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Municipality of Vijfheerenlanden: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden had 63,235 residents. 21.4% of them (13,560 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Utrecht (28.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (3.9%), other Asia (3.8%) and Morocco (2.7%). 49.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.9 percentage points.

Residents: 63,235 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 21.4% 13,560 people
Born abroad: 49.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.9 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

79% 21%

Dutch origin 78.6% 49,690
Migration background 21.4% 13,560

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

3.9% 2,435 people

Utrecht 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.8% 2,430 people

Utrecht 5.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

2.7% 1,705 people

Utrecht 4.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.7% 1,700 people

Utrecht 4.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

2.0% 1,260 people

Utrecht 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 925 people

Utrecht 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

1.1% 705 people

Utrecht 1.4% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

1.1% 695 people

Utrecht 0.67% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

1.0% 640 people

Utrecht 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.85% 540 people

Utrecht 1.8% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.47% 295 people

Utrecht 0.75% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.34% 215 people

Utrecht 0.50% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

50% 50%

Born abroad (first generation) 49.6% 6,720
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 50.3% 6,825

Men and women

Men: 31,400
Women: 31,840

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Vijfheerenlanden 21.4%

Higher than 63% 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

21.4%

Vijfheerenlanden
Utrecht
Netherlands

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Year	Vijfheerenlanden	Utrecht	Netherlands
1998	12.4%	16.6%	16.7%
1999	12.7%	17.0%	17.1%
2000	13.1%	17.4%	17.5%
2001	13.4%	17.8%	18.0%
2002	13.7%	18.2%	18.4%
2003	14.0%	18.5%	18.8%
2004	14.0%	18.8%	19.0%
2005	14.1%	19.0%	19.2%
2006	14.0%	19.1%	19.3%
2007	14.1%	19.3%	19.4%
2008	14.1%	19.5%	19.6%
2009	14.3%	19.8%	19.9%
2010	14.6%	20.0%	20.3%
2011	14.9%	20.2%	20.6%
2012	15.0%	20.5%	20.9%
2013	15.1%	20.7%	21.1%
2014	15.1%	20.9%	21.4%
2015	15.2%	21.1%	21.7%
2016	15.4%	21.5%	22.1%
2017	15.8%	22.0%	22.6%
2018	16.0%	22.5%	23.1%
2019	16.6%	22.9%	23.6%
2020	17.0%	23.5%	24.2%
2021	17.5%	23.8%	24.6%
2022	18.5%	25.3%	26.0%
2023	19.4%	26.4%	27.1%
2024	20.4%	27.0%	27.9%
2025	20.9%	27.6%	28.5%
2026	21.4%	28.1%	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 Vijfheerenlanden

				Largest group
Leerdam	29.4%	20,435	+2.1 pp	Turkey
Vianen	25.2%	17,075	+3.5 pp	Other Asia
Hoef en Haag	26.6%	4,675	+4.2 pp	Morocco
Meerkerk	12.3%	4,050	+4.2 pp	Other Europe
Ameide	8.4%	3,230	+1.6 pp	Other Asia
Lexmond	9.0%	2,955	+1.4 pp	Other Asia
Schoonrewoerd	7.7%	1,690	+1.4 pp	Other Asia
Leerbroek	7.5%	1,595	+3.0 pp	Other Europe
Hagestein	11.8%	1,525	+4.3 pp	Other Europe
Everdingen	8.0%	1,185	−0.7 pp	Indonesia
Nieuwland	8.0%	1,065	+1.7 pp	Other Asia
Hei- en Boeicop	7.8%	1,020	+0.9 pp	Other Europe
Kedichem	9.9%	860	+1.6 pp	Other Europe
Zijderveld	12.5%	840	+0.9 pp	Other Asia
Tienhoven aan de Lek	8.3%	785	+1.4 pp	Suriname
Oosterwijk	8.7%	230	+2.3 pp	Germany
Ossenwaard	0.0%	20	±0.0 pp	–

