City · Roosendaal, North Brabant

Moerstraten: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Moerstraten had 615 residents. 11.4% of them (70 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Roosendaal (31.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (3.3%), Poland (2.4%) and other Asia (1.6%). 57.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has hardly changed.

Residents: 615 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 11.4% 70 people
Born abroad: 57.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −0.1 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 87.8% 540
Migration background 11.4% 70

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

3.3% 20 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 2.6% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

2.4% 15 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 3.5% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.6% 10 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 4.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

0.81% 5 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 5.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.81% 5 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 0.62% Netherlands 2.0%
Indonesia

0.81% 5 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 1.8% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.81% 5 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

0.81% 5 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 5.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.81% 5 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 0.88% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 3.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 0.61% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Roosendaal 2.5% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.1% 40
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.9% 30

Men and women

Men: 320
Women: 295

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Moerstraten 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%

Moerstraten
Municipality of Roosendaal
Netherlands

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Year	Moerstraten	Municipality of Roosendaal	Netherlands
1998	5.7%	16.6%	16.7%
1999	5.6%	17.2%	17.1%
2000	5.7%	17.8%	17.5%
2001	5.6%	18.6%	18.0%
2002	6.3%	19.3%	18.4%
2003	6.3%	19.8%	18.8%
2004	7.0%	20.1%	19.0%
2005	6.8%	20.4%	19.2%
2006	6.8%	20.6%	19.3%
2007	5.3%	20.7%	19.4%
2008	6.1%	20.8%	19.6%
2009	6.3%	21.0%	19.9%
2010	7.0%	21.4%	20.3%
2011	6.4%	21.7%	20.6%
2012	5.6%	22.0%	20.9%
2013	5.7%	22.3%	21.1%
2014	6.6%	22.8%	21.4%
2015	5.6%	23.2%	21.7%
2016	6.3%	23.6%	22.1%
2017	5.8%	24.2%	22.6%
2018	7.3%	24.7%	23.1%
2019	8.0%	25.2%	23.6%
2020	8.2%	26.1%	24.2%
2021	8.4%	26.5%	24.6%
2022	11.5%	27.8%	26.0%
2023	12.2%	28.7%	27.1%
2024	10.7%	29.6%	27.9%
2025	12.0%	30.3%	28.5%
2026	11.4%	31.4%	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 Moerstraten

				Largest group
4727 Moerstraten	11.4%	615	−0.1 pp	Belgium

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	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	615	580	35	20	10	0	0	0	5	5	5	15	0	0	5	0	30	0
1999	620	585	35	20	20	0	0	5	5	0	0	15	5	0	5	5	30	5
2000	615	580	35	20	10	0	0	5	5	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	30	5
2001	625	585	35	20	15	0	0	5	5	0	0	15	5	0	0	5	30	10
2002	640	600	40	20	20	0	0	10	5	5	5	15	0	0	0	5	30	10
2003	640	600	40	20	20	0	0	10	5	5	5	15	0	0	5	0	30	10
2004	645	600	45	25	15	0	0	5	5	0	5	20	0	0	0	5	30	15
2005	660	615	45	25	20	0	5	5	5	5	5	20	0	0	0	5	30	15
2006	665	620	45	25	20	0	5	10	5	5	0	20	0	0	0	0	35	10
2007	660	625	35	25	10	0	0	5	0	0	5	20	0	0	5	0	30	5
2008	655	615	40	30	10	0	0	5	5	0	5	20	5	0	0	0	35	5
2009	640	600	40	35	5	0	0	5	0	5	5	20	5	0	0	0	35	5
2010	640	595	45	30	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	20	5	5	0	0	35	10
2011	625	590	40	30	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	15	5	0	0	0	35	10
2012	620	585	35	25	10	5	0	5	5	5	5	20	0	0	0	0	35	5
2013	615	585	35	30	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	15	10	0	0	5	35	5
2014	610	570	40	30	5	0	0	5	5	5	5	15	5	0	0	0	35	5
2015	630	595	35	25	10	0	0	0	5	0	5	15	5	0	0	5	30	0
2016	635	595	40	25	15	0	0	5	5	0	5	15	5	0	0	5	30	10
2017	600	565	35	25	10	0	0	0	0	5	5	15	0	0	5	5	30	0
2018	615	570	45	35	10	0	0	5	5	10	5	10	10	0	0	0	40	5
2019	625	575	50	35	10	0	0	5	5	5	10	15	5	0	0	0	45	5
2020	610	560	50	35	15	0	0	5	5	5	5	20	5	5	0	0	45	5
2021	595	545	50	40	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	15	15	0	0	0	40	10
2022	610	545	70	40	25	0	0	5	5	5	10	15	10	0	0	5	45	15
2023	615	540	75	50	25	0	5	5	5	5	10	20	15	0	0	5	50	20
2024	610	545	65	40	25	0	5	5	5	5	10	20	5	0	5	5	–	–
2025	625	550	75	45	30	0	5	5	5	5	15	20	5	5	5	5	–	–
2026	615	540	70	45	30	0	5	5	5	5	15	20	5	0	10	5	–	–

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