City · North Brabant

Eersel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Eersel had 10,955 residents. 16.5% of them (1,810 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Eersel (14.3%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.5%), other Europe (3.3%) and Belgium (2.2%). 62.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.2 percentage points.

Residents: 10,955 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.5% 1,810 people
Born abroad: 62.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.2 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

84% 17%

Dutch origin 83.5% 9,150
Migration background 16.5% 1,810

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.5% 385 people

Municipality of Eersel 2.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.3% 360 people

Municipality of Eersel 3.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Belgium

2.2% 240 people

Municipality of Eersel 1.7% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

1.6% 175 people

Municipality of Eersel 1.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 160 people

Municipality of Eersel 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.2% 135 people

Municipality of Eersel 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 120 people

Municipality of Eersel 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.0% 110 people

Municipality of Eersel 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

0.59% 65 people

Municipality of Eersel 0.46% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.27% 30 people

Municipality of Eersel 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.18% 20 people

Municipality of Eersel 0.27% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.09% 10 people

Municipality of Eersel 0.05% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

62% 38%

Born abroad (first generation) 62.4% 1,130
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 37.6% 680

Men and women

Men: 5,490
Women: 5,465

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Eersel 16.5%

Higher than 70% 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

16.5%

Eersel
Municipality of Eersel
Netherlands

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Year	Eersel	Municipality of Eersel	Netherlands
1998	8.0%	6.4%	16.7%
1999	8.2%	6.5%	17.1%
2000	8.5%	6.7%	17.5%
2001	8.4%	6.6%	18.0%
2002	8.7%	6.9%	18.4%
2003	8.7%	6.9%	18.8%
2004	8.8%	6.9%	19.0%
2005	8.5%	6.8%	19.2%
2006	8.4%	6.7%	19.3%
2007	8.2%	6.6%	19.4%
2008	8.3%	6.9%	19.6%
2009	8.1%	6.9%	19.9%
2010	8.3%	7.0%	20.3%
2011	8.5%	7.1%	20.6%
2012	8.8%	7.3%	20.9%
2013	9.1%	7.6%	21.1%
2014	9.3%	7.7%	21.4%
2015	9.6%	8.0%	21.7%
2016	10.2%	8.4%	22.1%
2017	10.4%	8.6%	22.6%
2018	10.9%	9.1%	23.1%
2019	11.4%	9.6%	23.6%
2020	11.7%	9.8%	24.2%
2021	11.9%	10.0%	24.6%
2022	13.3%	11.3%	26.0%
2023	14.1%	12.4%	27.1%
2024	15.7%	13.3%	27.9%
2025	16.0%	13.9%	28.5%
2026	16.5%	14.3%	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 Eersel

				Largest group
5521 Kom en Lindeakkers	16.5%	10,955	+3.2 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	9,570	8,795	770	440	325	0	0	20	125	5	130	10	195	105	85	45	45	595	175
1999	9,505	8,730	780	450	330	0	0	10	115	5	125	10	195	120	85	60	55	590	185
2000	9,505	8,700	805	455	350	0	0	20	110	10	130	10	190	125	85	75	50	595	205
2001	9,490	8,690	800	445	350	5	0	15	110	10	125	10	195	115	90	75	45	585	215
2002	9,595	8,760	835	475	370	0	0	15	115	10	130	10	195	140	90	80	60	615	225
2003	9,565	8,735	835	475	365	5	0	15	105	10	130	15	190	140	85	75	70	615	215
2004	9,495	8,660	840	480	360	10	5	15	110	10	135	15	200	130	70	70	70	625	210
2005	9,475	8,660	810	485	325	5	0	15	105	10	130	20	195	140	45	75	70	630	180
2006	9,385	8,595	790	455	330	5	0	15	105	10	125	20	185	125	45	85	65	600	185
2007	9,300	8,540	760	445	315	5	0	20	105	10	125	20	175	125	35	80	60	585	180
2008	9,320	8,550	770	450	315	5	0	20	110	10	125	25	175	125	40	70	60	585	180
2009	9,380	8,625	760	440	320	10	0	20	100	10	120	25	175	120	50	75	55	570	190
2010	9,545	8,750	795	460	335	10	5	20	105	15	130	25	180	125	65	65	50	595	195
2011	9,585	8,775	810	455	360	10	5	20	105	15	125	30	180	120	80	75	50	590	215
2012	9,590	8,750	840	475	365	10	5	20	110	10	125	35	180	135	80	75	55	610	230
2013	9,660	8,780	880	500	380	15	5	20	105	10	125	40	185	150	85	95	45	630	250
2014	9,715	8,815	900	500	400	10	0	20	100	15	120	50	180	150	100	110	45	625	275
2015	9,805	8,860	945	520	430	10	0	20	105	15	120	65	175	160	95	135	50	645	305
2016	9,925	8,910	1,015	550	460	10	0	20	105	15	125	70	180	175	100	160	50	685	330
2017	9,910	8,875	1,035	555	485	10	0	20	105	15	125	75	180	175	100	180	55	690	350
2018	10,095	8,990	1,105	585	525	10	0	20	110	20	130	75	180	200	100	210	55	725	385
2019	10,195	9,035	1,160	600	560	10	5	15	105	15	130	90	185	195	120	225	65	735	425
2020	10,300	9,095	1,205	625	580	10	5	15	105	20	135	100	180	210	115	235	75	760	445
2021	10,455	9,215	1,240	650	590	20	5	25	100	20	135	115	180	220	120	225	75	785	460
2022	10,590	9,180	1,410	690	720	30	5	25	115	25	140	115	225	205	130	300	95	815	485
2023	10,675	9,175	1,500	730	770	40	5	30	110	25	140	130	235	230	130	325	95	845	535
2024	10,860	9,155	1,705	870	835	50	5	25	110	25	135	155	235	345	150	360	105	–	–
2025	10,935	9,180	1,750	865	890	60	10	20	110	30	130	150	235	345	165	375	115	–	–
2026	10,955	9,150	1,810	910	900	65	10	20	110	30	135	175	240	360	160	385	120	–	–

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