Municipality · South Holland

Municipality of Kaag en Braassem: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Kaag en Braassem had 29,465 residents. 16.9% of them (4,965 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 lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.5%), other Europe (3.5%) and Poland (2.2%). 58.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 29,465 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.9% 4,965 people
Born abroad: 58.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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

83% 17%

Dutch origin 83.1% 24,495
Migration background 16.9% 4,965

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.5% 1,035 people

South Holland 6.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.5% 1,030 people

South Holland 7.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.2% 635 people

South Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 375 people

South Holland 3.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.2% 360 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 330 people

South Holland 2.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

1.0% 295 people

South Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

0.92% 270 people

South Holland 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.83% 245 people

South Holland 3.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

0.58% 170 people

South Holland 4.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.44% 130 people

South Holland 2.2% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.27% 80 people

South Holland 0.53% 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) 58.0% 2,880
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.0% 2,085

Men and women

Men: 14,800
Women: 14,660

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Kaag en Braassem 16.9%

Higher than 42% 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

16.9%

Kaag en Braassem
South Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Kaag en Braassem	South Holland	Netherlands
1998	5.7%	22.1%	16.7%
1999	5.8%	22.7%	17.1%
2000	5.7%	23.2%	17.5%
2001	6.0%	23.9%	18.0%
2002	6.0%	24.6%	18.4%
2003	6.2%	25.2%	18.8%
2004	6.3%	25.7%	19.0%
2005	6.5%	26.0%	19.2%
2006	6.6%	26.3%	19.3%
2007	6.7%	26.5%	19.4%
2008	6.8%	26.9%	19.6%
2009	7.1%	27.4%	19.9%
2010	7.3%	28.0%	20.3%
2011	7.7%	28.5%	20.6%
2012	7.9%	29.0%	20.9%
2013	8.1%	29.3%	21.1%
2014	8.4%	29.6%	21.4%
2015	8.9%	30.1%	21.7%
2016	9.4%	30.6%	22.1%
2017	10.2%	31.2%	22.6%
2018	10.9%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	11.3%	32.4%	23.6%
2020	11.9%	33.1%	24.2%
2021	12.6%	33.6%	24.6%
2022	14.1%	35.1%	26.0%
2023	15.5%	36.3%	27.1%
2024	16.1%	37.1%	27.9%
2025	16.6%	37.8%	28.5%
2026	16.9%	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 Kaag en Braassem

				Largest group
Roelofarendsveen	16.2%	10,470	+2.5 pp	Other Asia
Leimuiden	20.5%	4,885	+3.5 pp	Other Europe
Oude Wetering	19.5%	3,825	+4.6 pp	Other Asia
Woubrugge	17.2%	3,700	+3.4 pp	Other Europe
Hoogmade	11.7%	1,745	+2.6 pp	Other Asia
Rijpwetering	14.4%	1,635	+1.9 pp	Other Europe
Rijnsaterwoude	15.5%	1,290	−0.1 pp	Other Europe
Oud Ade	9.1%	770	−0.2 pp	Other Europe
Nieuwe Wetering	12.3%	730	−0.7 pp	Other Asia
Kaag	20.5%	415	−0.4 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	25,245	23,810	1,450	590	835	15	40	65	280	35	250	25	50	265	115	185	110	975	475
1999	25,210	23,755	1,455	605	850	20	45	70	280	45	255	45	40	265	90	215	90	975	485
2000	25,150	23,705	1,430	595	835	15	45	60	280	35	230	35	50	280	75	220	105	965	485
2001	25,035	23,550	1,510	600	890	20	55	60	290	50	235	30	55	280	70	240	110	985	520
2002	25,015	23,535	1,495	625	860	10	45	60	280	35	245	55	60	265	75	235	125	970	525
2003	25,040	23,485	1,540	640	920	15	55	75	280	35	240	60	70	270	80	260	120	1,005	560
2004	25,140	23,550	1,580	650	940	5	60	70	275	40	230	45	55	320	75	285	135	1,010	580
2005	25,195	23,565	1,640	665	970	15	60	85	275	40	255	75	50	285	80	280	145	1,050	595
2006	25,300	23,620	1,665	715	970	5	45	65	270	45	240	95	55	325	85	295	160	1,085	595
2007	25,205	23,530	1,690	690	980	20	55	65	275	35	255	100	55	280	75	300	160	1,085	595
2008	25,235	23,520	1,715	750	955	20	50	85	265	40	260	135	55	300	90	260	150	1,155	560
2009	25,390	23,600	1,790	825	970	10	55	85	270	45	255	145	55	370	80	270	160	1,190	585
2010	25,640	23,740	1,875	860	1,015	15	65	95	265	50	255	155	60	390	85	295	145	1,250	630
2011	25,740	23,760	1,970	900	1,035	5	75	95	280	45	275	185	40	400	80	315	150	1,285	690
2012	25,735	23,695	2,035	940	1,105	25	75	90	270	55	265	235	50	390	105	320	165	1,320	720
2013	25,710	23,625	2,070	960	1,110	35	85	95	280	50	265	250	40	405	95	320	155	1,340	745
2014	25,740	23,580	2,160	1,005	1,140	30	90	105	275	55	270	295	65	375	115	320	150	1,385	770
2015	25,840	23,545	2,295	1,080	1,215	25	95	110	295	50	270	340	50	420	145	335	160	1,470	830
2016	26,110	23,645	2,465	1,130	1,335	30	120	135	305	50	270	360	60	440	165	360	170	1,520	945
2017	26,365	23,670	2,695	1,230	1,470	45	135	140	295	65	270	410	65	485	185	430	175	1,615	1,085
2018	26,620	23,725	2,895	1,265	1,630	45	150	145	305	75	265	450	65	485	225	470	220	1,665	1,225
2019	26,870	23,825	3,045	1,315	1,720	55	155	180	300	70	265	470	65	515	245	520	205	1,720	1,320
2020	27,290	24,040	3,250	1,405	1,850	75	165	195	315	80	280	490	70	565	245	565	210	1,825	1,425
2021	27,545	24,070	3,475	1,475	2,010	80	195	210	325	75	275	530	55	615	265	605	260	1,900	1,580
2022	27,885	23,950	3,945	1,575	2,355	90	210	245	345	105	280	575	60	650	320	750	290	2,000	1,755
2023	28,570	24,140	4,440	1,860	2,575	125	230	260	360	130	280	620	85	870	355	825	300	2,280	1,950
2024	29,165	24,480	4,685	1,935	2,755	160	235	285	360	125	285	650	80	935	355	950	300	–	–
2025	29,315	24,425	4,875	2,045	2,845	160	230	290	365	120	280	690	85	995	345	1,010	320	–	–
2026	29,465	24,495	4,965	2,020	2,950	170	245	295	360	130	270	635	80	1,030	375	1,035	330	–	–

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