City · Heusden, North Brabant

Drunen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Drunen had 18,280 residents. 18.6% of them (3,405 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 Heusden (18.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (3.8%), other Asia (3.4%) and other Europe (3.4%). 57.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 18,280 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 18.6% 3,405 people
Born abroad: 57.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 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

81% 19%

Dutch origin 81.3% 14,870
Migration background 18.6% 3,405

Largest origin groups

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

Turkey

3.8% 695 people

Heusden 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.4% 630 people

Heusden 3.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.4% 615 people

Heusden 3.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.6% 300 people

Heusden 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.5% 275 people

Heusden 2.4% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

1.2% 215 people

Heusden 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.0% 175 people

Heusden 0.92% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.90% 165 people

Heusden 0.80% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.82% 150 people

Heusden 0.77% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.52% 95 people

Heusden 0.46% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.36% 65 people

Heusden 0.42% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.25% 45 people

Heusden 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.6% 1,960
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.4% 1,445

Men and women

Men: 8,985
Women: 9,290

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Drunen 18.6%

Higher than 77% 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

18.6%

Drunen
Heusden
Netherlands

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Year	Drunen	Heusden	Netherlands
1998	12.3%	10.2%	16.7%
1999	12.4%	10.3%	17.1%
2000	12.8%	10.6%	17.5%
2001	13.0%	10.8%	18.0%
2002	13.1%	10.9%	18.4%
2003	13.1%	10.9%	18.8%
2004	13.3%	11.1%	19.0%
2005	13.6%	11.2%	19.2%
2006	13.7%	11.3%	19.3%
2007	13.6%	11.3%	19.4%
2008	13.7%	11.3%	19.6%
2009	13.7%	11.4%	19.9%
2010	13.7%	11.6%	20.3%
2011	13.5%	11.7%	20.6%
2012	13.7%	11.9%	20.9%
2013	13.9%	12.0%	21.1%
2014	14.1%	12.3%	21.4%
2015	14.3%	12.5%	21.7%
2016	14.6%	12.8%	22.1%
2017	14.9%	13.2%	22.6%
2018	15.3%	13.7%	23.1%
2019	15.4%	14.2%	23.6%
2020	15.6%	14.4%	24.2%
2021	15.8%	14.8%	24.6%
2022	16.8%	15.9%	26.0%
2023	17.2%	16.5%	27.1%
2024	17.7%	17.1%	27.9%
2025	18.2%	17.6%	28.5%
2026	18.6%	18.2%	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 Drunen

				Largest group
5151 Braken-West	20.5%	13,035	+2.1 pp	Turkey
5152 Venne-West	14.0%	5,245	+0.9 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	17,780	15,595	2,185	610	1,575	710	140	80	375	35	285	20	75	230	70	100	65	1,020	1,170
1999	17,995	15,770	2,230	610	1,625	730	135	80	380	35	280	20	80	230	80	115	70	1,020	1,205
2000	18,110	15,800	2,310	615	1,690	750	140	80	375	40	285	30	80	220	90	150	65	1,040	1,265
2001	18,110	15,750	2,360	645	1,710	755	140	75	375	35	295	35	85	230	85	170	75	1,060	1,300
2002	18,090	15,715	2,375	660	1,715	770	130	70	365	40	295	30	90	245	70	195	75	1,065	1,305
2003	17,975	15,615	2,360	645	1,710	780	130	75	355	30	295	30	85	235	75	195	70	1,035	1,325
2004	17,730	15,365	2,360	650	1,715	760	140	70	345	40	275	35	80	260	75	210	75	1,020	1,345
2005	17,715	15,295	2,415	670	1,745	780	145	70	340	45	280	50	80	260	75	225	65	1,035	1,380
2006	17,685	15,265	2,425	665	1,755	785	155	70	330	40	270	60	75	260	65	245	65	1,025	1,400
2007	17,660	15,250	2,405	675	1,735	780	140	60	330	45	265	80	70	260	75	245	60	1,025	1,385
2008	17,755	15,315	2,430	685	1,750	775	150	60	325	45	265	80	75	265	75	255	65	1,035	1,400
2009	17,935	15,485	2,455	695	1,760	765	150	65	340	45	270	75	70	280	65	265	65	1,075	1,380
2010	18,010	15,555	2,460	700	1,765	760	160	55	340	35	260	70	75	295	65	265	85	1,070	1,390
2011	18,175	15,725	2,450	690	1,760	765	150	60	335	45	255	65	70	300	85	255	65	1,050	1,395
2012	18,230	15,725	2,505	725	1,770	745	155	60	335	40	250	100	80	295	120	250	65	1,090	1,405
2013	18,310	15,765	2,550	765	1,800	755	165	60	330	40	250	130	75	310	115	255	80	1,125	1,430
2014	18,240	15,675	2,565	790	1,770	750	160	55	325	30	250	140	70	330	105	275	70	1,150	1,415
2015	18,105	15,520	2,585	800	1,785	740	150	60	325	30	250	150	75	325	115	285	80	1,155	1,430
2016	18,170	15,510	2,660	825	1,835	735	155	55	325	35	245	175	75	330	110	335	85	1,185	1,480
2017	18,200	15,480	2,720	855	1,860	720	160	55	330	40	235	200	70	350	115	355	85	1,210	1,505
2018	18,255	15,455	2,800	885	1,915	720	160	50	325	45	245	215	70	355	120	405	90	1,240	1,555
2019	18,345	15,515	2,830	905	1,930	715	165	60	335	40	230	235	70	370	120	410	85	1,265	1,570
2020	18,290	15,430	2,860	945	1,920	710	160	50	335	40	225	270	75	375	130	400	95	1,305	1,545
2021	18,260	15,375	2,885	960	1,925	705	165	60	320	45	230	275	80	375	125	425	80	1,320	1,575
2022	18,300	15,230	3,075	1,010	2,075	710	155	65	325	45	230	300	95	385	145	525	115	1,355	1,625
2023	18,315	15,175	3,145	1,070	2,070	700	160	60	315	50	230	285	90	460	150	520	125	1,405	1,640
2024	18,280	15,045	3,230	1,135	2,095	700	170	55	300	45	230	270	95	550	155	535	145	–	–
2025	18,325	14,990	3,330	1,185	2,150	695	165	65	295	45	220	270	95	600	150	585	145	–	–
2026	18,280	14,870	3,405	1,195	2,215	695	175	65	300	45	215	275	95	615	165	630	150	–	–

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