City · Steenbergen, North Brabant

De Heen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, De Heen had 725 residents. 11.7% of them (85 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Steenbergen (17.1%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (2.8%), other Europe (2.8%) and Dutch Caribbean (1.4%). 58.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 725 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.7% 85 people
Born abroad: 58.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −0.1 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.3% 640
Migration background 11.7% 85

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

2.8% 20 people

Steenbergen 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.8% 20 people

Steenbergen 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.4% 10 people

Steenbergen 0.33% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.4% 10 people

Steenbergen 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.4% 10 people

Steenbergen 2.7% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.69% 5 people

Steenbergen 0.71% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.69% 5 people

Steenbergen 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.69% 5 people

Steenbergen 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Steenbergen 0.33% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Steenbergen 0.47% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Steenbergen 0.73% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.0% 0 people

Steenbergen 0.67% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.8% 50
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.2% 35

Men and women

Men: 380
Women: 350

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% De Heen 11.7%

Higher than 44% 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

11.7%

De Heen
Steenbergen
Netherlands

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Year	De Heen	Steenbergen	Netherlands
1998	4.5%	6.7%	16.7%
1999	4.5%	6.9%	17.1%
2000	4.5%	7.2%	17.5%
2001	5.1%	7.6%	18.0%
2002	4.5%	8.0%	18.4%
2003	5.7%	7.7%	18.8%
2004	4.4%	7.6%	19.0%
2005	4.5%	7.6%	19.2%
2006	5.2%	7.7%	19.3%
2007	5.8%	7.9%	19.4%
2008	5.9%	8.1%	19.6%
2009	7.3%	8.5%	19.9%
2010	7.5%	8.6%	20.3%
2011	6.8%	8.9%	20.6%
2012	8.2%	9.3%	20.9%
2013	7.6%	9.5%	21.1%
2014	8.3%	10.0%	21.4%
2015	8.2%	11.4%	21.7%
2016	8.1%	11.4%	22.1%
2017	8.9%	13.6%	22.6%
2018	8.0%	16.9%	23.1%
2019	8.1%	17.8%	23.6%
2020	10.1%	15.3%	24.2%
2021	10.0%	15.1%	24.6%
2022	11.8%	15.4%	26.0%
2023	11.3%	15.9%	27.1%
2024	11.0%	16.0%	27.9%
2025	12.3%	16.5%	28.5%
2026	11.7%	17.1%	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 De Heen

				Largest group
4655 Heense polders	11.7%	725	−0.1 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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	770	735	35	15	20	10	5	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	20	15
1999	780	745	35	20	20	10	5	5	5	0	5	10	0	0	0	25	15
2000	780	750	35	20	20	10	5	0	5	0	10	5	0	0	5	25	15
2001	780	740	40	25	15	5	5	0	5	0	10	10	0	5	0	30	10
2002	775	735	35	20	10	5	10	5	5	0	15	0	0	0	0	30	10
2003	790	750	45	20	15	5	5	5	5	0	15	0	0	5	0	30	10
2004	790	750	35	20	15	10	5	0	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	25	10
2005	770	740	35	20	15	5	5	5	5	0	5	10	0	0	0	25	10
2006	765	730	40	20	20	5	10	5	5	0	5	10	0	0	0	30	10
2007	775	735	45	25	20	5	5	5	5	5	10	5	0	5	0	30	10
2008	760	715	45	25	20	5	5	5	5	0	10	10	5	0	0	30	10
2009	750	700	55	35	15	10	5	5	5	5	15	10	0	0	0	40	10
2010	735	680	55	35	15	5	10	5	5	5	15	10	0	0	0	40	10
2011	735	685	50	35	15	5	5	5	5	5	10	15	0	0	0	40	15
2012	730	670	60	45	15	5	5	5	5	10	15	15	0	0	0	50	10
2013	725	670	55	45	15	5	5	5	5	5	20	15	0	0	0	50	10
2014	725	665	60	50	10	0	5	5	10	0	20	20	0	0	0	50	5
2015	730	670	60	45	10	5	5	5	5	5	20	15	0	0	0	50	10
2016	740	680	60	45	10	0	5	5	5	5	20	15	0	0	0	50	5
2017	730	665	65	55	10	5	5	0	5	10	20	20	0	0	0	60	5
2018	750	690	60	50	15	5	5	5	5	10	20	15	0	0	0	55	10
2019	745	685	60	50	15	0	5	5	5	10	20	15	0	0	5	55	5
2020	745	670	75	55	15	10	5	5	5	15	15	20	0	0	0	60	15
2021	750	675	75	55	20	5	5	5	5	10	20	20	0	0	5	60	15
2022	760	665	90	65	25	10	10	5	10	15	20	20	0	0	0	70	15
2023	755	665	85	55	30	10	5	5	10	15	20	15	0	5	0	60	20
2024	725	645	80	55	25	5	5	5	5	15	20	15	0	5	0	–	–
2025	730	645	90	60	30	5	10	10	10	15	15	20	0	5	0	–	–
2026	725	640	85	60	25	5	5	10	10	10	20	20	0	5	0	–	–

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