City · Land van Cuijk, North Brabant

Grave: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Grave had 8,700 residents. 17.5% of them (1,525 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Land van Cuijk (16.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.4%), Indonesia (2.6%) and Germany (2.5%). 52.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 8,700 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 17.5% 1,525 people
Born abroad: 52.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.3 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

82% 18%

Dutch origin 82.5% 7,175
Migration background 17.5% 1,525

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Grave. For comparison, the line marks Land van Cuijk and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.4% 295 people

Land van Cuijk 3.2% Netherlands 5.3%
Indonesia

2.6% 225 people

Land van Cuijk 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

2.5% 215 people

Land van Cuijk 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.2% 190 people

Land van Cuijk 3.1% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.0% 170 people

Land van Cuijk 1.3% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 115 people

Land van Cuijk 1.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 90 people

Land van Cuijk 0.81% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.75% 65 people

Land van Cuijk 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.57% 50 people

Land van Cuijk 1.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.52% 45 people

Land van Cuijk 0.36% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.40% 35 people

Land van Cuijk 0.34% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.29% 25 people

Land van Cuijk 0.70% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

52% 48%

Born abroad (first generation) 52.1% 795
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 47.9% 730

Men and women

Men: 4,290
Women: 4,405

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Grave 17.5%

Higher than 74% 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

17.5%

Grave
Land van Cuijk
Netherlands

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Year	Grave	Land van Cuijk	Netherlands
1998	12.7%	10.6%	16.7%
1999	12.6%	10.7%	17.1%
2000	12.4%	10.9%	17.5%
2001	12.7%	11.5%	18.0%
2002	12.3%	11.7%	18.4%
2003	12.7%	11.8%	18.8%
2004	12.7%	11.8%	19.0%
2005	12.6%	11.5%	19.2%
2006	12.4%	11.6%	19.3%
2007	12.4%	11.6%	19.4%
2008	12.7%	11.6%	19.6%
2009	13.0%	11.6%	19.9%
2010	13.0%	11.9%	20.3%
2011	13.1%	12.2%	20.6%
2012	13.3%	11.9%	20.9%
2013	13.1%	12.0%	21.1%
2014	13.3%	12.1%	21.4%
2015	13.4%	12.6%	21.7%
2016	13.6%	12.6%	22.1%
2017	14.2%	12.8%	22.6%
2018	14.7%	12.9%	23.1%
2019	14.9%	13.1%	23.6%
2020	15.1%	13.3%	24.2%
2021	15.3%	13.7%	24.6%
2022	16.2%	14.6%	26.0%
2023	16.7%	15.0%	27.1%
2024	17.1%	15.4%	27.9%
2025	17.4%	16.0%	28.5%
2026	17.5%	16.4%	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 Grave

				Largest group
5361 Binnenstad-Grave, Esterveld	17.5%	8,700	+1.3 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	8,925	7,795	1,130	490	645	30	35	45	345	25	320	10	50	110	45	85	35	855	275
1999	9,020	7,880	1,140	495	640	35	20	45	340	30	320	20	45	110	55	90	25	855	285
2000	8,950	7,840	1,110	485	635	30	15	50	325	25	310	20	40	115	55	100	35	830	285
2001	8,945	7,810	1,135	500	635	30	20	50	320	20	300	20	40	140	55	105	35	835	300
2002	8,920	7,820	1,100	495	605	30	15	40	320	15	290	20	45	140	50	105	30	830	265
2003	8,890	7,770	1,125	495	625	30	15	40	315	20	285	25	50	135	65	110	30	835	290
2004	8,860	7,730	1,125	495	630	30	15	45	300	20	290	20	50	135	60	125	35	825	300
2005	8,915	7,795	1,120	505	615	25	10	50	290	20	290	25	45	145	55	130	35	820	300
2006	8,890	7,795	1,100	500	605	20	15	55	285	20	275	20	50	155	50	120	40	815	285
2007	8,895	7,790	1,105	505	605	25	25	55	275	15	280	20	50	155	50	115	45	810	295
2008	8,885	7,750	1,130	525	605	15	25	55	270	20	290	20	55	160	50	125	45	830	300
2009	8,910	7,755	1,155	540	615	20	25	60	275	15	280	30	60	170	55	125	40	840	315
2010	8,845	7,695	1,150	520	625	15	30	60	275	15	270	30	55	165	55	125	50	825	320
2011	8,925	7,760	1,170	525	650	20	30	60	265	20	270	35	55	165	80	130	45	815	350
2012	8,870	7,690	1,180	530	645	20	35	55	270	20	265	45	55	165	65	130	50	830	350
2013	8,770	7,615	1,150	535	615	15	25	55	255	10	255	55	60	165	80	125	50	820	330
2014	8,715	7,555	1,160	540	620	20	25	55	250	15	260	60	55	165	75	130	50	825	335
2015	8,735	7,565	1,170	545	630	20	30	55	250	20	260	65	55	165	75	125	55	825	345
2016	8,735	7,550	1,185	560	625	15	30	50	250	15	260	80	55	165	85	125	55	835	345
2017	8,710	7,470	1,240	555	680	20	30	50	245	25	255	85	55	160	90	170	50	835	400
2018	8,700	7,425	1,275	580	695	25	25	55	245	20	245	105	55	175	90	180	55	860	415
2019	8,735	7,430	1,305	605	700	30	30	50	235	25	245	125	55	180	85	185	60	875	435
2020	8,680	7,365	1,315	605	710	30	35	45	235	30	240	135	55	175	90	180	65	875	440
2021	8,600	7,285	1,315	605	710	35	30	50	225	30	235	135	55	180	90	190	60	865	450
2022	8,560	7,170	1,390	600	790	45	25	45	230	35	235	135	60	170	110	225	70	850	470
2023	8,640	7,200	1,440	615	830	50	25	50	230	35	235	155	60	165	115	250	80	860	500
2024	8,585	7,120	1,465	620	850	55	35	45	230	40	220	160	65	170	115	255	75	–	–
2025	8,660	7,155	1,505	640	865	50	30	45	225	35	220	180	65	180	120	280	85	–	–
2026	8,700	7,175	1,525	640	885	50	25	45	225	35	215	170	65	190	115	295	90	–	–

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