How many residents of the Netherlands have a non-Dutch background?
Geboren in | Inhabitants |
---|---|
Netherlands, and both parents | 12942 |
Netherlands, 1 parent born abroad | 1138 |
Netherlands, both parents born abroad | 948 |
Outside the Netherlands | 2915 |
What are the most common countries of origin among migrants and their children (the second generation)?
About one-third of migrants were born in Europe and two-thirds were born outside Europe. Of those born outside Europe, most have a Moroccan, Surinamese or Turkish background. Another relatively large group of people with a migration background have their roots in Asia (excluding Türkiye).
Among the second generation (i.e. people born in the Netherlands but with one or both parents born elsewhere), the distribution of countries of origin differs according to the parents’ country of birth. Of those with one parent born outside the Netherlands, just over half are of non-European origin. Around one-sixth of them have a parent who was born in Indonesia. Of those with both parents born outside the Netherlands, a majority are of non-European origin. They often have a Moroccan or Turkish background.
Geboorteland | Europe (excl. the Netherlands) (x 1,000) | Türkiye / Turkey (x 1,000) | Morocco (x 1,000) | Suriname (x 1,000) | Caribbean Netherlands (x 1,000) | Indonesia (x 1,000) | Africa (excl. Morocco) (x 1,000) | Asia (excl. Indonesia and Türkiye) (x 1,000) | N & S America and Oceania (excl. Suriname and Caribbean NL) (x 1,000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Netherlands, 1 parent born abroad | 479.575 | 64.016 | 61.138 | 76.200 | 48.680 | 188.358 | 58.606 | 77.723 | 84.005 |
Netherlands, both parents born abroad | 128.831 | 167.578 | 191.730 | 110.449 | 37.981 | 66.745 | 82.771 | 142.332 | 19.537 |
Born outside the Netherlands | 1068.687 | 225.506 | 176.308 | 178.703 | 107.793 | 101.463 | 236.329 | 628.010 | 192.140 |
Where in the country do people with a non-Dutch background live?
People with a non-Dutch background live mainly in the Randstad conurbation in the west of the country, or in south Limburg. In 2024, The Hague and Amsterdam had the highest percentage of residents with a non-Dutch background. Residents of Urk and Achtkarspelen are the least likely to have roots outside the Netherlands. The spatial distribution of the group as a whole is very similar among both first-generation migrants and people whose parents migrated to the Netherlands (the second generation).
Municipality | Total (%) | Born outside the Netherlands (%) | Born in the Netherlands* (but one or both parents born abroad) (%) |
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Aa en Hunze | 9.3 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
Aalsmeer | 26.7 | 16.7 | 10.0 |
Aalten | 12.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
Achtkarspelen | 6.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
Alblasserdam | 17.9 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
Albrandswaard | 25.5 | 11.6 | 14.0 |
Alkmaar | 25.6 | 14.1 | 11.5 |
Almelo | 29.2 | 15.9 | 13.3 |
Almere | 49.3 | 27.2 | 22.1 |
Alphen aan den Rijn | 24.0 | 13.1 | 10.9 |
Alphen-Chaam | 16.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
Altena | 10.8 | 6.9 | 3.9 |
Ameland | 11.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 |
Amersfoort | 28.3 | 14.6 | 13.8 |
Amstelveen | 53.0 | 36.3 | 16.7 |
Amsterdam | 59.6 | 38.0 | 21.7 |
Apeldoorn | 21.2 | 11.5 | 9.7 |
Arnhem | 36.6 | 20.7 | 15.9 |
Assen | 19.4 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
Asten | 13.5 | 9.0 | 4.6 |
Baarle-Nassau | 29.5 | 16.0 | 13.5 |
Baarn | 21.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
Barendrecht | 29.6 | 13.6 | 16.0 |
Barneveld | 11.4 | 6.7 | 4.7 |
Beek (L.) | 19.1 | 10.5 | 8.6 |
Beekdaelen | 17.0 | 7.4 | 9.6 |
Beesel | 19.1 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
Berg en Dal | 16.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
Bergeijk | 13.8 | 8.2 | 5.6 |
Bergen (L.) | 17.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
Bergen (NH.) | 16.9 | 9.6 | 7.3 |
Bergen op Zoom | 29.3 | 15.8 | 13.5 |
