City · Moerdijk, North Brabant

Heijningen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Heijningen had 970 residents. 11.3% of them (110 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Moerdijk (17.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (2.6%), other Asia (2.6%) and other Europe (2.1%). 50.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.3 percentage points.

Residents: 970 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.3% 110 people
Born abroad: 50.0% 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.1% 855
Migration background 11.3% 110

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Heijningen. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Moerdijk and the circle the Netherlands.

Poland

2.6% 25 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 2.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.6% 25 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 3.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.1% 20 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.0% 10 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.0% 10 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 0.77% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.52% 5 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 0.71% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

0.52% 5 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.52% 5 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 0.83% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.52% 5 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 1.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 0.69% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Moerdijk 0.48% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

50% 55%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.0% 55
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 54.5% 60

Men and women

Men: 510
Women: 455

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Heijningen 11.3%

Higher than 41% 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

11.3%

Heijningen
Municipality of Moerdijk
Netherlands

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Year	Heijningen	Municipality of Moerdijk	Netherlands
1998	4.3%	7.4%	16.7%
1999	4.8%	7.5%	17.1%
2000	4.7%	7.7%	17.5%
2001	5.0%	8.0%	18.0%
2002	4.6%	8.1%	18.4%
2003	4.2%	8.1%	18.8%
2004	5.1%	8.2%	19.0%
2005	5.9%	8.3%	19.2%
2006	5.2%	8.3%	19.3%
2007	5.7%	8.4%	19.4%
2008	6.2%	8.6%	19.6%
2009	6.4%	8.9%	19.9%
2010	6.4%	9.0%	20.3%
2011	7.0%	9.2%	20.6%
2012	7.7%	9.4%	20.9%
2013	8.7%	9.7%	21.1%
2014	8.2%	9.9%	21.4%
2015	8.8%	10.3%	21.7%
2016	7.8%	10.6%	22.1%
2017	7.8%	11.0%	22.6%
2018	7.4%	11.3%	23.1%
2019	8.1%	11.8%	23.6%
2020	8.5%	12.4%	24.2%
2021	9.3%	12.7%	24.6%
2022	10.0%	13.7%	26.0%
2023	10.7%	14.8%	27.1%
2024	11.3%	15.7%	27.9%
2025	12.6%	16.3%	28.5%
2026	11.3%	17.0%	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 Heijningen

				Largest group
4794 Heijningen	11.3%	970	+1.3 pp	Poland

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	1,040	995	45	20	20	0	5	0	10	0	10	0	5	5	0	10	0	35	10
1999	1,050	1,005	50	20	35	0	0	0	15	0	10	0	5	5	5	10	5	35	10
2000	1,055	1,000	50	20	30	0	0	0	15	0	10	0	5	5	5	10	0	40	15
2001	1,090	1,040	55	20	35	0	0	0	10	0	10	0	5	5	5	10	10	30	20
2002	1,085	1,030	50	20	35	0	5	0	15	5	10	0	5	5	0	5	5	30	20
2003	1,080	1,035	45	15	30	0	5	0	15	0	10	0	0	5	0	5	10	30	15
2004	1,080	1,030	55	25	35	0	0	0	10	0	10	5	0	10	5	10	10	35	25
2005	1,100	1,030	65	20	40	0	0	0	10	0	10	0	5	5	5	15	10	35	25
2006	1,055	1,000	55	25	30	0	0	5	5	0	10	5	5	5	0	15	5	35	25
2007	1,050	990	60	25	30	0	5	5	10	5	15	0	5	5	0	5	0	35	20
2008	1,045	985	65	30	35	0	5	5	5	0	20	10	0	0	0	15	5	45	20
2009	1,010	945	65	30	40	0	0	5	10	0	15	5	0	10	0	10	15	45	20
2010	1,010	940	65	35	30	0	0	5	10	0	15	5	5	10	0	10	5	45	20
2011	1,005	935	70	30	35	5	0	5	10	0	15	10	0	5	0	10	5	45	25
2012	980	905	75	35	35	0	0	5	10	0	20	5	5	5	0	10	10	50	30
2013	980	900	85	40	45	0	5	10	10	5	20	5	5	10	0	15	5	50	30
2014	975	895	80	40	40	0	0	5	10	5	15	5	5	15	5	10	5	50	30
2015	965	880	85	40	40	0	5	5	10	0	20	5	0	15	0	10	10	50	30
2016	960	885	75	35	45	5	0	5	5	5	15	10	5	5	5	15	5	50	30
2017	960	885	75	35	40	0	5	5	10	0	10	10	5	10	0	10	10	50	25
2018	950	880	70	45	30	0	5	0	10	5	10	5	5	25	0	5	5	50	20
2019	930	855	75	40	35	0	0	5	5	5	10	10	5	15	5	15	0	50	25
2020	940	860	80	45	35	0	0	5	10	5	5	15	10	15	5	5	5	60	25
2021	965	875	90	60	30	0	0	5	10	0	10	20	5	25	0	5	10	70	20
2022	950	860	95	55	40	0	0	0	15	5	10	20	5	20	0	15	10	70	20
2023	980	875	105	55	50	0	0	0	10	5	10	15	10	20	5	20	10	70	25
2024	970	860	110	60	50	0	0	0	10	0	10	20	10	20	5	25	10	–	–
2025	990	865	125	70	55	0	0	5	10	0	5	30	10	25	5	25	10	–	–
2026	970	855	110	60	55	0	0	5	10	0	5	25	5	20	5	25	10	–	–

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