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Municipality of Haarlemmermeer: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Haarlemmermeer had 166,985 residents. 36.9% of them (61,625 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 higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (9.7%), other Europe (6.8%) and Suriname (3.3%). 57.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.6 percentage points.

Residents: 166,985 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 36.9% 61,625 people
Born abroad: 57.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.6 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

63% 37%

Dutch origin 63.1% 105,350
Migration background 36.9% 61,625

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

9.7% 16,140 people

North Holland 6.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.8% 11,380 people

North Holland 8.6% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

3.3% 5,475 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

3.2% 5,315 people

North Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

2.9% 4,835 people

North Holland 3.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.7% 4,560 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.5% 4,155 people

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

2.0% 3,420 people

North Holland 3.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.3% 2,125 people

North Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.2% 2,075 people

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

0.82% 1,365 people

North Holland 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.43% 725 people

North Holland 0.54% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.8% 35,640
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.2% 25,985

Men and women

Men: 83,505
Women: 83,485

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Haarlemmermeer 36.9%

Higher than 93% 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

36.9%

Haarlemmermeer
North Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Haarlemmermeer	North Holland	Netherlands
1998	15.8%	23.1%	16.7%
1999	16.2%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	16.6%	24.1%	17.5%
2001	17.2%	24.7%	18.0%
2002	17.9%	25.2%	18.4%
2003	18.5%	25.7%	18.8%
2004	19.3%	26.0%	19.0%
2005	19.8%	26.3%	19.2%
2006	20.4%	26.5%	19.3%
2007	21.0%	26.6%	19.4%
2008	21.5%	27.0%	19.6%
2009	22.0%	27.5%	19.9%
2010	22.3%	27.9%	20.3%
2011	22.6%	28.3%	20.6%
2012	23.0%	28.7%	20.9%
2013	23.3%	29.0%	21.1%
2014	23.6%	29.3%	21.4%
2015	24.0%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	24.5%	30.3%	22.1%
2017	25.3%	31.0%	22.6%
2018	26.1%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	27.2%	32.6%	23.6%
2020	28.5%	33.5%	24.2%
2021	29.5%	34.0%	24.6%
2022	31.3%	35.7%	26.0%
2023	33.3%	37.1%	27.1%
2024	34.4%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	35.7%	38.7%	28.5%
2026	36.9%	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 Haarlemmermeer

