City · Sluis, Zeeland

Nieuwvliet: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Nieuwvliet had 380 residents. 35.5% of them (135 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Sluis (38.6%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (19.7%), other Europe (7.9%) and Poland (2.6%). 88.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.3 percentage points.

Residents: 380 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 35.5% 135 people
Born abroad: 88.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.3 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

64% 36%

Dutch origin 64.5% 245
Migration background 35.5% 135

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

19.7% 75 people

Municipality of Sluis 24.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.9% 30 people

Municipality of Sluis 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.6% 10 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.7% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.3% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.62% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.3% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.3% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.3% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.93% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.37% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.13% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.26% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.88% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

89%

Born abroad (first generation) 88.9% 120
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 11.1% 15

Men and women

Men: 190
Women: 190

Compared with all cities

Not ranked: fewer than 500 residents.

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

35.5%

Nieuwvliet
Municipality of Sluis
Netherlands

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Year	Nieuwvliet	Municipality of Sluis	Netherlands
1998	13.5%	20.4%	16.7%
1999	14.8%	20.4%	17.1%
2000	16.3%	20.7%	17.5%
2001	15.7%	21.9%	18.0%
2002	16.3%	22.1%	18.4%
2003	15.6%	22.2%	18.8%
2004	16.8%	22.0%	19.0%
2005	16.3%	21.8%	19.2%
2006	17.5%	21.4%	19.3%
2007	16.1%	21.6%	19.4%
2008	15.6%	22.0%	19.6%
2009	16.5%	22.2%	19.9%
2010	17.4%	22.4%	20.3%
2011	18.5%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	20.7%	23.4%	20.9%
2013	21.5%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	18.9%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	18.0%	25.2%	21.7%
2016	18.8%	25.8%	22.1%
2017	17.9%	26.6%	22.6%
2018	20.2%	27.2%	23.1%
2019	19.5%	27.7%	23.6%
2020	22.2%	28.1%	24.2%
2021	21.8%	28.6%	24.6%
2022	31.3%	36.3%	26.0%
2023	34.6%	37.3%	27.1%
2024	38.5%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	37.7%	38.2%	28.5%
2026	35.5%	38.6%	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 Nieuwvliet

				Largest group
4504 Bad-Oost en -West	35.5%	380	+4.3 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	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	445	380	60	50	15	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	35	5	0	10	5	50	10
1999	440	370	65	50	15	0	5	0	5	0	10	0	35	5	0	5	5	55	15
2000	430	360	70	50	15	5	0	0	0	0	10	5	35	0	0	10	0	55	15
2001	445	370	70	55	15	0	5	5	5	5	10	0	40	5	0	5	0	55	20
2002	460	380	75	55	20	5	0	5	0	0	20	0	35	0	0	10	0	60	15
2003	480	400	75	60	15	0	0	5	5	0	15	0	40	5	0	5	0	60	15
2004	475	395	80	60	25	5	0	0	5	0	15	0	45	0	0	5	10	65	15
2005	460	385	75	60	15	0	5	5	0	0	15	0	35	10	0	10	0	60	15
2006	485	400	85	60	25	5	0	5	0	5	15	5	35	5	0	10	0	70	20
2007	465	390	75	50	25	5	0	5	0	5	10	5	35	0	0	10	0	55	15
2008	450	375	70	55	20	0	0	5	0	0	10	0	35	10	0	10	5	60	20
2009	455	375	75	55	20	0	0	0	5	5	10	0	40	5	0	5	5	55	15
2010	460	380	80	55	25	5	0	5	0	0	10	0	45	0	0	10	5	70	15
2011	460	375	85	60	15	5	0	5	0	5	15	0	45	0	0	5	0	75	10
2012	460	360	95	75	20	5	0	5	5	0	15	0	50	10	0	5	0	85	10
2013	465	360	100	85	20	0	0	0	5	0	15	5	55	10	0	5	10	85	15
2014	450	365	85	75	10	0	0	0	0	5	15	0	50	10	0	5	0	75	10
2015	445	365	80	65	15	0	0	0	5	5	10	0	45	10	0	5	0	70	15
2016	425	345	80	60	15	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	50	0	5	0	5	70	10
2017	420	345	75	65	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	50	0	0	5	5	70	5
2018	420	335	85	75	5	0	0	0	0	0	15	5	50	5	0	5	0	75	5
2019	410	330	80	70	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	50	5	0	10	0	70	5
2020	405	315	90	85	5	0	0	0	5	0	10	5	50	20	0	0	0	85	5
2021	390	305	85	80	5	0	0	0	5	0	5	5	55	15	0	0	0	85	5
2022	400	270	125	115	15	0	0	0	5	5	10	10	90	10	0	5	0	85	5
2023	405	265	140	125	15	0	0	0	5	0	5	10	85	20	0	5	0	95	5
2024	390	240	150	130	15	0	0	0	5	0	5	15	80	30	0	5	5	–	–
2025	385	245	145	125	20	0	0	0	5	0	5	10	75	35	0	10	5	–	–
2026	380	245	135	120	15	0	0	0	5	0	5	10	75	30	0	5	5	–	–

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