23,885	9,570	4,165	5,405	460	595	540	525	140	460	1,320	130	2,265	660	1,945	540	–	–

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