Municipality · North Holland

Municipality of Gooise Meren: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Gooise Meren had 61,215 residents. 27.7% of them (16,980 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 lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (6.9%), other Asia (4.4%) and Indonesia (3.5%). 53.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.5 percentage points.

Residents: 61,215 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.7% 16,980 people
Born abroad: 53.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.5 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

72% 28%

Dutch origin 72.3% 44,240
Migration background 27.7% 16,980

Largest origin groups

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

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

6.9% 4,230 people

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

4.4% 2,720 people

North Holland 6.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

3.5% 2,165 people

North Holland 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.8% 1,730 people

North Holland 3.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

2.1% 1,305 people

North Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

2.1% 1,260 people

North Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.0% 1,205 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

1.0% 590 people

North Holland 3.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.86% 525 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.73% 445 people

North Holland 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.71% 435 people

North Holland 0.54% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.61% 375 people

North Holland 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

53% 47%

Born abroad (first generation) 53.2% 9,025
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 46.8% 7,955

Men and women

Men: 29,570
Women: 31,655

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Gooise Meren 27.7%

Higher than 82% 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

27.7%

Gooise Meren
North Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Gooise Meren	North Holland	Netherlands
1998	16.6%	23.1%	16.7%
1999	16.9%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	17.1%	24.1%	17.5%
2001	17.3%	24.7%	18.0%
2002	17.6%	25.2%	18.4%
2003	17.8%	25.7%	18.8%
2004	17.9%	26.0%	19.0%
2005	17.9%	26.3%	19.2%
2006	17.9%	26.5%	19.3%
2007	18.1%	26.6%	19.4%
2008	18.3%	27.0%	19.6%
2009	18.6%	27.5%	19.9%
2010	18.9%	27.9%	20.3%
2011	19.0%	28.3%	20.6%
2012	19.2%	28.7%	20.9%
2013	19.4%	29.0%	21.1%
2014	19.4%	29.3%	21.4%
2015	19.6%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	20.1%	30.3%	22.1%
2017	20.4%	31.0%	22.6%
2018	20.8%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	21.2%	32.6%	23.6%
2020	21.7%	33.5%	24.2%
2021	22.0%	34.0%	24.6%
2022	24.3%	35.7%	26.0%
2023	25.7%	37.1%	27.1%
2024	26.6%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	27.3%	38.7%	28.5%
2026	27.7%	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 Gooise Meren

				Largest group
Bussum	27.9%	33,640	+2.8 pp	Other Europe
Naarden	28.1%	18,520	+4.3 pp	Other Europe
Muiden	28.9%	6,040	+5.2 pp	Other Europe
Muiderberg	21.2%	3,015	+3.3 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	54,690	45,605	9,100	3,610	5,475	310	860	240	2,335	180	1,600	85	320	1,605	340	510	700	6,460	2,625
1999	54,725	45,505	9,235	3,660	5,580	295	880	245	2,325	200	1,565	95	315	1,685	370	545	720	6,510	2,710
2000	54,745	45,415	9,340	3,665	5,695	295	885	250	2,355	200	1,520	70	325	1,750	410	620	680	6,500	2,850
2001	54,700	45,230	9,465	3,665	5,780	300	900	250	2,310	195	1,510	85	330	1,740	445	645	735	6,510	2,955
2002	54,705	45,055	9,645	3,755	5,890	290	905	265	2,305	215	1,495	100	330	1,830	455	700	755	6,585	3,070
2003	54,865	45,095	9,760	3,760	5,985	315	930	280	2,300	230	1,475	90	340	1,855	470	720	740	6,560	3,220
2004	54,985	45,150	9,840	3,730	6,130	325	975	285	2,285	220	1,445	110	315	1,860	495	805	740	6,495	3,330
2005	55,010	45,130	9,870	3,735	6,125	320	975	285	2,285	220	1,430	105	325	1,875	475	795	770	6,515	3,350
2006	54,990	45,120	9,865	3,715	6,155	325	975	290	2,270	240	1,400	115	315	1,885	480	795	780	6,485	3,370
2007	55,140	45,180	9,965	3,740	6,195	345	980	325	2,280	220	1,385	120	330	1,905	495	765	785	6,545	3,425
2008	55,455	45,290	10,165	3,890	6,285	320	985	335	2,295	235	1,390	175	335	1,990	520	775	820	6,670	3,500
2009	55,545	45,210	10,330	3,990	6,365	330	1,000	335	2,235	240	1,385	200	340	2,065	530	855	840	6,740	3,595
2010	55,765	45,230	10,525	4,045	6,510	335	1,060	355	2,225	245	1,385	230	355	2,075	550	875	865	6,760	3,780
2011	56,100	45,460	10,640	3,985	6,625	345	1,085	370	2,200	275	1,355	215	370	2,045	575	920	855	6,680	3,940
2012	56,205	45,445	10,765	4,045	6,730	350	1,120	365	2,175	280	1,340	215	360	2,130	595	980	865	6,725	4,040
2013	56,280	45,390	10,895	4,060	6,815	340	1,145	375	2,160	280	1,335	225	350	2,150	620	1,020	875	6,725	4,165
2014	56,120	45,230	10,890	4,070	6,825	345	1,125	400	2,140	275	1,295	250	350	2,175	610	1,050	880	6,680	4,215
2015	56,335	45,285	11,050	4,160	6,880	350	1,125	385	2,135	285	1,275	265	360	2,260	630	1,100	870	6,780	4,265
2016	56,695	45,325	11,370	4,215	7,150	340	1,155	380	2,125	300	1,265	285	345	2,320	700	1,245	905	6,845	4,525
2017	56,935	45,345	11,590	4,270	7,315	340	1,175	385	2,120	295	1,260	300	350	2,360	715	1,340	945	6,895	4,690
2018	57,335	45,405	11,930	4,365	7,560	355	1,195	400	2,135	300	1,250	315	340	2,460	745	1,440	990	7,020	4,910
2019	57,705	45,460	12,245	4,445	7,805	365	1,180	420	2,110	310	1,240	315	355	2,535	835	1,560	1,025	7,105	5,145
2020	58,050	45,430	12,620	4,575	8,040	375	1,205	435	2,125	330	1,230	330	355	2,660	850	1,635	1,085	7,280	5,340
2021	58,520	45,640	12,880	4,695	8,190	410	1,250	450	2,085	360	1,200	345	360	2,790	855	1,655	1,125	7,355	5,530
2022	58,840	44,560	14,290	5,070	9,220	455	1,275	465	2,225	440	1,245	345	410	3,065	980	2,020	1,370	7,385	5,745
2023	60,340	44,840	15,490	5,765	9,725	485	1,265	500	2,210	450	1,240	365	420	3,760	1,070	2,260	1,490	8,160	6,165
2024	60,365	44,335	16,035	5,940	10,100	540	1,290	505	2,190	435	1,235	375	420	3,895	1,130	2,415	1,595	–	–
2025	61,000	44,380	16,630	6,250	10,380	560	1,290	525	2,185	455	1,255	385	435	4,170	1,170	2,565	1,630	–	–
2026	61,215	44,240	16,980	6,290	10,675	590	1,305	525	2,165	445	1,260	375	435	4,230	1,205	2,720	1,730	–	–

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