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Municipality of Dordrecht: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Dordrecht had 123,000 residents. 35.0% of them (43,075 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than South Holland (38.5%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (5.8%), other Europe (5.7%) and other Asia (4.7%). 55.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.8 percentage points.

Residents: 123,000 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 35.0% 43,075 people
Born abroad: 55.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.8 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

65% 35%

Dutch origin 65.0% 79,920
Migration background 35.0% 43,075

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

5.8% 7,155 people

South Holland 4.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.7% 7,065 people

South Holland 7.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.7% 5,725 people

South Holland 6.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.8% 3,505 people

South Holland 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

2.7% 3,315 people

South Holland 2.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Indonesia

2.6% 3,195 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

2.5% 3,135 people

South Holland 3.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

2.3% 2,855 people

South Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

2.2% 2,720 people

South Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 1,870 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.3% 1,660 people

South Holland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.74% 905 people

South Holland 0.53% 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) 55.4% 23,860
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 44.6% 19,215

Men and women

Men: 61,245
Women: 61,755

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Dordrecht 35.0%

Higher than 91% 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

35.0%

Municipality of Dordrecht
South Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Dordrecht	South Holland	Netherlands
1998	22.3%	22.1%	16.7%
1999	23.1%	22.7%	17.1%
2000	23.8%	23.2%	17.5%
2001	24.6%	23.9%	18.0%
2002	25.3%	24.6%	18.4%
2003	25.9%	25.2%	18.8%
2004	26.0%	25.7%	19.0%
2005	26.2%	26.0%	19.2%
2006	26.3%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	26.6%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	26.7%	26.9%	19.6%
2009	27.1%	27.4%	19.9%
2010	27.4%	28.0%	20.3%
2011	27.9%	28.5%	20.6%
2012	28.2%	29.0%	20.9%
2013	28.5%	29.3%	21.1%
2014	28.8%	29.6%	21.4%
2015	29.0%	30.1%	21.7%
2016	29.2%	30.6%	22.1%
2017	29.6%	31.2%	22.6%
2018	29.9%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	30.2%	32.4%	23.6%
2020	30.7%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	31.0%	33.6%	24.6%
2022	32.2%	35.1%	26.0%
2023	33.5%	36.3%	27.1%
2024	34.1%	37.1%	27.9%
2025	34.7%	37.8%	28.5%
2026	35.0%	38.5%	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).

