City · Heeze-Leende, North Brabant

Heeze: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Heeze had 10,585 residents. 15.8% of them (1,675 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is about the same as the municipality of Heeze-Leende (15.6%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.4%), other Europe (3.2%) and other Africa (1.5%). 57.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.6 percentage points.

Residents: 10,585 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.8% 1,675 people
Born abroad: 57.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.6 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% 16%

Dutch origin 84.2% 8,910
Migration background 15.8% 1,675

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.4% 355 people

Heeze-Leende 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.2% 340 people

Heeze-Leende 4.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 160 people

Heeze-Leende 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.4% 150 people

Heeze-Leende 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.4% 145 people

Heeze-Leende 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.3% 140 people

Heeze-Leende 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 135 people

Heeze-Leende 1.2% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

1.0% 110 people

Heeze-Leende 1.3% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.52% 55 people

Heeze-Leende 0.49% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.33% 35 people

Heeze-Leende 0.26% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.28% 30 people

Heeze-Leende 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.14% 15 people

Heeze-Leende 0.23% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.6% 965
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.1% 705

Men and women

Men: 5,295
Women: 5,290

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Heeze 15.8%

Higher than 67% 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

15.8%

Heeze
Heeze-Leende
Netherlands

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Year	Heeze	Heeze-Leende	Netherlands
1998	7.1%	6.9%	16.7%
1999	7.4%	7.0%	17.1%
2000	7.6%	7.3%	17.5%
2001	7.8%	7.3%	18.0%
2002	8.2%	7.7%	18.4%
2003	8.3%	8.0%	18.8%
2004	8.4%	8.1%	19.0%
2005	8.4%	8.0%	19.2%
2006	8.3%	8.0%	19.3%
2007	8.4%	8.2%	19.4%
2008	8.3%	8.3%	19.6%
2009	8.4%	8.3%	19.9%
2010	8.5%	8.3%	20.3%
2011	8.8%	8.6%	20.6%
2012	9.1%	8.9%	20.9%
2013	9.2%	9.0%	21.1%
2014	9.3%	9.0%	21.4%
2015	9.3%	9.2%	21.7%
2016	9.7%	9.5%	22.1%
2017	10.1%	9.9%	22.6%
2018	10.4%	10.2%	23.1%
2019	11.0%	10.7%	23.6%
2020	11.7%	11.1%	24.2%
2021	11.9%	11.3%	24.6%
2022	13.2%	12.6%	26.0%
2023	13.9%	13.2%	27.1%
2024	14.3%	13.7%	27.9%
2025	14.9%	14.9%	28.5%
2026	15.8%	15.6%	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 Heeze

				Largest group
5591 Heeze	15.8%	10,585	+2.6 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	9,675	8,985	685	430	255	5	5	5	130	20	185	10	105	130	20	45	25	585	105
1999	9,710	9,000	715	430	280	10	10	5	130	20	180	15	105	130	30	45	30	585	125
2000	9,750	9,010	740	415	325	5	15	5	140	25	175	15	100	125	30	70	35	575	165
2001	9,730	8,970	760	410	355	10	10	5	130	30	175	10	105	120	45	90	35	580	185
2002	9,810	9,010	805	450	355	5	15	5	135	25	185	10	110	145	40	95	35	610	190
2003	9,790	8,980	815	460	355	5	15	5	140	25	190	10	110	150	40	90	35	615	195
2004	9,680	8,870	810	450	355	0	10	10	135	25	180	10	100	160	45	100	30	605	205
2005	9,645	8,830	810	445	365	5	10	5	135	20	170	20	90	165	35	115	40	605	205
2006	9,620	8,820	800	440	350	5	5	5	135	20	180	20	90	150	40	105	35	595	205
2007	9,550	8,740	805	450	360	5	15	5	130	20	180	30	90	150	40	105	40	605	205
2008	9,515	8,720	790	430	365	10	15	5	130	20	175	25	90	140	40	95	50	590	205
2009	9,560	8,760	805	440	370	5	15	10	130	25	175	20	90	155	40	100	45	595	205
2010	9,605	8,785	820	435	380	10	15	10	125	20	170	20	95	150	55	100	45	600	225
2011	9,615	8,775	845	460	390	10	15	10	130	25	175	25	90	170	65	85	50	620	220
2012	9,625	8,745	875	485	390	10	20	5	130	20	170	30	90	195	65	85	55	635	240
2013	9,645	8,760	885	480	405	15	15	0	125	20	170	35	95	180	75	90	65	635	250
2014	9,640	8,740	900	500	400	10	20	5	125	20	165	65	90	180	60	105	55	655	250
2015	9,700	8,800	900	495	405	15	20	5	125	15	160	65	85	185	55	100	70	650	250
2016	9,770	8,820	950	505	445	15	20	10	130	15	155	75	90	185	55	130	70	665	285
2017	9,755	8,770	985	520	465	10	20	10	130	15	160	85	85	190	70	140	70	680	305
2018	9,850	8,830	1,020	530	490	20	20	5	125	15	150	90	85	205	70	160	75	690	330
2019	9,830	8,745	1,085	555	525	25	20	10	130	15	155	90	85	225	85	170	70	720	365
2020	9,905	8,750	1,155	600	555	25	25	10	125	15	160	110	85	245	90	195	70	760	400
2021	9,940	8,760	1,180	610	570	30	25	5	130	20	150	110	95	255	90	185	85	775	405
2022	10,060	8,730	1,330	665	660	25	20	5	145	25	165	125	100	275	95	230	110	810	435
2023	10,125	8,725	1,405	695	710	35	25	10	150	30	160	120	100	310	115	240	120	850	475
2024	10,245	8,780	1,465	725	740	35	25	10	145	30	155	130	100	340	120	255	120	–	–
2025	10,385	8,835	1,550	730	820	50	30	10	145	35	150	135	105	340	155	275	120	–	–
2026	10,585	8,910	1,675	735	940	55	35	15	150	30	145	140	110	340	160	355	135	–	–

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