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	53,545	46,875	6,665	1,530	5,140	1,660	720	360	1,545	130	715	110	130	575	280	305	155	3,180	3,480
1999	53,590	46,770	6,810	1,545	5,265	1,705	760	350	1,505	130	695	100	120	630	255	380	190	3,170	3,640
2000	53,625	46,590	7,010	1,585	5,455	1,760	785	350	1,515	140	710	110	135	630	330	390	185	3,180	3,835
2001	53,750	46,510	7,215	1,620	5,595	1,835	815	390	1,490	155	715	95	155	655	360	400	165	3,225	4,000
2002	54,030	46,610	7,420	1,690	5,755	1,900	855	395	1,475	145	705	120	150	720	365	435	195	3,255	4,140
2003	54,380	46,765	7,595	1,680	5,905	1,975	900	400	1,475	155	710	105	155	715	360	470	175	3,270	4,315
2004	54,430	46,815	7,610	1,695	5,955	2,005	910	400	1,470	145	685	105	135	770	340	485	210	3,250	4,370
2005	54,290	46,635	7,650	1,650	5,995	2,035	915	415	1,455	170	690	115	140	705	330	490	185	3,210	4,415
2006	54,005	46,430	7,560	1,620	5,965	2,065	915	410	1,405	145	685	105	130	700	315	520	200	3,170	4,380
2007	53,850	46,275	7,575	1,680	5,915	2,040	895	415	1,375	130	680	130	135	735	355	515	200	3,135	4,410
2008	53,660	46,125	7,545	1,655	5,885	2,055	920	410	1,330	115	690	130	130	705	315	550	190	3,110	4,435
2009	53,815	46,110	7,705	1,710	5,975	2,080	920	415	1,320	120	680	155	140	735	350	605	165	3,140	4,560
2010	53,790	45,960	7,840	1,765	6,070	2,105	950	400	1,315	110	680	175	145	765	340	640	210	3,200	4,645
2011	53,705	45,750	7,990	1,815	6,170	2,125	960	420	1,315	120	670	190	170	785	390	645	205	3,205	4,780
2012	53,775	45,710	8,075	1,855	6,180	2,100	985	425	1,305	130	660	220	165	810	400	675	170	3,260	4,810
2013	53,925	45,755	8,165	1,885	6,285	2,100	1,015	425	1,295	125	645	205	185	850	435	690	215	3,245	4,900
2014	53,835	45,680	8,155	1,835	6,330	2,080	1,050	425	1,280	115	635	230	155	815	435	720	230	3,210	4,940
2015	53,915	45,725	8,190	1,880	6,320	2,030	1,040	425	1,270	120	640	255	150	835	485	745	210	3,245	4,940
2016	53,940	45,640	8,300	1,905	6,395	2,010	1,075	420	1,250	115	630	295	160	820	490	820	215	3,265	5,050
2017	54,455	45,850	8,605	1,940	6,670	2,035	1,095	415	1,240	135	625	310	150	855	510	1,000	250	3,280	5,315
2018	54,990	46,200	8,790	1,995	6,805	2,050	1,110	440	1,230	135	610	335	160	890	535	1,060	265	3,320	5,465
2019	55,710	46,485	9,225	2,130	7,090	2,100	1,140	445	1,250	160	630	395	170	935	580	1,140	280	3,500	5,735
2020	56,810	47,130	9,680	2,245	7,430	2,120	1,265	465	1,225	170	610	460	165	1,010	620	1,280	295	3,575	6,095
2021	57,825	47,700	10,125	2,335	7,800	2,135	1,365	520	1,235	185	600	505	165	1,065	655	1,370	335	3,690	6,445
2022	58,790	47,905	10,900	2,515	8,395	2,185	1,460	535	1,270	205	635	560	200	1,100	695	1,640	425	3,830	6,720
2023	60,050	48,380	11,660	2,820	8,835	2,275	1,520	575	1,270	215	630	610	210	1,410	740	1,760	455	4,190	7,135
2024	61,670	49,120	12,555	3,030	9,540	2,370	1,630	635	1,255	240	640	660	210	1,510	820	2,075	500	–	–
2025	62,550	49,490	13,050	3,165	9,895	2,375	1,670	660	1,260	275	655	675	220	1,605	865	2,250	515	–	–
2026	63,235	49,690	13,560	3,255	10,305	2,435	1,705	705	1,260	295	640	695	215	1,700	925	2,430	540	–	–

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