City · Oss, North Brabant

Lith: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Lith had 3,120 residents. 11.4% of them (355 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Oss (24.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Poland (3.5%), other Europe (1.9%) and other Americas & Oceania (1.1%). 64.8% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.4 percentage points.

Residents: 3,120 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.4% 355 people
Born abroad: 64.8% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.4 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

89%

Dutch origin 88.6% 2,765
Migration background 11.4% 355

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

3.5% 110 people

Municipality of Oss 3.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.9% 60 people

Municipality of Oss 4.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 35 people

Municipality of Oss 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.0% 30 people

Municipality of Oss 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 30 people

Municipality of Oss 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.0% 30 people

Municipality of Oss 3.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.64% 20 people

Municipality of Oss 4.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

0.48% 15 people

Municipality of Oss 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.32% 10 people

Municipality of Oss 0.71% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.32% 10 people

Municipality of Oss 0.44% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.32% 10 people

Municipality of Oss 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Oss 0.63% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

65% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.8% 230
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.2% 125

Men and women

Men: 1,590
Women: 1,530

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Lith 11.4%

Higher than 42% 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

11.4%

Lith
Municipality of Oss
Netherlands

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Year	Lith	Municipality of Oss	Netherlands
1998	6.5%	13.5%	16.7%
1999	6.8%	13.8%	17.1%
2000	6.7%	14.0%	17.5%
2001	6.7%	14.4%	18.0%
2002	7.1%	14.6%	18.4%
2003	6.5%	14.7%	18.8%
2004	6.3%	14.8%	19.0%
2005	6.4%	14.9%	19.2%
2006	6.2%	15.0%	19.3%
2007	5.9%	15.1%	19.4%
2008	6.1%	15.1%	19.6%
2009	6.5%	15.4%	19.9%
2010	5.9%	15.7%	20.3%
2011	6.3%	15.9%	20.6%
2012	6.4%	16.1%	20.9%
2013	6.4%	16.4%	21.1%
2014	6.5%	16.7%	21.4%
2015	7.3%	16.8%	21.7%
2016	7.7%	17.1%	22.1%
2017	7.7%	17.7%	22.6%
2018	8.2%	18.2%	23.1%
2019	8.4%	18.7%	23.6%
2020	9.7%	19.4%	24.2%
2021	9.7%	20.0%	24.6%
2022	10.0%	21.3%	26.0%
2023	10.7%	22.3%	27.1%
2024	11.2%	22.8%	27.9%
2025	11.0%	23.6%	28.5%
2026	11.4%	24.2%	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 Lith

				Largest group
5397 Lith	11.4%	3,120	+1.4 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	2,940	2,745	190	85	100	55	0	0	15	0	45	5	10	25	5	20	5	110	80
1999	2,960	2,760	200	95	105	45	0	5	20	0	50	0	10	35	0	30	5	115	85
2000	3,040	2,840	205	90	120	50	0	10	15	0	55	0	5	30	0	40	5	115	90
2001	3,050	2,845	205	85	115	50	0	5	20	0	50	0	10	25	0	30	10	110	95
2002	3,080	2,855	220	95	130	50	0	5	20	0	55	5	10	25	0	45	10	120	100
2003	3,065	2,875	200	100	100	30	0	10	15	0	50	5	5	40	0	35	10	120	75
2004	3,075	2,875	195	100	95	25	0	10	15	0	50	10	10	30	0	40	5	125	70
2005	3,065	2,870	195	115	75	15	0	10	15	0	50	10	10	45	5	25	5	135	55
2006	3,065	2,875	190	110	80	20	0	15	15	0	50	15	5	40	5	20	5	140	55
2007	3,045	2,860	180	100	85	20	0	10	15	0	45	5	10	40	5	20	15	130	55
2008	3,045	2,860	185	100	85	15	0	15	15	0	50	10	10	30	5	25	10	125	60
2009	3,015	2,820	195	110	85	10	0	20	15	5	50	15	10	35	5	25	5	135	55
2010	2,970	2,795	175	100	80	10	0	20	15	0	50	15	10	25	5	15	15	125	55
2011	3,005	2,815	190	110	85	10	0	20	15	0	50	20	10	30	10	20	10	130	55
2012	2,980	2,785	190	120	80	5	5	15	20	0	50	35	5	30	5	20	10	145	50
2013	2,970	2,780	190	125	70	5	10	15	15	5	50	40	5	30	0	10	10	150	40
2014	3,015	2,820	195	125	70	10	5	10	20	0	45	45	10	25	5	5	15	155	40
2015	3,025	2,805	220	135	85	10	5	15	20	0	45	55	5	30	10	10	15	160	55
2016	3,050	2,815	235	155	75	10	5	15	15	0	45	70	5	35	10	10	10	180	55
2017	3,055	2,820	235	160	75	10	5	10	15	0	40	75	5	40	10	10	15	185	50
2018	3,065	2,815	250	165	85	10	5	10	15	0	40	75	0	50	10	20	15	185	65
2019	3,100	2,840	260	170	90	10	5	10	10	0	40	75	5	50	15	25	15	190	70
2020	3,130	2,825	305	200	105	10	5	10	10	0	40	100	5	55	15	30	25	225	70
2021	3,130	2,825	305	190	110	15	5	10	15	0	40	100	10	40	15	25	25	225	75
2022	3,110	2,800	310	180	130	15	5	10	20	5	40	95	5	40	20	30	30	215	75
2023	3,165	2,820	340	205	135	15	5	10	20	5	40	100	10	55	20	30	30	235	85
2024	3,205	2,840	360	215	145	20	5	10	20	5	40	105	10	60	20	30	35	–	–
2025	3,145	2,795	345	215	135	20	0	10	20	5	40	100	10	65	20	25	35	–	–
2026	3,120	2,765	355	210	145	20	0	10	15	10	30	110	10	60	30	30	35	–	–

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