Berkelland | 9.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
Bernheze | 11.8 | 7.4 | 4.3 |
Best | 22.2 | 13.2 | 9.0 |
Beuningen | 15.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
Beverwijk | 31.6 | 17.6 | 14.1 |
De Bilt | 22.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
Bladel | 12.6 | 7.5 | 5.1 |
Blaricum | 26.0 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
Bloemendaal | 23.9 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 17.1 | 9.6 | 7.5 |
Boekel | 10.6 | 6.9 | 3.7 |
Borger-Odoorn | 8.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
Borne | 13.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
Borsele | 12.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Boxtel | 19.5 | 11.7 | 7.9 |
Breda | 27.8 | 15.5 | 12.3 |
Bronckhorst | 8.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
Brummen | 14.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
Brunssum | 25.4 | 10.5 | 14.9 |
Bunnik | 17.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
Bunschoten | 13.7 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
Buren | 11.8 | 7.0 | 4.8 |
Capelle aan den IJssel | 41.6 | 22.7 | 18.9 |
Castricum | 13.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
Coevorden | 11.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
Cranendonck | 19.1 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
Culemborg | 25.8 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
Dalfsen | 8.6 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
Dantumadiel | 6.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
Delft | 41.9 | 28.0 | 13.9 |
Deurne | 12.7 | 7.8 | 4.9 |
Deventer | 24.7 | 13.3 | 11.5 |
Diemen | 54.5 | 34.8 | 19.7 |
Dijk en Waard | 21.7 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
Dinkelland | 9.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Doesburg | 22.5 | 11.9 | 10.6 |
Doetinchem | 17.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
Dongen | 16.7 | 9.3 | 7.4 |
Dordrecht | 34.1 | 18.7 | 15.4 |
Drechterland | 14.1 | 8.6 | 5.6 |
Drimmelen | 12.7 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
Dronten | 21.4 | 12.9 | 8.5 |
Druten | 15.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
Duiven | 17.2 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
Echt-Susteren | 19.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
Edam-Volendam | 11.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
Ede | 18.6 | 10.1 | 8.6 |
Eemnes | 18.0 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
Eemsdelta | 17.9 | 10.2 | 7.8 |
Eersel | 13.3 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
Eijsden-Margraten | 15.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
Eindhoven | 44.4 | 29.8 | 14.6 |
Elburg | 8.7 | 5.4 | 3.3 |
Emmen | 15.0 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
Enkhuizen | 19.8 | 12.1 | 7.8 |
Enschede | 33.7 | 19.4 | 14.3 |
Epe | 13.4 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
Ermelo | 13.9 | 7.9 | 6.0 |
Etten-Leur | 22.2 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
De Fryske Marren | 10.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
Geertruidenberg | 13.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
Geldrop-Mierlo | 22.1 | 12.4 | 9.7 |
Gemert-Bakel | 13.7 | 8.4 | 5.2 |
Gennep | 18.2 | 10.2 | 8.0 |
Gilze en Rijen | 20.8 | 12.0 | 8.8 |
Goeree-Overflakkee | 9.7 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
Goes | 20.2 | 11.7 | 8.5 |
Goirle | 13.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Gooise Meren | 26.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 |
Gorinchem | 29.6 | 15.9 | 13.6 |
Gouda | 30.1 | 16.6 | 13.5 |
's-Gravenhage (gemeente) | 59.9 | 38.1 | 21.8 |
Groningen (gemeente) | 29.0 | 19.1 | 9.8 |
Gulpen-Wittem | 15.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
Haaksbergen | 14.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
Haarlem | 36.3 | 21.4 | 15.0 |
Haarlemmermeer | 34.4 | 19.3 | 15.1 |
Halderberge | 19.2 | 11.2 | 8.1 |
Hardenberg | 8.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
Harderwijk | 20.9 | 11.0 | 9.9 |
Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 10.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 |
Harlingen | 15.1 | 8.6 | 6.5 |
Hattem | 10.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
Heemskerk | 23.2 | 12.4 | 10.8 |
Heemstede | 24.8 | 12.9 | 11.9 |
Heerde | 8.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 |
Heerenveen | 14.8 | 8.3 | 6.5 |
Heerlen | 32.2 | 16.5 | 15.7 |
Heeze-Leende | 13.7 | 7.7 | 6.1 |
Heiloo | 15.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
Den Helder | 22.9 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
Hellendoorn | 8.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
Helmond | 32.3 | 18.9 | 13.4 |
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 18.1 | 8.6 | 9.5 |
Hengelo (O.) | 26.5 | 14.0 | 12.5 |
's-Hertogenbosch | 24.5 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
Heumen | 16.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
Heusden | 17.1 | 9.9 | 7.2 |
Hillegom | 22.2 | 13.1 | 9.1 |
Hilvarenbeek | 10.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
Hilversum | 34.8 | 21.5 | 13.3 |
Hoeksche Waard | 12.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
Hof van Twente | 11.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 |
Het Hogeland | 10.4 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
Hollands Kroon | 14.6 | 9.3 | 5.3 |
Hoogeveen | 14.3 | 8.8 | 5.5 |
Hoorn | 27.7 | 15.3 | 12.4 |
Horst aan de Maas | 15.3 | 10.3 | 5.1 |
Houten | 19.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
Huizen | 24.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
Hulst | 32.8 | 21.6 | 11.2 |
IJsselstein | 23.1 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
Kaag en Braassem | 16.1 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
Kampen | 12.8 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
Kapelle | 12.4 | 7.5 | 4.9 |
Katwijk | 14.2 | 8.4 | 5.8 |
Kerkrade | 33.8 | 19.0 | 14.8 |
Koggenland | 11.3 | 6.6 | 4.7 |
Krimpen aan den IJssel | 20.2 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
Krimpenerwaard | 13.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
Laarbeek | 11.8 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
Land van Cuijk | 15.4 | 8.5 | 6.9 |
Landgraaf | 24.4 | 10.7 | 13.8 |
Landsmeer | 22.3 | 10.4 | 12.0 |
Lansingerland | 22.8 | 10.7 | 12.1 |
Laren (NH.) | 25.2 | 13.3 | 11.9 |
Leeuwarden | 21.1 | 12.5 | 8.6 |
Leiden | 36.5 | 22.8 | 13.7 |
Leiderdorp | 26.3 | 14.2 | 12.1 |
Leidschendam-Voorburg | 37.6 | 22.4 | 15.1 |
Lelystad | 39.0 | 21.8 | 17.1 |
Leudal | 15.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
Leusden | 17.4 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
Lingewaard | 12.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
Lisse | 17.0 | 10.2 | 6.7 |
Lochem | 13.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
Loon op Zand | 13.7 | 7.8 | 5.8 |
Lopik | 12.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
Losser | 16.0 | 7.1 | 8.8 |
Maasdriel | 16.9 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
Maasgouw | 17.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
Maashorst | 17.2 | 9.7 | 7.4 |
Maassluis | 31.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
Maastricht | 38.1 | 27.4 | 10.7 |
Medemblik | 16.4 | 10.0 | 6.4 |
Meerssen | 15.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
Meierijstad | 17.6 | 10.8 | 6.8 |
Meppel | 15.9 | 9.5 | 6.4 |
Middelburg (Z.) | 23.3 | 13.3 | 10.0 |
Midden-Delfland | 15.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
Midden-Drenthe | 9.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
Midden-Groningen | 17.7 | 10.0 | 7.8 |
Moerdijk | 15.7 | 9.0 | 6.7 |
Molenlanden | 9.4 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
Montferland | 14.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
Montfoort | 13.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
Mook en Middelaar | 17.1 | 9.3 | 7.8 |
Neder-Betuwe | 11.0 | 7.2 | 3.8 |
Nederweert | 12.4 | 7.6 | 4.8 |
Nieuwegein | 32.8 | 17.7 | 15.1 |
Nieuwkoop | 13.8 | 8.1 | 5.7 |
Nijkerk | 14.8 | 8.1 | 6.7 |
Nijmegen | 29.2 | 16.4 | 12.8 |
Nissewaard | 29.9 | 15.5 | 14.4 |
