City · Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant

Gemert: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Gemert had 17,530 residents. 15.5% of them (2,715 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Gemert-Bakel (14.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.7%), other Europe (2.9%) and other Africa (1.8%). 59.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.5 percentage points.

Residents: 17,530 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.5% 2,715 people
Born abroad: 59.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.5 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% 15%

Dutch origin 84.5% 14,810
Migration background 15.5% 2,715

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.7% 640 people

Gemert-Bakel 2.6% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.9% 510 people

Gemert-Bakel 3.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.8% 315 people

Gemert-Bakel 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

1.8% 310 people

Gemert-Bakel 2.5% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.5% 260 people

Gemert-Bakel 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.1% 195 people

Gemert-Bakel 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 175 people

Gemert-Bakel 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.43% 75 people

Gemert-Bakel 0.49% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.40% 70 people

Gemert-Bakel 0.38% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.37% 65 people

Gemert-Bakel 0.28% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.34% 60 people

Gemert-Bakel 0.28% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.29% 50 people

Gemert-Bakel 0.25% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.1% 1,605
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.9% 1,110

Men and women

Men: 8,795
Women: 8,725

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Gemert 15.5%

Higher than 66% 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

15.5%

Gemert
Gemert-Bakel
Netherlands

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Year	Gemert	Gemert-Bakel	Netherlands
1998	8.3%	6.5%	16.7%
1999	8.4%	6.7%	17.1%
2000	8.5%	6.8%	17.5%
2001	8.3%	7.1%	18.0%
2002	8.5%	7.0%	18.4%
2003	8.6%	7.4%	18.8%
2004	8.5%	7.4%	19.0%
2005	8.7%	7.4%	19.2%
2006	8.8%	7.5%	19.3%
2007	8.7%	7.5%	19.4%
2008	8.8%	7.4%	19.6%
2009	9.0%	7.9%	19.9%
2010	9.5%	8.3%	20.3%
2011	9.6%	8.3%	20.6%
2012	9.7%	8.6%	20.9%
2013	9.5%	8.4%	21.1%
2014	9.7%	8.8%	21.4%
2015	9.9%	9.2%	21.7%
2016	10.2%	9.6%	22.1%
2017	10.7%	10.0%	22.6%
2018	11.1%	10.6%	23.1%
2019	11.5%	10.9%	23.6%
2020	11.7%	11.2%	24.2%
2021	11.9%	11.4%	24.6%
2022	13.0%	12.2%	26.0%
2023	14.0%	13.3%	27.1%
2024	14.7%	13.7%	27.9%
2025	15.2%	14.0%	28.5%
2026	15.5%	14.4%	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 Gemert

				Largest group
5421 Centrum, Oost	16.4%	13,505	+2.6 pp	Other Asia
5422 Oost, Noord	12.3%	4,025	+2.5 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	14,680	13,470	1,215	475	740	20	55	70	405	10	255	45	50	125	60	70	50	925	290
1999	14,715	13,475	1,240	485	750	20	55	65	390	10	250	50	55	130	65	90	55	925	315
2000	14,745	13,500	1,250	480	770	30	55	65	395	10	245	50	50	135	70	95	50	915	335
2001	14,825	13,590	1,235	470	770	30	45	55	370	10	240	50	55	125	80	115	65	895	340
2002	14,810	13,560	1,260	485	780	40	40	55	370	10	245	50	50	140	75	125	65	905	355
2003	14,820	13,540	1,280	500	775	35	45	50	375	10	235	50	65	150	75	125	60	925	355
2004	14,765	13,510	1,260	500	770	30	40	55	360	10	235	50	60	155	80	125	70	895	360
2005	14,760	13,475	1,290	480	805	40	50	55	340	10	230	55	50	145	95	150	65	880	415
2006	14,680	13,390	1,285	470	805	40	40	50	330	10	220	60	50	140	120	150	65	855	430
2007	14,720	13,430	1,285	490	795	30	40	45	320	15	220	55	55	160	110	175	60	845	435
2008	14,950	13,630	1,315	510	795	35	45	50	320	15	220	70	45	175	110	155	65	875	435
2009	15,275	13,900	1,380	540	835	40	45	45	320	10	220	85	50	185	115	180	80	910	475
2010	15,590	14,110	1,480	595	880	40	40	50	315	20	225	115	60	195	135	205	75	965	515
2011	15,715	14,210	1,510	635	880	45	45	50	315	15	225	130	60	220	130	190	90	995	510
2012	15,810	14,280	1,530	650	865	40	45	50	300	15	220	145	60	225	135	190	90	1,000	520
2013	15,825	14,315	1,505	645	855	35	40	40	305	5	215	150	60	220	150	180	100	1,000	505
2014	15,940	14,400	1,540	670	870	35	40	45	300	10	210	165	55	240	145	200	95	1,025	520
2015	16,045	14,455	1,590	680	910	35	45	45	295	10	215	160	60	245	160	225	95	1,020	565
2016	16,165	14,510	1,655	700	955	35	45	45	295	10	215	175	60	250	180	245	100	1,045	610
2017	16,395	14,640	1,755	730	1,025	40	50	40	295	5	210	210	55	255	200	290	105	1,075	680
2018	16,570	14,730	1,840	770	1,070	35	40	50	290	10	210	235	65	260	220	320	105	1,115	730
2019	16,650	14,735	1,915	780	1,135	40	45	45	290	15	210	255	65	250	235	350	115	1,135	785
2020	16,840	14,870	1,970	805	1,170	45	50	45	285	15	210	260	65	270	225	385	120	1,150	825
2021	16,800	14,805	1,995	810	1,180	40	50	40	285	20	200	265	65	280	230	405	110	1,160	830
2022	16,990	14,775	2,205	900	1,310	35	55	45	295	25	210	280	75	330	260	455	145	1,225	890
2023	17,100	14,700	2,400	980	1,420	50	60	45	280	25	205	275	75	415	280	515	165	1,305	1,000
2024	17,195	14,660	2,535	1,035	1,495	50	60	45	270	35	200	290	80	475	290	575	170	–	–
2025	17,345	14,715	2,630	1,070	1,560	60	65	60	260	45	195	305	80	485	295	595	175	–	–
2026	17,530	14,810	2,715	1,090	1,630	70	65	60	260	50	195	310	75	510	315	640	175	–	–

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