Municipality · North Holland

Municipality of Ouder-Amstel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Ouder-Amstel had 14,530 residents. 37.0% of them (5,370 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 Europe (10.2%), other Asia (6.3%) and Suriname (3.9%). 58.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.7 percentage points.

Residents: 14,530 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 37.0% 5,370 people
Born abroad: 58.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.7 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

63% 37%

Dutch origin 63.0% 9,150
Migration background 37.0% 5,370

Largest origin groups

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

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

10.2% 1,485 people

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

6.3% 920 people

North Holland 6.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Suriname

3.9% 570 people

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

3.5% 510 people

North Holland 3.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.1% 445 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

2.7% 390 people

North Holland 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.9% 280 people

North Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Germany

1.7% 250 people

North Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.5% 220 people

North Holland 3.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.93% 135 people

North Holland 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.58% 85 people

North Holland 0.54% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.55% 80 people

North Holland 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.8% 3,160
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.2% 2,215

Men and women

Men: 7,085
Women: 7,440

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Ouder-Amstel 37.0%

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

37.0%

Ouder-Amstel
North Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Ouder-Amstel	North Holland	Netherlands
1998	15.7%	23.1%	16.7%
1999	16.6%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	17.3%	24.1%	17.5%
2001	17.6%	24.7%	18.0%
2002	18.0%	25.2%	18.4%
2003	18.3%	25.7%	18.8%
2004	18.4%	26.0%	19.0%
2005	18.9%	26.3%	19.2%
2006	19.1%	26.5%	19.3%
2007	19.3%	26.6%	19.4%
2008	19.8%	27.0%	19.6%
2009	20.2%	27.5%	19.9%
2010	20.6%	27.9%	20.3%
2011	20.7%	28.3%	20.6%
2012	21.3%	28.7%	20.9%
2013	21.7%	29.0%	21.1%
2014	22.3%	29.3%	21.4%
2015	23.1%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	23.8%	30.3%	22.1%
2017	24.7%	31.0%	22.6%
2018	25.6%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	26.9%	32.6%	23.6%
2020	28.1%	33.5%	24.2%
2021	29.2%	34.0%	24.6%
2022	31.3%	35.7%	26.0%
2023	32.9%	37.1%	27.1%
2024	34.9%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	36.1%	38.7%	28.5%
2026	37.0%	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 Ouder-Amstel

				Largest group
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel	27.0%	8,865	+3.8 pp	Other Europe
Duivendrecht	50.6%	5,375	+6.0 pp	Other Europe
Amsterdam-Duivendrecht	87.9%	290	+37.9 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	11,915	10,035	1,875	755	1,120	35	25	265	365	65	275	20	50	410	60	205	100	1,200	680
1999	12,335	10,285	2,045	795	1,240	35	40	295	375	70	280	25	50	440	70	235	120	1,260	785
2000	12,700	10,510	2,195	845	1,365	30	50	315	400	70	270	25	55	495	75	275	150	1,330	865
2001	12,900	10,630	2,265	855	1,415	35	45	340	420	75	275	25	50	505	90	270	140	1,375	895
2002	12,945	10,620	2,325	870	1,450	40	45	355	420	75	275	25	60	510	95	270	150	1,400	925
2003	12,975	10,605	2,380	860	1,510	45	55	370	430	85	265	25	55	515	95	275	155	1,405	975
2004	12,975	10,595	2,385	870	1,510	40	60	370	425	80	280	20	60	510	110	265	160	1,395	990
2005	13,095	10,625	2,475	890	1,585	55	65	385	415	85	270	20	60	540	115	280	185	1,415	1,055
2006	13,065	10,565	2,500	880	1,620	50	75	395	415	80	255	25	70	530	130	305	170	1,410	1,090
2007	12,960	10,460	2,500	890	1,600	50	80	385	410	80	265	30	60	535	130	310	155	1,410	1,095
2008	12,955	10,385	2,570	910	1,665	55	85	395	410	85	260	35	55	560	140	310	185	1,440	1,135
2009	13,025	10,400	2,625	940	1,680	45	90	410	400	85	255	45	55	585	155	320	175	1,450	1,180
2010	13,030	10,340	2,685	940	1,755	55	100	420	395	80	255	45	60	580	170	355	180	1,445	1,245
2011	13,065	10,360	2,710	915	1,790	65	100	425	410	70	255	35	60	565	175	350	195	1,450	1,265
2012	13,145	10,340	2,805	945	1,850	60	125	435	395	65	250	40	65	590	190	380	200	1,470	1,335
2013	13,165	10,310	2,860	985	1,865	65	125	455	400	70	235	45	70	635	195	355	200	1,510	1,345
2014	13,270	10,315	2,955	1,065	1,895	55	120	455	390	80	250	50	85	680	220	385	190	1,550	1,410
2015	13,290	10,225	3,065	1,095	1,970	60	110	455	390	80	245	50	85	715	235	420	220	1,590	1,470
2016	13,415	10,220	3,195	1,135	2,060	70	120	450	400	85	235	55	80	765	245	460	235	1,640	1,560
2017	13,420	10,110	3,310	1,170	2,145	70	140	465	385	85	235	55	80	800	250	485	265	1,670	1,640
2018	13,490	10,035	3,455	1,195	2,265	90	150	470	380	100	230	60	80	825	265	515	300	1,705	1,745
2019	13,910	10,175	3,735	1,270	2,465	115	165	510	395	110	235	60	85	890	295	555	320	1,820	1,920
2020	14,025	10,085	3,940	1,320	2,625	135	205	505	395	130	230	70	85	935	300	595	360	1,870	2,075
2021	14,130	10,010	4,120	1,405	2,710	160	200	520	395	135	245	70	90	1,000	340	595	365	1,965	2,150
2022	14,215	9,760	4,450	1,480	2,970	160	225	550	410	150	245	80	95	1,055	365	695	420	2,040	2,280
2023	14,275	9,585	4,690	1,615	3,075	180	225	530	410	140	250	85	100	1,185	405	730	445	2,175	2,390
2024	14,450	9,390	5,050	1,835	3,220	195	245	535	400	145	270	85	85	1,395	405	825	470	–	–
2025	14,535	9,290	5,245	1,860	3,380	210	250	555	390	145	255	75	85	1,445	430	910	500	–	–
2026	14,530	9,150	5,370	1,900	3,475	220	280	570	390	135	250	80	85	1,485	445	920	510	–	–

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