Noardeast-Fryslân | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
Noord-Beveland | 16.5 | 10.9 | 5.6 |
Noordenveld | 9.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
Noordoostpolder | 20.3 | 13.5 | 6.8 |
Noordwijk | 21.1 | 13.2 | 7.9 |
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten | 17.0 | 9.2 | 7.9 |
Nunspeet | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
Oegstgeest | 30.3 | 18.0 | 12.4 |
Oirschot | 10.8 | 6.7 | 4.2 |
Oisterwijk | 14.3 | 8.5 | 5.9 |
Oldambt | 13.7 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
Oldebroek | 8.0 | 4.9 | 3.1 |
Oldenzaal | 17.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Olst-Wijhe | 10.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
Ommen | 11.1 | 7.5 | 3.6 |
Oost Gelre | 9.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Oosterhout | 23.7 | 12.0 | 11.7 |
Ooststellingwerf | 9.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
Oostzaan | 17.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
Opmeer | 11.5 | 6.8 | 4.6 |
Opsterland | 8.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Oss | 22.8 | 13.3 | 9.5 |
Oude IJsselstreek | 15.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Ouder-Amstel | 35.0 | 20.3 | 14.7 |
Oudewater | 11.5 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
Overbetuwe | 14.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
Papendrecht | 21.6 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
Peel en Maas | 15.3 | 9.8 | 5.5 |
Pekela | 13.2 | 8.5 | 4.7 |
Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 25.7 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
Purmerend | 30.0 | 16.1 | 13.9 |
Putten | 10.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
Raalte | 8.8 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
Reimerswaal | 17.5 | 12.1 | 5.5 |
Renkum | 18.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 |
Renswoude | 11.2 | 7.7 | 3.5 |
Reusel-De Mierden | 11.1 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
Rheden | 19.8 | 10.4 | 9.3 |
Rhenen | 14.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
Ridderkerk | 24.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 |
Rijssen-Holten | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
Rijswijk (ZH.) | 42.8 | 23.8 | 19.0 |
Roerdalen | 19.5 | 10.4 | 9.2 |
Roermond | 33.4 | 18.8 | 14.6 |
De Ronde Venen | 20.5 | 10.7 | 9.8 |
Roosendaal | 29.6 | 16.9 | 12.7 |
Rotterdam | 56.5 | 33.2 | 23.3 |
Rozendaal | 21.6 | 11.6 | 10.0 |
Rucphen | 13.1 | 7.4 | 5.7 |
Schagen | 14.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
Scherpenzeel | 9.2 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
Schiedam | 48.4 | 27.4 | 21.0 |
Schiermonnikoog | 18.0 | 10.7 | 7.3 |
Schouwen-Duiveland | 12.7 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
Simpelveld | 19.3 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
Sint-Michielsgestel | 10.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
Sittard-Geleen | 25.0 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
Sliedrecht | 18.1 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
Sluis | 38.0 | 29.1 | 8.9 |
Smallingerland | 14.4 | 8.2 | 6.3 |
Soest | 24.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Someren | 12.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 |
Son en Breugel | 16.9 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
Stadskanaal | 11.1 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
Staphorst | 7.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 |
Stede Broec | 16.5 | 9.9 | 6.5 |
Steenbergen | 16.0 | 9.9 | 6.0 |
Steenwijkerland | 11.9 | 7.2 | 4.7 |
Stein (L.) | 15.9 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
Stichtse Vecht | 22.7 | 12.1 | 10.6 |
Súdwest-Fryslân | 11.6 | 6.6 | 5.0 |
Terneuzen | 32.6 | 21.0 | 11.6 |
Terschelling | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Texel | 14.7 | 9.3 | 5.5 |
Teylingen | 19.4 | 10.9 | 8.5 |
Tholen | 12.1 | 7.6 | 4.5 |
Tiel | 29.9 | 16.1 | 13.8 |
Tilburg | 32.8 | 19.8 | 13.1 |
Tubbergen | 6.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
Twenterand | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
