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Municipality of Texel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Texel had 13,960 residents. 15.6% of them (2,175 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 (4.1%), other Asia (3.0%) and Germany (2.4%). 63.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.3 percentage points.

Residents: 13,960 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.6% 2,175 people
Born abroad: 63.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.3 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

84% 16%

Dutch origin 84.4% 11,780
Migration background 15.6% 2,175

Largest origin groups

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

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

4.1% 570 people

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

3.0% 425 people

North Holland 6.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

2.4% 335 people

North Holland 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.4% 195 people

North Holland 3.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.3% 175 people

North Holland 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 175 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

1.0% 140 people

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

0.36% 50 people

North Holland 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.32% 45 people

North Holland 0.54% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.25% 35 people

North Holland 3.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.18% 25 people

North Holland 3.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.04% 5 people

North Holland 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

64% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.9% 1,390
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.6% 795

Men and women

Men: 6,900
Women: 7,055

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Texel 15.6%

Higher than 35% 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

15.6%

Texel
North Holland
Netherlands

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Year	Texel	North Holland	Netherlands
1998	7.3%	23.1%	16.7%
1999	7.5%	23.6%	17.1%
2000	7.8%	24.1%	17.5%
2001	8.1%	24.7%	18.0%
2002	8.4%	25.2%	18.4%
2003	8.9%	25.7%	18.8%
2004	8.4%	26.0%	19.0%
2005	8.5%	26.3%	19.2%
2006	8.7%	26.5%	19.3%
2007	8.7%	26.6%	19.4%
2008	8.7%	27.0%	19.6%
2009	9.1%	27.5%	19.9%
2010	9.4%	27.9%	20.3%
2011	9.4%	28.3%	20.6%
2012	9.6%	28.7%	20.9%
2013	9.8%	29.0%	21.1%
2014	9.7%	29.3%	21.4%
2015	9.9%	29.8%	21.7%
2016	9.9%	30.3%	22.1%
2017	10.0%	31.0%	22.6%
2018	10.4%	31.8%	23.1%
2019	10.7%	32.6%	23.6%
2020	11.0%	33.5%	24.2%
2021	11.2%	34.0%	24.6%
2022	12.2%	35.7%	26.0%
2023	14.3%	37.1%	27.1%
2024	14.7%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	15.0%	38.7%	28.5%
2026	15.6%	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 Texel

				Largest group
Den Burg	16.8%	7,525	+4.5 pp	Other Europe
De Koog	22.1%	1,355	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
Oosterend (Texel)	11.8%	1,310	+1.3 pp	Other Europe
Oudeschild	8.7%	1,260	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
De Cocksdorp	12.1%	1,160	+1.3 pp	Other Europe
Den Hoorn (Texel)	16.8%	1,010	+1.2 pp	Germany
De Waal	10.3%	340	+2.0 pp	Indonesia

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	13,375	12,380	980	615	365	5	5	10	135	15	345	70	35	165	35	80	80	790	200
1999	13,330	12,320	1,000	595	375	10	5	20	135	15	350	70	30	145	30	90	75	785	210
2000	13,420	12,380	1,045	600	425	10	5	20	155	20	350	70	25	155	50	90	75	810	240
2001	13,530	12,440	1,095	645	440	10	5	25	150	20	350	80	35	180	55	95	80	855	235
2002	13,725	12,580	1,155	685	455	0	5	15	150	15	350	75	45	220	55	110	105	890	265
2003	13,830	12,590	1,230	720	515	15	5	5	140	15	350	85	40	250	80	140	115	930	315
2004	13,740	12,585	1,160	690	470	0	0	15	150	30	345	70	35	240	75	120	90	885	270
2005	13,735	12,570	1,165	690	470	5	0	15	145	15	345	75	40	230	75	110	105	885	280
2006	13,710	12,515	1,190	690	520	5	10	20	145	20	350	85	50	205	65	130	125	905	285
2007	13,615	12,415	1,190	680	505	0	5	25	145	10	350	60	55	225	85	125	110	900	295
2008	13,550	12,375	1,180	680	500	5	5	20	155	30	350	60	40	230	80	115	90	885	280
2009	13,695	12,455	1,245	695	555	15	10	15	150	30	345	70	35	245	85	140	110	905	330
2010	13,785	12,475	1,295	735	580	10	5	20	160	25	360	80	35	260	85	155	120	945	345
2011	13,730	12,425	1,295	735	540	10	10	15	155	35	365	75	45	250	70	140	105	945	345
2012	13,655	12,355	1,305	740	560	15	5	15	155	30	360	70	45	265	85	135	120	965	350
2013	13,655	12,320	1,340	755	610	10	5	30	150	40	370	65	60	265	100	160	115	960	380
2014	13,550	12,235	1,315	725	590	10	10	20	155	25	350	80	50	245	95	150	125	950	365
2015	13,585	12,235	1,350	725	620	15	5	25	155	25	340	85	45	255	105	160	130	945	400
2016	13,575	12,225	1,350	715	635	10	10	15	165	30	330	80	45	260	105	170	130	935	415
2017	13,545	12,190	1,355	705	650	15	5	20	155	30	335	85	45	240	110	205	110	915	440
2018	13,585	12,175	1,410	740	670	10	10	15	160	35	340	90	45	270	110	210	120	950	460
2019	13,550	12,105	1,445	740	705	10	10	20	160	35	340	95	45	260	125	225	120	955	495
2020	13,575	12,075	1,500	755	745	20	5	15	160	35	345	95	40	275	130	240	140	985	515
2021	13,655	12,125	1,530	750	785	20	10	15	155	40	330	105	40	275	135	265	150	980	555
2022	13,685	12,000	1,675	770	910	25	15	20	170	50	340	105	40	285	130	325	185	990	580
2023	13,980	11,975	2,000	1,010	985	20	10	15	170	45	360	135	55	495	175	370	165	1,235	650
2024	13,815	11,780	2,035	1,035	995	15	10	20	175	55	355	140	35	520	160	385	170	–	–
2025	13,835	11,770	2,080	1,060	1,020	15	10	20	180	55	345	140	40	530	160	405	170	–	–
2026	13,960	11,780	2,175	1,100	1,085	25	5	35	175	50	335	140	45	570	175	425	195	–	–

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