City · North Brabant

Eindhoven: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Eindhoven had 249,795 residents. 46.9% of them (117,160 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than North Brabant (24.8%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (12.0%), other Europe (10.2%) and Turkey (5.5%). 68.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 6.0 percentage points.

Residents: 249,795 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 46.9% 117,160 people
Born abroad: 68.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +6.0 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

53% 47%

Dutch origin 53.1% 132,625
Migration background 46.9% 117,160

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

12.0% 29,925 people

North Brabant 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

10.2% 25,540 people

North Brabant 4.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Turkey

5.5% 13,815 people

North Brabant 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.6% 8,960 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Morocco

2.8% 7,045 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.8% 6,970 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.2% 5,505 people

North Brabant 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

2.0% 4,975 people

North Brabant 2.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

1.8% 4,580 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.5% 3,745 people

North Brabant 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.3% 3,345 people

North Brabant 0.80% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

1.1% 2,740 people

North Brabant 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

68% 32%

Born abroad (first generation) 68.4% 80,165
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 31.6% 37,000

Men and women

Men: 130,180
Women: 119,610

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Eindhoven 46.9%

Higher than 99% 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

46.9%

Eindhoven
North Brabant
Netherlands

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Year	Eindhoven	North Brabant	Netherlands
1998	22.2%	13.1%	16.7%
1999	22.8%	13.5%	17.1%
2000	23.5%	13.8%	17.5%
2001	24.2%	14.2%	18.0%
2002	24.9%	14.5%	18.4%
2003	25.5%	14.8%	18.8%
2004	25.9%	14.9%	19.0%
2005	26.1%	15.0%	19.2%
2006	26.5%	15.1%	19.3%
2007	27.0%	15.2%	19.4%
2008	27.5%	15.4%	19.6%
2009	28.3%	15.7%	19.9%
2010	28.8%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	29.6%	16.2%	20.6%
2012	30.1%	16.5%	20.9%
2013	30.6%	16.7%	21.1%
2014	31.2%	17.0%	21.4%
2015	31.8%	17.3%	21.7%
2016	32.6%	17.7%	22.1%
2017	33.5%	18.2%	22.6%
2018	34.7%	18.7%	23.1%
2019	36.0%	19.3%	23.6%
2020	37.5%	19.9%	24.2%
2021	38.5%	20.3%	24.6%
2022	40.9%	21.6%	26.0%
2023	43.0%	22.8%	27.1%
2024	44.4%	23.5%	27.9%
2025	45.8%	24.3%	28.5%
2026	46.9%	24.8%	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 Eindhoven

				Largest group
5611 Centrum, Oud-Stratum	58.9%	14,140	+7.9 pp	Other Europe
5616 Oud-Strijp	42.9%	14,130	+5.4 pp	Other Europe
5612 Oud-Woensel	68.3%	13,435	+5.8 pp	Other Asia
5632 Dommelbeemd	47.3%	13,315	+5.7 pp	Other Asia
5658 Meerhoven	53.9%	13,060	+8.4 pp	Other Asia
5627 Achtse Molen	33.4%	12,125	+5.7 pp	Other Asia
5623 Begijnenbroek, Erp	52.1%	10,970	+5.2 pp	Other Asia
5629 Aanschot	40.2%	10,640	+9.2 pp	Other Asia
5628 Aanschot	48.8%	10,445	+7.4 pp	Other Asia
5654 Oud-Gestel	53.7%	10,315	+6.1 pp	Other Europe
5625 Ontginning	56.1%	10,170	+5.2 pp	Other Asia
5644 Kortonjo	30.7%	8,960	+3.4 pp	Other Europe
5642 Doornakkers	46.9%	8,785	+4.4 pp	Turkey
5622 Erp	53.0%	8,710	+4.8 pp	Other Asia
5643 Putten	43.3%	8,445	+3.0 pp	Other Europe
5641 Oud-Tongelre	47.7%	8,180	+6.4 pp	Other Asia
5615 Rozenknopje, Oud-Stratum	40.5%	7,935	+5.3 pp	Other Europe
5613 Oud-Stratum, De Laak	44.4%	7,500	+4.9 pp	Other Europe
5652 Halve Maan	43.8%	7,305	+6.2 pp	Other Europe
5653 Oud-Gestel, Gestelse Ontginning	47.4%	6,795	+5.5 pp	Other Asia
5631 Begijnenbroek	36.3%	6,025	+6.3 pp	Other Europe
5621 Erp	55.0%	5,900	+6.2 pp	Other Europe
5624 Ontginning	37.0%	5,575	+4.5 pp	Other Asia
5655 Gestelse Ontginning	44.0%	4,190	+5.1 pp	Other Asia
5651 Halve Maan	41.9%	4,130	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
5626 Achtse Molen	27.2%	4,025	+3.1 pp	Other Asia
5645 Putten	38.9%	3,865	+2.2 pp	Other Asia
5614 Oud-Stratum	34.5%	3,825	+6.2 pp	Other Europe
5617 Oud-Strijp	45.0%	3,590	+13.3 pp	Other Europe
5646 Putten	26.3%	2,380	+2.0 pp	Other Europe
5657 Meerhoven	69.8%	530	+43.3 pp	Other Asia
5633 Dommelbeemd	65.3%	360	+57.6 pp	Other Asia
5647 Putten	0.0%	40	±0.0 pp	–