Tynaarlo | 11.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
Tytsjerksteradiel | 8.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 |
Uitgeest | 15.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
Uithoorn | 34.5 | 20.5 | 14.0 |
Urk | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
Utrecht (gemeente) | 40.3 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
Utrechtse Heuvelrug | 18.6 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
Vaals | 54.5 | 42.0 | 12.6 |
Valkenburg aan de Geul | 18.0 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
Valkenswaard | 18.1 | 10.2 | 7.8 |
Veendam | 15.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
Veenendaal | 21.4 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
Veere | 11.3 | 7.0 | 4.4 |
Veldhoven | 24.5 | 15.7 | 8.8 |
Velsen | 22.9 | 12.6 | 10.3 |
Venlo | 32.6 | 19.0 | 13.6 |
Venray | 23.7 | 14.3 | 9.4 |
Vijfheerenlanden | 20.4 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
Vlaardingen | 37.6 | 20.7 | 16.9 |
Vlieland | 22.3 | 17.5 | 4.9 |
Vlissingen | 30.4 | 17.8 | 12.6 |
Voerendaal | 15.5 | 6.8 | 8.6 |
Voorne aan Zee | 19.6 | 10.2 | 9.4 |
Voorschoten | 26.0 | 14.8 | 11.1 |
Voorst | 10.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Vught | 16.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 |
Waadhoeke | 11.3 | 7.0 | 4.3 |
Waalre | 22.1 | 12.5 | 9.6 |
Waalwijk | 22.9 | 14.1 | 8.8 |
Waddinxveen | 22.0 | 11.4 | 10.6 |
Wageningen | 32.9 | 23.9 | 9.1 |
Wassenaar | 39.8 | 27.0 | 12.8 |
Waterland | 17.4 | 9.3 | 8.1 |
Weert | 25.2 | 14.2 | 10.9 |
West Betuwe | 12.4 | 7.3 | 5.1 |
West Maas en Waal | 11.6 | 6.6 | 4.9 |
Westerkwartier | 9.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
Westerveld | 8.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
Westervoort | 21.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
Westerwolde | 16.5 | 11.7 | 4.8 |
Westland | 19.5 | 12.0 | 7.5 |
Weststellingwerf | 9.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
Wierden | 8.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Wijchen | 14.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
Wijdemeren | 17.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
Wijk bij Duurstede | 14.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Winterswijk | 17.3 | 9.6 | 7.7 |
Woensdrecht | 27.2 | 18.0 | 9.2 |
Woerden | 18.9 | 10.1 | 8.8 |
De Wolden | 7.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
Wormerland | 17.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
Woudenberg | 14.5 | 8.1 | 6.3 |
Zaanstad | 38.2 | 20.8 | 17.5 |
Zaltbommel | 17.2 | 10.9 | 6.3 |
Zandvoort | 27.1 | 15.5 | 11.7 |
Zeewolde | 21.8 | 13.4 | 8.4 |
Zeist | 26.8 | 13.9 | 12.9 |
Zevenaar | 17.1 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
Zoetermeer | 36.6 | 18.9 | 17.7 |
Zoeterwoude | 16.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
Zuidplas | 21.2 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
Zundert | 18.2 | 11.0 | 7.1 |
Zutphen | 19.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
Zwartewaterland | 8.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
Zwijndrecht | 26.9 | 13.7 | 13.2 |
Zwolle | 20.4 | 11.0 | 9.4 |
How is a person’s origin or background determined?
The classification of the population by origin involves two variables: ‘born in the Netherlands’ and ‘country of origin’. The country of origin is classified by world region, but countries from which many immigrants have come to the Netherlands are also identified individually.
- Born in the Netherlands: The ‘born in the Netherlands’ variable concerns whether a resident was born in the Netherlands or elsewhere, but also where their parents were born.
- Country of origin: As well as ‘born in the Netherlands’, residents of the Netherlands are also classified by country of origin. For people born outside the Netherlands, the country of origin is simply the country in which they were born. For people born in the Netherlands, the country of origin is their mother's country of birth; if their mother was born in the Netherlands, it is their father’s country of birth.