City · Loon op Zand, North Brabant

Kaatsheuvel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Kaatsheuvel had 17,145 residents. 15.5% of them (2,655 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 Loon op Zand (14.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (2.8%), other Asia (2.5%) and Poland (2.0%). 58.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.8 percentage points.

Residents: 17,145 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 15.5% 2,655 people
Born abroad: 58.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.8 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 84.5% 14,495
Migration background 15.5% 2,655

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of Kaatsheuvel. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Loon op Zand and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.8% 485 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 3.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.5% 435 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 2.3% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

2.0% 345 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 1.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.5% 260 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.5% 250 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 1.2% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 230 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.0% 165 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.79% 135 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 0.89% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.76% 130 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 0.75% Netherlands 1.7%
Suriname

0.58% 100 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 0.46% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.47% 80 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 0.46% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.23% 40 people

Municipality of Loon op Zand 0.21% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 58.0% 1,540
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.0% 1,115

Men and women

Men: 8,555
Women: 8,590

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Kaatsheuvel 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%

Kaatsheuvel
Municipality of Loon op Zand
Netherlands

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Year	Kaatsheuvel	Municipality of Loon op Zand	Netherlands
1998	7.4%	7.1%	16.7%
1999	7.6%	7.3%	17.1%
2000	7.7%	7.3%	17.5%
2001	7.8%	7.3%	18.0%
2002	8.1%	7.5%	18.4%
2003	8.2%	7.7%	18.8%
2004	8.2%	7.7%	19.0%
2005	8.4%	7.9%	19.2%
2006	8.6%	8.0%	19.3%
2007	8.8%	8.2%	19.4%
2008	8.9%	8.3%	19.6%
2009	9.1%	8.6%	19.9%
2010	9.2%	8.7%	20.3%
2011	9.5%	8.8%	20.6%
2012	9.9%	9.1%	20.9%
2013	10.1%	9.3%	21.1%
2014	10.3%	9.6%	21.4%
2015	10.4%	9.7%	21.7%
2016	10.5%	9.8%	22.1%
2017	11.2%	10.4%	22.6%
2018	11.4%	10.7%	23.1%
2019	12.0%	11.1%	23.6%
2020	12.3%	11.4%	24.2%
2021	12.5%	11.6%	24.6%
2022	13.7%	12.7%	26.0%
2023	14.1%	13.1%	27.1%
2024	14.4%	13.6%	27.9%
2025	15.2%	14.5%	28.5%
2026	15.5%	14.8%	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 Kaatsheuvel

				Largest group
5171 West, Oost	16.1%	14,160	+2.1 pp	Other Europe
5172 West	12.6%	2,985	+0.8 pp	Other Europe

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	16,175	14,975	1,200	570	630	130	0	80	250	30	190	25	135	220	50	60	30	840	360
1999	16,225	15,000	1,230	570	665	150	5	95	245	20	195	30	130	215	50	65	35	835	390
2000	16,400	15,140	1,255	570	685	155	10	95	240	25	200	35	130	205	45	80	35	835	420
2001	16,505	15,215	1,285	565	715	165	10	85	255	20	200	35	140	190	50	90	40	850	435
2002	16,680	15,335	1,345	590	750	165	20	90	260	25	195	35	145	215	50	95	45	875	475
2003	16,605	15,240	1,360	575	805	180	15	85	265	25	190	35	135	215	65	105	65	875	485
2004	16,635	15,270	1,370	590	790	180	10	85	255	25	185	35	145	225	70	110	55	865	500
2005	16,615	15,210	1,400	595	815	190	15	80	255	30	190	45	140	220	65	125	55	880	520
2006	16,605	15,175	1,430	590	830	190	15	85	235	30	185	60	130	215	65	160	50	870	565
2007	16,650	15,190	1,465	625	850	200	10	80	240	25	190	75	130	230	75	165	55	880	585
2008	16,690	15,210	1,480	630	850	185	20	75	245	30	200	65	120	245	65	170	60	905	570
2009	16,535	15,025	1,505	645	865	195	25	75	240	35	195	80	115	255	60	175	60	915	595
2010	16,480	14,955	1,520	640	890	195	25	75	240	25	190	90	125	235	75	195	60	915	610
2011	16,410	14,840	1,565	680	895	200	15	80	230	30	190	110	135	245	90	190	60	950	620
2012	16,465	14,845	1,625	705	915	215	15	70	225	35	185	140	125	255	90	200	65	980	645
2013	16,455	14,795	1,660	760	910	215	15	70	230	30	185	170	130	275	95	185	70	1,015	635
2014	16,405	14,720	1,685	765	920	215	15	75	220	35	175	185	125	280	110	185	65	1,025	660
2015	16,280	14,595	1,685	760	920	215	20	75	220	25	170	190	125	275	110	180	75	1,030	655
2016	16,310	14,605	1,705	760	945	200	25	75	225	30	175	200	115	270	130	185	75	1,030	680
2017	16,445	14,610	1,835	820	1,015	200	20	80	230	35	170	220	120	310	145	230	75	1,080	750
2018	16,410	14,540	1,870	840	1,035	210	15	80	230	35	175	245	120	300	150	240	75	1,110	770
2019	16,555	14,570	1,985	890	1,100	220	30	85	235	25	170	265	120	335	155	260	90	1,160	825
2020	16,605	14,555	2,050	930	1,125	210	30	90	245	30	175	280	120	355	165	270	85	1,210	845
2021	16,610	14,540	2,070	930	1,140	205	25	90	250	35	170	290	120	350	180	265	90	1,215	860
2022	16,880	14,580	2,305	990	1,305	210	35	90	255	55	190	310	135	355	190	355	105	1,280	950
2023	16,945	14,560	2,390	1,030	1,365	215	35	90	260	60	180	300	140	415	210	380	105	1,320	995
2024	16,975	14,530	2,440	1,060	1,380	225	35	95	250	65	175	315	135	435	215	385	115	–	–
2025	17,190	14,575	2,615	1,100	1,515	240	40	105	260	75	165	330	140	465	220	450	130	–	–
2026	17,145	14,495	2,655	1,130	1,520	250	40	100	260	80	165	345	135	485	230	435	130	–	–

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