City · Oss, North Brabant

Maren-Kessel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Maren-Kessel had 1,480 residents. 13.2% of them (195 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 (4.1%), other Europe (3.0%) and Germany (1.4%). 64.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.6 percentage points.

Residents: 1,480 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.2% 195 people
Born abroad: 64.1% 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

87%

Dutch origin 86.8% 1,285
Migration background 13.2% 195

Largest origin groups

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

Poland

4.1% 60 people

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

3.0% 45 people

Municipality of Oss 4.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.4% 20 people

Municipality of Oss 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.0% 15 people

Municipality of Oss 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.0% 15 people

Municipality of Oss 3.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

0.68% 10 people

Municipality of Oss 4.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.68% 10 people

Municipality of Oss 0.71% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.68% 10 people

Municipality of Oss 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.34% 5 people

Municipality of Oss 0.63% Netherlands 2.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.34% 5 people

Municipality of Oss 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Oss 0.44% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Oss 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

64% 36%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.1% 125
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.9% 70

Men and women

Men: 755
Women: 720

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Maren-Kessel 13.2%

Higher than 54% 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

13.2%

Maren-Kessel
Municipality of Oss
Netherlands

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Year	Maren-Kessel	Municipality of Oss	Netherlands
1998	4.0%	13.5%	16.7%
1999	4.1%	13.8%	17.1%
2000	4.4%	14.0%	17.5%
2001	4.7%	14.4%	18.0%
2002	4.7%	14.6%	18.4%
2003	5.0%	14.7%	18.8%
2004	5.4%	14.8%	19.0%
2005	4.7%	14.9%	19.2%
2006	5.1%	15.0%	19.3%
2007	4.4%	15.1%	19.4%
2008	4.4%	15.1%	19.6%
2009	4.8%	15.4%	19.9%
2010	5.1%	15.7%	20.3%
2011	5.5%	15.9%	20.6%
2012	4.8%	16.1%	20.9%
2013	5.2%	16.4%	21.1%
2014	6.7%	16.7%	21.4%
2015	5.6%	16.8%	21.7%
2016	5.7%	17.1%	22.1%
2017	6.7%	17.7%	22.6%
2018	7.7%	18.2%	23.1%
2019	8.1%	18.7%	23.6%
2020	9.1%	19.4%	24.2%
2021	9.4%	20.0%	24.6%
2022	10.5%	21.3%	26.0%
2023	11.0%	22.3%	27.1%
2024	10.8%	22.8%	27.9%
2025	12.8%	23.6%	28.5%
2026	13.2%	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 Maren-Kessel

				Largest group
5398 't Wild	13.2%	1,480	+2.6 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	1,360	1,305	55	25	25	0	0	5	15	0	10	0	5	10	0	0	5	45	10
1999	1,350	1,295	55	25	30	0	0	0	15	0	15	0	10	0	5	0	10	40	15
2000	1,370	1,315	60	30	35	0	5	10	10	0	10	0	5	15	0	5	5	40	20
2001	1,395	1,330	65	30	30	0	5	5	10	0	10	0	5	15	0	5	5	45	20
2002	1,385	1,320	65	30	30	0	5	10	15	0	15	5	5	5	0	0	0	40	20
2003	1,400	1,335	70	30	35	0	0	5	15	0	15	0	5	10	5	5	5	45	20
2004	1,390	1,320	75	35	35	0	0	5	15	0	15	0	5	15	10	0	5	50	20
2005	1,380	1,315	65	35	45	5	5	5	10	0	15	0	5	15	5	0	15	50	20
2006	1,370	1,305	70	35	30	0	0	10	10	0	15	5	5	10	5	5	0	50	20
2007	1,370	1,305	60	35	25	0	0	5	15	0	20	0	5	10	0	0	5	45	20
2008	1,350	1,295	60	30	20	0	0	5	10	0	20	0	5	5	0	0	5	45	15
2009	1,355	1,290	65	35	25	0	0	5	15	0	15	5	5	10	5	0	5	45	15
2010	1,370	1,300	70	40	30	0	0	5	15	0	15	10	5	10	5	0	10	50	15
2011	1,365	1,290	75	45	25	0	0	5	10	0	15	15	5	10	5	0	5	55	20
2012	1,355	1,290	65	45	20	0	0	5	10	0	15	15	5	10	5	0	5	55	15
2013	1,335	1,260	70	50	20	0	0	5	5	0	20	20	5	5	5	0	5	60	20
2014	1,345	1,255	90	60	30	0	0	5	5	0	20	25	0	15	10	0	10	70	20
2015	1,330	1,255	75	50	25	0	5	5	5	0	15	25	5	5	5	0	5	60	20
2016	1,325	1,250	75	55	20	0	0	5	5	0	15	30	5	5	5	0	5	60	10
2017	1,350	1,260	90	65	25	0	0	5	10	0	15	35	5	10	5	0	5	75	15
2018	1,360	1,255	105	70	35	0	0	10	10	0	15	40	5	10	5	5	5	80	25
2019	1,365	1,255	110	70	40	0	0	10	10	0	15	40	5	10	5	10	5	85	30
2020	1,375	1,250	125	75	45	0	0	10	15	0	15	45	0	15	10	5	5	90	35
2021	1,385	1,255	130	75	55	0	0	10	10	5	15	40	5	15	5	20	5	90	40
2022	1,425	1,275	150	85	65	0	0	10	15	0	15	50	5	20	5	15	15	105	40
2023	1,405	1,255	155	100	55	0	5	10	15	0	20	50	0	25	5	15	10	115	35
2024	1,395	1,245	150	95	55	0	0	5	15	0	15	50	0	25	5	15	5	–	–
2025	1,450	1,265	185	125	60	10	0	10	15	0	20	60	0	45	5	10	10	–	–
2026	1,480	1,285	195	125	70	10	5	10	15	0	20	60	0	45	5	15	10	–	–

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