City · North Brabant

Asten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Asten had 13,835 residents. 14.7% of them (2,040 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Asten (14.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.5%), Poland (3.1%) and other Europe (2.5%). 65.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.1 percentage points.

Residents: 13,835 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 14.7% 2,040 people
Born abroad: 65.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.1 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 85.3% 11,795
Migration background 14.7% 2,040

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.5% 485 people

Municipality of Asten 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

3.1% 435 people

Municipality of Asten 3.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.5% 345 people

Municipality of Asten 2.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.0% 140 people

Municipality of Asten 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.94% 130 people

Municipality of Asten 0.80% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.87% 120 people

Municipality of Asten 0.77% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.72% 100 people

Municipality of Asten 0.57% Netherlands 2.4%
Belgium

0.72% 100 people

Municipality of Asten 0.72% Netherlands 0.76%
Indonesia

0.69% 95 people

Municipality of Asten 0.60% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.25% 35 people

Municipality of Asten 0.23% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.18% 25 people

Municipality of Asten 0.14% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.14% 20 people

Municipality of Asten 0.14% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

65% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 65.2% 1,330
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 34.6% 705

Men and women

Men: 6,990
Women: 6,845

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Asten 14.7%

Higher than 62% 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

14.7%

Asten
Municipality of Asten
Netherlands

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Year	Asten	Municipality of Asten	Netherlands
1998	6.1%	5.4%	16.7%
1999	6.3%	5.8%	17.1%
2000	6.4%	5.8%	17.5%
2001	6.5%	5.9%	18.0%
2002	6.9%	6.2%	18.4%
2003	6.9%	6.1%	18.8%
2004	7.1%	6.3%	19.0%
2005	7.3%	6.5%	19.2%
2006	7.0%	6.3%	19.3%
2007	7.5%	6.6%	19.4%
2008	7.5%	6.7%	19.6%
2009	7.9%	7.1%	19.9%
2010	7.9%	7.2%	20.3%
2011	8.1%	7.4%	20.6%
2012	8.4%	8.1%	20.9%
2013	8.6%	8.6%	21.1%
2014	9.1%	8.9%	21.4%
2015	9.7%	9.6%	21.7%
2016	10.1%	10.1%	22.1%
2017	10.4%	10.4%	22.6%
2018	10.7%	10.9%	23.1%
2019	11.2%	11.1%	23.6%
2020	11.4%	11.2%	24.2%
2021	11.4%	11.2%	24.6%
2022	12.7%	12.2%	26.0%
2023	13.9%	13.3%	27.1%
2024	14.1%	13.5%	27.9%
2025	14.5%	13.8%	28.5%
2026	14.7%	14.0%	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 Asten

				Largest group
5721 Asten centrum / west, Asten zuid	14.6%	13,375	+2.1 pp	Other Asia
5722 Asten oost	18.5%	460	−4.9 pp	Other Asia

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	12,760	11,990	775	360	410	10	105	25	105	10	180	15	70	95	10	105	40	495	280
1999	12,705	11,905	805	375	430	5	110	25	105	5	175	20	75	105	15	115	50	500	305
2000	12,605	11,795	805	380	430	10	105	25	100	5	175	25	65	115	20	125	40	510	300
2001	12,550	11,735	820	380	440	5	105	25	100	10	170	15	70	125	15	135	45	505	315
2002	12,675	11,790	880	405	485	5	105	25	95	5	175	20	75	135	25	155	70	525	355
2003	12,825	11,940	880	385	500	10	110	25	100	5	175	20	60	130	30	150	70	510	370
2004	12,840	11,920	915	400	515	5	105	25	100	10	170	25	80	125	40	165	65	530	390
2005	12,940	12,005	940	395	545	10	110	30	100	10	170	25	80	120	45	180	60	525	405
2006	12,920	12,005	910	415	500	5	105	30	85	10	175	30	85	125	55	170	40	535	380
2007	13,010	12,040	970	425	535	5	120	35	95	5	175	40	85	125	50	170	55	560	405
2008	13,070	12,100	975	420	560	10	120	35	95	10	160	50	85	125	55	180	55	555	420
2009	13,075	12,045	1,030	455	570	15	115	40	95	10	165	75	85	130	50	195	50	590	435
2010	13,035	12,000	1,030	465	570	10	115	40	95	10	165	80	90	130	50	190	60	600	435
2011	13,000	11,950	1,055	480	575	10	115	40	95	10	165	95	90	130	50	200	55	610	445
2012	13,055	11,955	1,100	525	575	10	110	30	95	10	160	140	90	135	75	180	65	660	445
2013	13,010	11,890	1,120	545	575	10	115	35	90	5	160	165	85	135	70	190	60	675	445
2014	13,115	11,915	1,200	605	595	20	115	35	90	10	155	205	90	155	65	200	60	730	470
2015	13,195	11,915	1,280	660	620	20	110	30	90	10	155	245	95	165	80	215	65	780	495
2016	13,195	11,865	1,330	695	635	25	100	35	90	5	150	280	90	175	90	220	70	815	510
2017	13,205	11,830	1,375	725	650	15	105	35	80	15	160	305	80	180	95	240	65	840	540
2018	13,170	11,755	1,415	740	670	15	105	30	85	10	150	325	80	185	100	255	70	855	560
2019	13,125	11,660	1,465	780	690	15	100	30	85	10	155	340	80	205	115	260	75	895	570
2020	13,155	11,660	1,495	810	685	15	105	35	85	10	155	355	75	225	105	255	75	925	570
2021	13,240	11,735	1,505	800	705	15	105	35	90	10	150	350	70	230	100	275	75	920	585
2022	13,525	11,805	1,715	885	825	25	100	30	100	20	150	375	95	260	120	340	90	1,010	645
2023	13,645	11,750	1,890	1,020	880	20	100	30	100	25	155	405	90	370	110	385	105	1,130	695
2024	13,685	11,755	1,930	1,025	915	15	100	30	95	20	145	435	90	355	115	415	110	–	–
2025	13,770	11,785	1,990	1,030	960	20	100	30	100	20	145	440	95	350	125	445	115	–	–
2026	13,835	11,795	2,040	1,025	1,015	35	100	25	95	20	140	435	100	345	130	485	120	–	–

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