City · North Brabant

Breda: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Breda had 155,070 residents. 32.2% of them (49,880 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Breda (29.0%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (6.2%), other Asia (5.3%) and Morocco (3.7%). 58.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Residents: 155,070 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 32.2% 49,880 people
Born abroad: 58.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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

68% 32%

Dutch origin 67.8% 105,170
Migration background 32.2% 49,880

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.2% 9,590 people

Municipality of Breda 5.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

5.3% 8,275 people

Municipality of Breda 4.8% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

3.7% 5,740 people

Municipality of Breda 3.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.8% 4,285 people

Municipality of Breda 2.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.7% 4,140 people

Municipality of Breda 2.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

2.2% 3,475 people

Municipality of Breda 1.9% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

1.8% 2,720 people

Municipality of Breda 1.8% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.7% 2,625 people

Municipality of Breda 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.7% 2,600 people

Municipality of Breda 1.5% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.5% 2,385 people

Municipality of Breda 1.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.4% 2,145 people

Municipality of Breda 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.2% 1,920 people

Municipality of Breda 1.1% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.1% 28,970
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.0% 20,930

Men and women

Men: 76,625
Women: 78,430

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Breda 32.2%

Higher than 95% 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

32.2%

Breda
Municipality of Breda
Netherlands

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Year	Breda	Municipality of Breda	Netherlands
1998	19.8%	17.8%	16.7%
1999	20.2%	18.2%	17.1%
2000	20.7%	18.6%	17.5%
2001	21.2%	19.0%	18.0%
2002	21.5%	19.3%	18.4%
2003	21.8%	19.5%	18.8%
2004	22.1%	19.8%	19.0%
2005	22.4%	20.0%	19.2%
2006	22.6%	20.2%	19.3%
2007	22.8%	20.3%	19.4%
2008	23.2%	20.6%	19.6%
2009	23.6%	21.0%	19.9%
2010	23.9%	21.2%	20.3%
2011	24.1%	21.5%	20.6%
2012	24.3%	21.7%	20.9%
2013	24.6%	22.0%	21.1%
2014	24.8%	22.1%	21.4%
2015	25.0%	22.3%	21.7%
2016	25.4%	22.7%	22.1%
2017	25.8%	23.1%	22.6%
2018	26.2%	23.5%	23.1%
2019	26.7%	23.9%	23.6%
2020	27.1%	24.2%	24.2%
2021	27.4%	24.5%	24.6%
2022	29.1%	26.2%	26.0%
2023	30.1%	27.1%	27.1%
2024	30.9%	27.8%	27.9%
2025	31.4%	28.3%	28.5%
2026	32.2%	29.0%	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 Breda

				Largest group
4811 Breda centrum	35.3%	18,825	+6.6 pp	Other Europe
4817 Breda oost	36.1%	16,350	+3.3 pp	Other Europe
4814 Breda west	33.8%	12,075	+4.3 pp	Other Europe
4834 Breda zuid-oost	21.5%	11,840	+1.6 pp	Other Europe
4812 Breda west	34.9%	10,860	+2.5 pp	Other Europe
4826 Breda noord	55.1%	9,190	+4.0 pp	Morocco
4818 Breda oost	18.7%	8,870	+0.9 pp	Other Europe
4824 Breda noord-west	26.7%	8,795	+2.3 pp	Other Asia
4813 Breda west	21.8%	8,635	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
4823 Breda noord-west	27.4%	8,530	+1.5 pp	Other Asia
4827 Breda noord	55.3%	7,815	+2.3 pp	Morocco
4822 Breda noord-west	36.2%	7,605	+0.8 pp	Other Asia
4835 Breda zuid-oost	17.4%	6,745	+1.2 pp	Other Europe
4816 Breda noord	44.5%	5,485	+1.1 pp	Other Asia
4815 Breda noord	27.8%	4,725	+7.6 pp	Other Europe
4819 Breda zuid	19.5%	3,620	+1.8 pp	Other Europe
4837 Breda zuid	20.9%	2,465	+3.7 pp	Other Europe
4838 Breda west	12.6%	1,235	+1.9 pp	Other Europe
4836 Breda zuid-oost, Breda west	20.7%	920	+0.1 pp	Other Europe
4839 Breda west	12.8%	390	+1.4 pp	Indonesia
4825 Breda noord	15.8%	95	+1.5 pp	Morocco

