City · Sluis, Zeeland

Aardenburg: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Aardenburg had 2,280 residents. 51.1% of them (1,165 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Sluis (38.6%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (36.6%), other Europe (4.6%) and Poland (2.6%). 76.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.0 percentage points.

Residents: 2,280 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 51.1% 1,165 people
Born abroad: 76.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.0 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

49% 51%

Dutch origin 48.9% 1,115
Migration background 51.1% 1,165

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

36.6% 835 people

Municipality of Sluis 24.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.6% 105 people

Municipality of Sluis 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.6% 60 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.7% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.8% 40 people

Municipality of Sluis 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 30 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.88% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.1% 25 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.88% 20 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.93% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.66% 15 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.62% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.66% 15 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.44% 10 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.26% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.22% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.37% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.22% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.13% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

76% 24%

Born abroad (first generation) 76.4% 890
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 23.6% 275

Men and women

Men: 1,120
Women: 1,160

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Aardenburg 51.1%

Higher than 99% of all cities 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

51.1%

Aardenburg
Municipality of Sluis
Netherlands

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Year	Aardenburg	Municipality of Sluis	Netherlands
1998	31.6%	20.4%	16.7%
1999	30.5%	20.4%	17.1%
2000	31.4%	20.7%	17.5%
2001	32.2%	21.9%	18.0%
2002	32.6%	22.1%	18.4%
2003	32.3%	22.2%	18.8%
2004	32.9%	22.0%	19.0%
2005	32.7%	21.8%	19.2%
2006	32.9%	21.4%	19.3%
2007	33.3%	21.6%	19.4%
2008	33.4%	22.0%	19.6%
2009	34.2%	22.2%	19.9%
2010	34.2%	22.4%	20.3%
2011	34.5%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	35.5%	23.4%	20.9%
2013	37.4%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	37.9%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	38.7%	25.2%	21.7%
2016	39.2%	25.8%	22.1%
2017	41.1%	26.6%	22.6%
2018	41.8%	27.2%	23.1%
2019	42.2%	27.7%	23.6%
2020	43.0%	28.1%	24.2%
2021	43.4%	28.6%	24.6%
2022	50.1%	36.3%	26.0%
2023	50.4%	37.3%	27.1%
2024	51.4%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	51.0%	38.2%	28.5%
2026	51.1%	38.6%	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).

Postcodes in Aardenburg

				Largest group
4527 Aardenburg	51.1%	2,280	+1.0 pp	Belgium

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	2,420	1,650	765	710	55	0	0	10	15	5	35	5	625	45	5	5	15	725	35
1999	2,460	1,705	750	695	55	0	0	10	10	5	35	0	610	50	10	15	5	715	40
2000	2,420	1,660	760	690	70	0	5	15	10	5	35	5	610	40	5	20	10	710	50
2001	2,485	1,685	800	720	85	0	5	10	15	10	35	5	635	45	5	25	15	740	60
2002	2,500	1,685	815	725	85	0	5	10	10	20	30	5	645	45	0	35	5	750	65
2003	2,480	1,675	800	705	100	0	5	10	15	20	30	5	625	45	5	35	10	725	75
2004	2,435	1,640	800	705	95	0	5	5	15	10	35	0	610	60	15	30	15	725	70
2005	2,445	1,640	800	710	90	0	5	5	10	10	35	5	620	50	10	30	20	735	70
2006	2,435	1,630	800	720	85	0	0	5	15	10	25	5	625	65	15	30	10	740	60
2007	2,435	1,625	810	725	85	0	0	5	15	10	30	10	635	50	15	30	10	745	65
2008	2,425	1,615	810	725	85	0	5	5	15	15	25	10	645	45	5	30	10	750	65
2009	2,425	1,595	830	750	75	0	0	5	10	10	30	10	660	50	10	25	15	770	60
2010	2,425	1,595	830	740	90	0	0	5	15	15	25	10	660	45	10	30	15	765	65
2011	2,420	1,585	835	730	105	0	5	5	10	10	25	10	650	45	15	45	15	755	85
2012	2,380	1,540	845	745	90	0	5	5	15	10	20	15	670	40	15	25	15	775	70
2013	2,365	1,485	885	785	90	5	5	10	10	10	20	20	695	50	15	30	5	810	75
2014	2,390	1,485	905	800	105	0	5	10	10	10	20	30	700	50	25	40	5	820	85
2015	2,365	1,450	915	820	95	0	5	5	15	10	15	40	710	55	20	30	10	840	80
2016	2,345	1,425	920	825	95	0	5	5	15	5	20	45	715	45	20	30	15	850	70
2017	2,370	1,395	975	860	115	0	5	10	15	5	15	55	740	50	20	50	10	880	95
2018	2,355	1,370	985	870	115	0	5	5	20	5	15	55	750	50	20	50	10	890	95
2019	2,345	1,355	990	880	105	0	5	5	15	0	20	50	755	55	15	55	10	900	90
2020	2,360	1,345	1,015	900	110	0	5	5	15	5	15	50	765	70	20	55	5	920	95
2021	2,385	1,350	1,035	900	135	0	10	5	15	5	20	50	760	70	30	60	10	915	120
2022	2,345	1,170	1,175	1,035	140	5	5	5	15	5	20	45	900	65	25	60	15	895	115
2023	2,330	1,150	1,175	1,030	140	5	10	5	15	10	20	55	880	85	25	55	20	905	110
2024	2,315	1,125	1,190	1,040	150	5	5	5	15	15	20	55	870	95	25	60	20	–	–
2025	2,295	1,125	1,170	1,030	140	5	5	5	15	10	25	60	850	95	25	60	15	–	–
2026	2,280	1,115	1,165	1,025	140	5	5	10	15	15	25	60	835	105	30	40	20	–	–

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