City · Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant

Gilze: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Gilze had 9,695 residents. 27.3% of them (2,650 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Gilze en Rijen (23.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (8.6%), other Africa (6.4%) and Turkey (3.7%). 78.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 10.9 percentage points.

Residents: 9,695 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.3% 2,650 people
Born abroad: 78.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +10.9 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

73% 27%

Dutch origin 72.7% 7,045
Migration background 27.3% 2,650

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

8.6% 830 people

Gilze en Rijen 4.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

6.4% 620 people

Gilze en Rijen 3.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

3.7% 355 people

Gilze en Rijen 4.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.8% 175 people

Gilze en Rijen 2.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Belgium

1.7% 160 people

Gilze en Rijen 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.4% 140 people

Gilze en Rijen 1.1% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.0% 100 people

Gilze en Rijen 1.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Germany

0.93% 90 people

Gilze en Rijen 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

0.77% 75 people

Gilze en Rijen 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.46% 45 people

Gilze en Rijen 0.44% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.31% 30 people

Gilze en Rijen 0.72% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.31% 30 people

Gilze en Rijen 0.53% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

78% 22%

Born abroad (first generation) 78.5% 2,080
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 21.5% 570

Men and women

Men: 5,145
Women: 4,550

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Gilze 27.3%

Higher than 92% 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

27.3%

Gilze
Gilze en Rijen
Netherlands

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Year	Gilze	Gilze en Rijen	Netherlands
1998	7.1%	11.8%	16.7%
1999	7.3%	11.9%	17.1%
2000	7.5%	12.2%	17.5%
2001	7.6%	12.6%	18.0%
2002	7.7%	12.7%	18.4%
2003	7.8%	12.7%	18.8%
2004	8.2%	12.9%	19.0%
2005	8.0%	13.0%	19.2%
2006	9.2%	13.4%	19.3%
2007	9.5%	13.8%	19.4%
2008	10.6%	14.2%	19.6%
2009	11.6%	14.6%	19.9%
2010	13.1%	15.2%	20.3%
2011	10.1%	14.5%	20.6%
2012	8.6%	14.2%	20.9%
2013	10.1%	14.7%	21.1%
2014	10.1%	14.9%	21.4%
2015	10.6%	15.1%	21.7%
2016	11.7%	15.8%	22.1%
2017	13.0%	16.4%	22.6%
2018	13.3%	16.6%	23.1%
2019	12.8%	16.8%	23.6%
2020	13.1%	17.1%	24.2%
2021	17.0%	18.4%	24.6%
2022	16.5%	18.9%	26.0%
2023	19.3%	19.9%	27.1%
2024	21.2%	20.8%	27.9%
2025	29.0%	24.0%	28.5%
2026	27.3%	23.8%	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 Gilze

				Largest group
5126 Steenakkers, Strijpakkers-Laars	27.3%	9,695	+10.9 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	7,440	6,910	525	350	170	15	5	15	80	10	75	10	195	70	10	30	5	440	90
1999	7,395	6,855	540	365	180	10	0	15	80	10	75	15	195	80	20	35	10	450	95
2000	7,365	6,815	550	360	190	15	0	15	75	10	75	15	200	70	25	45	5	450	105
2001	7,365	6,805	560	360	190	10	5	20	70	5	75	15	195	75	30	45	5	435	120
2002	7,410	6,840	570	375	190	10	0	20	70	5	80	15	190	90	35	45	5	450	120
2003	7,410	6,825	580	360	220	10	0	15	70	10	75	10	190	85	55	50	10	435	150
2004	7,400	6,795	605	360	245	10	0	15	65	10	80	15	190	75	60	75	10	430	175
2005	7,410	6,810	595	375	225	5	0	15	65	5	80	15	190	90	55	65	15	440	155
2006	7,500	6,810	690	365	320	20	5	15	60	10	80	20	175	90	95	110	5	435	255
2007	7,475	6,765	710	370	330	15	0	15	60	10	80	25	170	95	120	105	5	435	270
2008	7,505	6,710	795	365	435	5	0	15	65	10	80	25	170	90	140	190	10	430	360
2009	7,565	6,690	875	370	505	5	5	15	60	5	80	35	165	90	190	210	15	445	435
2010	7,730	6,715	1,010	365	645	10	0	20	65	10	75	35	160	95	310	215	15	445	575
2011	7,520	6,755	760	350	410	10	5	20	65	10	80	30	155	85	135	145	20	425	335
2012	7,405	6,765	640	385	250	10	5	15	60	10	75	40	150	120	35	90	25	460	185
2013	7,555	6,795	760	420	335	10	5	15	60	15	85	45	155	135	80	125	25	500	265
2014	7,590	6,825	765	405	365	10	5	10	60	10	85	40	155	125	125	120	25	475	290
2015	7,615	6,810	805	435	370	10	5	15	70	10	80	40	155	160	120	125	15	510	300
2016	7,705	6,800	905	460	440	10	5	25	70	15	80	45	150	185	110	195	10	540	370
2017	7,900	6,870	1,030	470	560	10	15	20	70	15	85	50	145	190	120	290	20	545	485
2018	7,980	6,915	1,065	450	610	10	20	25	65	20	85	55	150	160	130	320	20	530	535
2019	7,920	6,910	1,010	455	555	25	25	25	65	15	90	55	150	160	120	250	30	535	475
2020	7,955	6,915	1,040	410	630	30	20	25	70	25	85	65	145	115	160	250	50	490	550
2021	8,275	6,870	1,405	435	975	30	15	25	65	20	80	70	155	130	310	435	75	515	890
2022	8,140	6,795	1,340	405	935	60	15	25	60	20	90	75	160	85	305	395	45	480	820
2023	8,455	6,830	1,630	450	1,180	50	15	25	70	20	95	85	165	105	290	660	50	530	1,060
2024	8,880	7,000	1,880	525	1,355	70	20	35	75	25	95	95	165	170	420	625	85	–	–
2025	9,940	7,060	2,880	550	2,325	240	25	40	80	30	95	100	160	195	690	1,085	135	–	–
2026	9,695	7,045	2,650	525	2,125	355	30	45	75	30	90	100	160	175	620	830	140	–	–

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