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	129,990	104,250	25,725	8,125	17,630	1,990	3,620	1,740	5,270	1,520	2,175	485	2,355	3,110	1,090	1,630	770	13,730	11,985
1999	131,765	105,110	26,670	8,365	18,295	2,105	3,780	1,770	5,265	1,600	2,190	495	2,365	3,315	1,165	1,825	790	13,970	12,660
2000	133,215	105,600	27,620	8,595	19,065	2,190	3,955	1,825	5,270	1,675	2,185	505	2,405	3,500	1,295	2,030	830	14,205	13,405
2001	134,575	106,090	28,465	8,595	19,855	2,295	4,150	1,855	5,275	1,765	2,150	520	2,400	3,525	1,425	2,240	855	14,255	14,235
2002	135,425	106,265	29,160	8,720	20,470	2,370	4,285	1,890	5,265	1,825	2,170	505	2,385	3,660	1,515	2,380	940	14,355	14,790
2003	136,340	106,620	29,720	8,740	20,965	2,485	4,450	1,880	5,245	1,880	2,135	520	2,340	3,750	1,605	2,460	960	14,430	15,295
2004	137,520	107,170	30,335	8,835	21,525	2,570	4,615	1,895	5,210	1,900	2,130	500	2,330	3,875	1,690	2,665	980	14,445	15,890
2005	138,385	107,450	30,935	8,955	21,985	2,720	4,720	1,925	5,235	1,920	2,185	595	2,335	3,845	1,640	2,790	1,045	14,650	16,295
2006	139,500	107,975	31,515	9,300	22,215	2,775	4,845	1,930	5,240	1,885	2,220	765	2,350	3,970	1,625	2,855	1,065	15,000	16,550
2007	139,770	107,935	31,845	9,415	22,415	2,825	4,895	1,975	5,215	1,910	2,325	820	2,345	3,925	1,640	2,890	1,070	15,080	16,770
2008	140,160	107,705	32,460	9,715	22,750	2,830	4,935	1,960	5,145	1,940	2,375	930	2,325	4,090	1,715	3,060	1,170	15,345	17,110
2009	140,980	107,660	33,330	10,280	23,060	2,885	5,050	1,945	5,090	1,935	2,525	1,060	2,310	4,385	1,815	3,120	1,225	15,875	17,450
2010	142,275	108,305	33,950	10,600	23,350	2,875	5,120	1,900	5,050	1,970	2,625	1,130	2,335	4,515	1,935	3,215	1,295	16,170	17,800
2011	143,325	108,715	34,585	11,015	23,580	2,865	5,175	1,915	4,995	2,000	2,660	1,190	2,325	4,840	2,040	3,290	1,300	16,530	18,065
2012	145,035	109,780	35,260	11,315	23,975	2,885	5,215	1,945	4,970	2,025	2,675	1,335	2,345	4,965	2,195	3,410	1,335	16,830	18,435
2013	146,525	110,530	36,010	11,510	24,500	2,930	5,315	1,930	4,950	2,110	2,585	1,420	2,370	5,135	2,295	3,510	1,465	17,040	18,955
2014	147,765	111,190	36,575	11,840	24,740	2,940	5,345	1,935	4,945	2,060	2,505	1,530	2,380	5,425	2,335	3,660	1,525	17,400	19,175
2015	148,895	111,730	37,165	12,005	25,165	2,960	5,400	1,935	4,905	2,065	2,420	1,690	2,365	5,530	2,450	3,870	1,580	17,535	19,635
2016	149,390	111,460	37,930	12,315	25,610	2,955	5,420	1,915	4,835	2,075	2,395	1,840	2,370	5,710	2,605	4,175	1,630	17,790	20,135
2017	149,870	111,255	38,615	12,535	26,080	2,960	5,455	1,915	4,770	2,070	2,320	1,915	2,390	5,915	2,735	4,525	1,655	17,950	20,660
2018	150,665	111,155	39,510	12,780	26,730	3,000	5,550	1,930	4,695	2,085	2,255	1,995	2,410	6,120	2,840	4,900	1,730	18,135	21,375
2019	150,535	110,390	40,145	13,015	27,130	3,055	5,550	1,925	4,625	2,115	2,225	2,035	2,390	6,365	2,990	5,070	1,800	18,330	21,810
2020	150,515	109,795	40,720	13,315	27,400	3,050	5,570	1,930	4,585	2,105	2,180	2,060	2,395	6,680	3,075	5,265	1,830	18,600	22,115
2021	150,230	109,115	41,115	13,430	27,685	3,100	5,580	1,935	4,485	2,120	2,095	2,220	2,375	6,740	3,170	5,420	1,875	18,605	22,505
2022	150,470	106,685	43,775	14,515	29,245	3,135	5,665	1,950	4,540	2,200	2,275	2,265	2,725	7,250	3,380	6,100	2,255	19,105	23,030
2023	151,755	106,030	45,705	15,550	30,140	3,240	5,750	1,940	4,455	2,255	2,260	2,385	2,740	8,220	3,535	6,575	2,380	20,100	23,980
2024	153,215	105,865	47,350	16,315	31,045	3,305	5,730	1,945	4,410	2,335	2,220	2,435	2,725	8,925	3,715	7,110	2,475	–	–
2025	153,850	105,490	48,370	16,625	31,735	3,375	5,710	1,920	4,370	2,355	2,160	2,530	2,720	9,205	3,910	7,575	2,525	–	–
2026	155,070	105,170	49,880	17,055	32,825	3,475	5,740	1,920	4,285	2,385	2,145	2,600	2,720	9,590	4,140	8,275	2,625	–	–

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