Immigranten in Holland 1600-1800

Author: 
Lucassen, J.
Volume: 
CGM Working paper 3
Publisher: 
Centrum voor Geschiedenis van Migranten
Year: 
2002

Full title

Immigranten in Holland 1600-1800: Een kwantitatieve benadering

Immigrants in Holland 1600-1600: A quantitative approach

The table on p. 28 combines totals for Rotterdam, Den Haag, and Delft. If the three cities had the same proportions, then the combined percentages are equally valid for all three. With that caveat:

In 1650, Delft had 24,000 residents.

  • A little more than half (54.6%) were native to Delft.
  • Another quarter (26.4%) came from elsewhere in the Dutch Republic.
  • The rest (19%) came from foreign countries: Belgium/France, Great Britain, and Germany were the three most common.

In 1700, Delft had 22,00 residents, but the composition had changed as the foreigners moved away.

  • A little more than two-thirds (68.8%) were native to Delft.
  • A little less than a quarter (22.3%) came from elsewhere in the Dutch Republic.
  • The rest (9%) came from foreign countries: Germany, Belgium/France, and Great Britain were the three most common. Only the German population increased, by 700 people, but this group represented a smaller proportion: 5.2% in 1650 and 4.2% in 1700.