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	198,340	154,390	43,935	14,650	29,280	7,305	3,605	3,270	6,580	1,775	5,855	375	2,945	5,475	2,150	3,190	1,405	22,055	21,905
1999	199,860	154,285	45,575	14,810	30,795	7,620	3,800	3,330	6,510	1,865	5,805	425	2,920	5,665	2,515	3,625	1,530	22,245	23,365
2000	201,725	154,320	47,410	15,060	32,360	7,885	4,020	3,350	6,515	2,030	5,745	460	2,920	5,935	2,820	4,095	1,645	22,485	24,875
2001	203,400	154,230	49,145	15,415	33,760	8,185	4,240	3,395	6,455	2,195	5,710	480	2,920	6,310	3,035	4,525	1,735	22,880	26,275
2002	204,790	153,695	51,065	15,965	35,105	8,490	4,420	3,480	6,440	2,330	5,735	525	2,890	6,815	3,205	4,855	1,885	23,490	27,605
2003	206,095	153,485	52,650	16,285	36,365	8,760	4,625	3,520	6,410	2,410	5,730	565	2,875	7,120	3,410	5,280	1,950	23,765	28,880
2004	207,880	154,125	53,745	16,365	37,380	9,040	4,845	3,575	6,455	2,450	5,660	600	2,855	7,250	3,435	5,580	2,000	23,845	29,870
2005	208,460	154,130	54,330	16,335	38,010	9,275	5,040	3,590	6,430	2,410	5,655	700	2,765	7,225	3,370	5,850	2,050	23,855	30,460
2006	209,175	153,670	55,490	16,635	38,840	9,385	5,130	3,600	6,450	2,410	5,620	795	2,750	7,470	3,525	6,220	2,120	24,200	31,285
2007	209,710	153,125	56,585	17,095	39,430	9,525	5,235	3,605	6,425	2,385	5,570	940	2,740	7,845	3,490	6,600	2,165	24,610	31,970
2008	210,325	152,560	57,745	17,565	40,205	9,650	5,275	3,630	6,425	2,400	5,515	1,220	2,705	8,130	3,505	7,045	2,275	25,150	32,600
2009	212,255	152,260	59,990	18,415	41,580	9,835	5,375	3,625	6,375	2,425	5,490	1,630	2,690	8,605	3,780	7,775	2,395	25,975	34,040
2010	213,795	152,270	61,535	18,940	42,605	9,985	5,490	3,665	6,325	2,515	5,445	1,875	2,685	8,935	3,965	8,145	2,515	26,450	35,115
2011	216,030	152,160	63,870	19,690	44,175	10,160	5,570	3,645	6,335	2,595	5,440	2,110	2,695	9,445	4,320	8,860	2,695	27,320	36,555
2012	217,225	151,820	65,385	20,305	45,105	10,245	5,655	3,695	6,320	2,610	5,330	2,395	2,650	9,930	4,440	9,405	2,735	27,885	37,520
2013	218,425	151,555	66,860	21,005	45,830	10,285	5,755	3,725	6,240	2,610	5,220	2,580	2,650	10,555	4,550	9,745	2,920	28,565	38,285
2014	220,915	152,075	68,840	21,855	46,990	10,300	5,840	3,760	6,260	2,655	5,165	2,780	2,640	11,270	4,700	10,355	3,120	29,525	39,315
2015	223,210	152,310	70,900	22,510	48,395	10,335	5,905	3,770	6,250	2,715	5,110	2,965	2,650	11,785	4,860	11,370	3,200	30,175	40,725
2016	224,755	151,485	73,270	23,415	49,855	10,305	5,985	3,760	6,135	2,730	5,020	3,240	2,630	12,525	5,150	12,450	3,340	31,030	42,250
2017	226,870	150,890	75,980	24,255	51,725	10,355	6,095	3,715	6,095	2,710	4,955	3,320	2,585	13,400	5,340	13,980	3,435	31,845	44,130
2018	229,120	149,680	79,440	25,540	53,905	10,620	6,180	3,755	6,070	2,780	4,960	3,590	2,590	14,400	5,555	15,240	3,705	33,215	46,225
2019	231,625	148,135	83,490	26,800	56,690	10,970	6,335	3,745	5,995	2,825	4,910	3,760	2,555	15,575	5,935	16,730	4,155	34,525	48,960
2020	234,380	146,435	87,945	28,305	59,640	11,290	6,450	3,745	5,935	2,930	4,855	3,990	2,545	16,915	6,305	18,360	4,625	36,050	51,890
2021	235,685	144,905	90,780	29,470	61,310	11,435	6,580	3,765	5,880	3,025	4,775	4,335	2,555	17,805	6,530	19,280	4,815	37,135	53,640
2022	238,305	140,850	97,430	31,415	66,040	11,850	6,755	3,820	5,990	3,220	5,010	4,585	2,810	18,990	7,070	21,800	5,585	38,810	56,665
2023	243,740	138,925	104,790	33,935	70,835	12,910	6,855	3,785	5,855	3,270	4,885	4,715	2,750	21,610	7,760	24,345	6,075	41,360	61,480
2024	246,415	136,985	109,440	35,305	74,135	13,250	6,890	3,760	5,785	3,230	4,830	4,850	2,725	22,895	8,250	26,485	6,445	–	–
2025	249,045	134,945	114,090	36,930	77,135	13,580	6,965	3,775	5,630	3,280	4,700	4,950	2,755	24,535	8,640	28,520	6,745	–	–
2026	249,795	132,625	117,160	37,830	79,320	13,815	7,045	3,745	5,505	3,345	4,580	4,975	2,740	25,540	8,960	29,925	6,970	–	–

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