				Largest group
Hoofddorp	44.0%	81,690	+5.9 pp	Other Asia
Nieuw-Vennep	31.5%	31,795	+3.9 pp	Other Asia
Badhoevedorp	38.5%	15,625	+8.9 pp	Other Europe
Zwanenburg	26.9%	8,095	+3.9 pp	Other Europe
Vijfhuizen	24.1%	4,915	+3.4 pp	Other Europe
Rijsenhout	29.4%	4,400	+5.4 pp	Other Asia
Spaarndam	15.9%	3,560	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
Lisserbroek	17.1%	3,355	+3.2 pp	Other Asia
Halfweg	28.7%	2,615	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
Cruquius	33.5%	2,460	+9.6 pp	Other Europe
Zwaanshoek	21.2%	2,290	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
Abbenes	23.7%	1,285	+6.2 pp	Other Europe
Lijnden	38.8%	1,095	+18.1 pp	Other Asia
Beinsdorp	18.2%	990	+1.1 pp	Other Europe
Aalsmeerderbrug	17.1%	525	+0.3 pp	Poland
Buitenkaag	15.4%	455	+4.0 pp	Poland
Weteringbrug	15.5%	355	−0.3 pp	Suriname
Haarlemmerliede	13.2%	340	+1.1 pp	Indonesia
Burgerveen	18.2%	330	+0.8 pp	Poland
Schiphol-Rijk	98.5%	325	+38.5 pp	Other Europe
Oude Meer	21.2%	165	+3.6 pp	Other Europe
Boesingheliede	42.9%	140	+8.5 pp	Other Europe
Rozenburg (Haarlemmermeer)	71.4%	70	+38.1 pp	Other Europe
Schiphol	91.7%	60	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
Leimuiderbrug	20.0%	50	+11.7 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	113,785	95,795	17,980	5,955	12,030	615	1,120	1,995	3,845	595	2,025	240	445	3,250	995	1,855	1,015	10,445	7,530
1999	114,195	95,715	18,495	6,030	12,425	625	1,205	2,060	3,880	655	2,045	220	450	3,315	1,020	1,970	1,020	10,560	7,930
2000	116,155	96,895	19,265	6,225	13,045	660	1,275	2,170	3,915	690	2,065	245	455	3,465	1,110	2,170	1,060	10,765	8,465
2001	118,745	98,380	20,395	6,510	13,890	705	1,325	2,365	4,040	715	2,070	250	480	3,710	1,205	2,385	1,160	11,215	9,165
2002	123,700	101,600	22,135	6,975	15,125	855	1,445	2,620	4,230	790	2,150	275	500	4,050	1,265	2,655	1,275	11,945	10,185
2003	128,070	104,395	23,685	7,320	16,355	1,070	1,580	2,845	4,315	880	2,235	305	530	4,255	1,395	2,945	1,340	12,410	11,270
2004	132,965	107,350	25,620	7,620	18,005	1,285	1,770	3,315	4,495	935	2,275	315	550	4,480	1,470	3,310	1,440	12,905	12,735
2005	137,050	109,900	27,155	7,915	19,255	1,530	1,930	3,645	4,580	1,000	2,290	410	550	4,665	1,560	3,540	1,475	13,310	13,850
2006	140,305	111,670	28,640	8,350	20,290	1,675	2,110	3,915	4,655	960	2,295	705	555	4,795	1,635	3,830	1,525	13,805	14,855
2007	143,390	113,350	30,045	8,625	21,450	1,805	2,325	4,220	4,685	1,035	2,340	725	580	4,980	1,695	4,085	1,610	14,105	15,940
2008	145,770	114,485	31,275	8,935	22,375	1,860	2,510	4,420	4,695	1,100	2,375	835	610	5,115	1,805	4,310	1,675	14,480	16,805
2009	147,155	114,855	32,310	9,350	22,995	1,935	2,640	4,500	4,710	1,100	2,395	920	615	5,420	1,915	4,420	1,780	14,920	17,415
2010	147,870	114,875	33,020	9,550	23,450	1,980	2,705	4,540	4,715	1,105	2,360	995	620	5,575	1,995	4,595	1,825	15,095	17,920
2011	148,825	115,125	33,675	9,775	23,870	2,020	2,775	4,605	4,650	1,145	2,375	1,050	625	5,725	2,035	4,795	1,850	15,280	18,400
2012	149,395	115,090	34,300	9,990	24,335	2,045	2,885	4,670	4,595	1,185	2,370	1,155	635	5,830	2,100	5,020	1,855	15,430	18,910
2013	149,665	114,835	34,850	10,195	24,680	2,050	2,975	4,650	4,560	1,175	2,340	1,270	630	5,955	2,145	5,195	1,940	15,595	19,265
2014	149,580	114,250	35,330	10,360	24,970	2,090	3,035	4,675	4,520	1,180	2,280	1,415	600	6,065	2,230	5,335	1,910	15,695	19,650
2015	149,705	113,765	35,940	10,685	25,255	2,115	3,140	4,680	4,450	1,185	2,265	1,610	590	6,225	2,240	5,500	1,945	15,985	19,975
2016	150,065	113,330	36,735	10,940	25,785	2,155	3,245	4,665	4,420	1,155	2,210	1,705	590	6,440	2,265	5,910	1,990	16,225	20,515
2017	151,660	113,365	38,295	11,420	26,880	2,210	3,400	4,695	4,395	1,155	2,220	1,835	595	6,770	2,415	6,510	2,115	16,690	21,610
2018	153,145	113,145	40,000	11,760	28,250	2,365	3,580	4,750	4,340	1,200	2,195	1,900	615	7,050	2,530	7,310	2,200	17,010	22,995
2019	154,235	112,360	41,875	12,315	29,555	2,415	3,730	4,800	4,325	1,180	2,240	1,930	610	7,535	2,745	8,125	2,245	17,535	24,325
2020	156,010	111,600	44,410	12,985	31,425	2,725	3,990	4,860	4,280	1,205	2,245	2,070	615	8,055	3,030	8,900	2,450	18,200	26,200
2021	157,785	111,175	46,610	13,370	33,240	3,125	4,325	5,055	4,235	1,230	2,220	2,105	625	8,420	3,190	9,530	2,560	18,555	28,055
2022	159,325	109,385	49,925	13,700	36,225	3,390	4,585	5,215	4,355	1,325	2,265	2,095	695	8,605	3,480	10,995	2,920	18,895	29,865
2023	162,315	108,225	54,065	15,265	38,815	3,850	4,785	5,250	4,275	1,335	2,235	2,175	725	10,170	3,795	12,465	3,095	20,525	32,385
2024	163,135	107,000	56,130	15,435	40,705	4,170	4,970	5,305	4,230	1,320	2,185	2,155	720	10,365	3,950	13,570	3,160	–	–
2025	165,260	106,205	59,060	16,100	42,950	4,440	5,120	5,375	4,205	1,345	2,165	2,135	730	11,040	4,295	14,870	3,315	–	–
2026	166,985	105,350	61,625	16,355	45,280	4,835	5,315	5,475	4,155	1,365	2,125	2,075	725	11,380	4,560	16,140	3,420	–	–

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