Cities and villages in Municipality of Dordrecht

				Largest group
Dordrecht	35.0%	123,000	+2.8 pp	Turkey

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	117,965	91,690	26,265	6,825	19,445	5,010	1,845	2,535	4,415	2,190	2,320	200	1,010	3,295	990	1,720	740	11,565	14,700
1999	119,290	91,800	27,500	6,905	20,595	5,230	1,945	2,565	4,410	2,520	2,310	200	995	3,400	1,140	1,980	810	11,650	15,845
2000	119,630	91,085	28,530	6,975	21,560	5,340	2,030	2,575	4,370	2,945	2,290	195	995	3,495	1,310	2,145	845	11,665	16,860
2001	119,875	90,425	29,455	7,030	22,410	5,480	2,120	2,605	4,315	3,190	2,285	205	980	3,560	1,510	2,270	925	11,700	17,760
2002	120,100	89,745	30,370	7,135	23,225	5,660	2,210	2,620	4,310	3,440	2,265	215	975	3,680	1,645	2,405	935	11,775	18,575
2003	119,935	88,940	31,005	7,085	23,910	5,845	2,290	2,655	4,230	3,405	2,215	215	960	3,695	1,950	2,575	965	11,695	19,310
2004	119,540	88,480	31,065	7,045	24,000	5,930	2,375	2,635	4,170	3,280	2,205	230	935	3,675	1,970	2,655	985	11,585	19,480
2005	119,180	87,955	31,230	7,060	24,175	6,070	2,490	2,650	4,145	3,200	2,170	220	940	3,730	1,930	2,690	1,000	11,600	19,625
2006	118,750	87,480	31,270	7,000	24,235	6,160	2,515	2,660	4,085	3,140	2,135	270	930	3,665	1,925	2,735	1,015	11,465	19,800
2007	118,470	87,005	31,460	7,150	24,310	6,205	2,575	2,675	4,040	3,105	2,110	370	910	3,760	1,985	2,735	990	11,530	19,930
2008	118,115	86,620	31,485	7,295	24,185	6,245	2,565	2,660	3,950	3,035	2,135	425	905	3,830	2,010	2,710	1,010	11,620	19,870
2009	118,345	86,220	32,115	7,620	24,490	6,375	2,615	2,660	3,895	3,125	2,145	530	920	4,025	2,045	2,725	1,050	11,875	20,235
2010	118,425	85,920	32,505	7,895	24,600	6,495	2,645	2,650	3,850	3,070	2,110	700	905	4,180	2,105	2,680	1,105	12,135	20,370
2011	118,760	85,635	33,115	8,215	24,910	6,535	2,705	2,630	3,810	3,115	2,090	865	910	4,350	2,260	2,740	1,115	12,400	20,725
2012	118,810	85,255	33,545	8,525	25,025	6,605	2,725	2,630	3,775	3,050	2,045	1,090	905	4,485	2,385	2,730	1,130	12,670	20,855
2013	118,405	84,730	33,695	8,765	24,950	6,570	2,760	2,645	3,715	3,025	2,035	1,370	900	4,460	2,370	2,715	1,150	12,840	20,865
2014	118,645	84,435	34,210	9,020	25,190	6,630	2,790	2,675	3,720	3,010	1,990	1,580	895	4,555	2,435	2,765	1,165	13,100	21,105
2015	118,855	84,395	34,460	9,215	25,235	6,660	2,805	2,635	3,665	2,970	1,960	1,785	900	4,570	2,470	2,855	1,175	13,250	21,210
2016	118,755	84,100	34,655	9,300	25,360	6,635	2,780	2,605	3,630	2,975	1,930	1,920	855	4,595	2,545	2,995	1,195	13,315	21,340
2017	118,675	83,595	35,080	9,405	25,665	6,640	2,825	2,585	3,555	2,910	1,880	1,995	860	4,670	2,680	3,275	1,195	13,350	21,730
2018	118,385	83,035	35,350	9,490	25,860	6,620	2,810	2,585	3,495	2,925	1,850	2,055	845	4,740	2,675	3,515	1,235	13,370	21,980
2019	118,655	82,780	35,875	9,680	26,190	6,600	2,880	2,620	3,445	2,940	1,815	2,160	845	4,860	2,725	3,700	1,285	13,525	22,350
2020	119,280	82,690	36,590	9,995	26,585	6,700	2,910	2,615	3,405	3,035	1,800	2,260	845	5,090	2,770	3,830	1,320	13,800	22,795
2021	119,110	82,135	36,975	10,190	26,790	6,715	2,890	2,650	3,330	3,085	1,770	2,350	855	5,215	2,780	3,990	1,350	13,935	23,045
2022	119,540	81,015	38,520	10,515	28,005	6,755	2,930	2,705	3,380	3,200	1,820	2,415	945	5,335	2,945	4,515	1,550	14,135	23,590
2023	121,445	80,760	40,665	11,815	28,865	6,840	3,030	2,725	3,345	3,250	1,780	2,530	925	6,545	3,215	4,815	1,635	15,460	24,395
2024	122,065	80,485	41,585	12,105	29,470	6,965	3,055	2,795	3,280	3,325	1,725	2,635	920	6,830	3,260	5,055	1,715	–	–
2025	122,795	80,160	42,635	12,455	30,180	7,050	3,100	2,825	3,230	3,355	1,690	2,720	930	7,135	3,410	5,395	1,810	–	–
2026	123,000	79,920	43,075	12,325	30,750	7,155	3,135	2,855	3,195	3,315	1,660	2,720	905	7,065	3,505	5,725	1,870	–	–

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