City · North Brabant

Oirschot: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Oirschot had 13,550 residents. 13.0% of them (1,760 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 Oirschot (12.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.0%), other Europe (2.7%) and Poland (1.1%). 65.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.7 percentage points.

Residents: 13,550 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.0% 1,760 people
Born abroad: 65.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.7 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 87.0% 11,795
Migration background 13.0% 1,760

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.0% 400 people

Municipality of Oirschot 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.7% 360 people

Municipality of Oirschot 2.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

1.1% 155 people

Municipality of Oirschot 1.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 155 people

Municipality of Oirschot 1.0% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.1% 145 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.88% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.92% 125 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.88% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

0.85% 115 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.88% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

0.85% 115 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.91% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.63% 85 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.53% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.37% 50 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.40% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.26% 35 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.28% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.15% 20 people

Municipality of Oirschot 0.13% 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) 65.3% 1,150
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 34.7% 610

Men and women

Men: 6,845
Women: 6,710

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Oirschot 13.0%

Higher than 53% 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

13.0%

Oirschot
Municipality of Oirschot
Netherlands

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Year	Oirschot	Municipality of Oirschot	Netherlands
1998	4.9%	4.4%	16.7%
1999	5.0%	4.5%	17.1%
2000	5.2%	4.7%	17.5%
2001	5.1%	4.7%	18.0%
2002	5.0%	4.6%	18.4%
2003	5.1%	4.7%	18.8%
2004	5.1%	4.8%	19.0%
2005	5.2%	4.9%	19.2%
2006	5.3%	5.0%	19.3%
2007	5.4%	5.0%	19.4%
2008	5.6%	5.2%	19.6%
2009	5.8%	5.4%	19.9%
2010	5.9%	5.4%	20.3%
2011	6.1%	5.7%	20.6%
2012	6.1%	5.7%	20.9%
2013	6.3%	5.9%	21.1%
2014	6.6%	6.1%	21.4%
2015	6.7%	6.2%	21.7%
2016	7.1%	6.5%	22.1%
2017	7.5%	7.1%	22.6%
2018	8.0%	7.5%	23.1%
2019	8.4%	7.7%	23.6%
2020	8.8%	8.1%	24.2%
2021	9.2%	8.5%	24.6%
2022	10.3%	9.5%	26.0%
2023	11.3%	10.5%	27.1%
2024	11.8%	10.8%	27.9%
2025	12.4%	11.4%	28.5%
2026	13.0%	12.0%	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 Oirschot

				Largest group
5688 De Notel, Centrum	12.8%	12,965	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
5689 Oirschot	16.2%	585	+1.7 pp	Other Asia

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	11,920	11,330	590	315	275	5	0	25	125	20	140	0	80	95	40	40	20	450	145
1999	11,925	11,320	600	315	280	5	5	25	120	20	140	0	85	90	30	50	25	450	150
2000	11,935	11,315	620	315	300	5	5	25	120	25	130	0	80	105	40	50	30	445	175
2001	11,945	11,340	610	315	290	5	5	20	120	30	125	5	85	100	30	60	20	445	160
2002	11,985	11,390	595	305	285	5	5	20	120	30	125	5	80	95	30	55	20	440	160
2003	11,965	11,350	610	335	280	5	5	20	115	30	130	5	75	125	30	45	30	460	150
2004	11,960	11,340	615	320	300	10	0	20	110	35	115	5	70	130	40	50	35	445	170
2005	12,010	11,380	625	340	290	5	5	20	105	30	120	5	75	140	35	50	40	455	170
2006	11,920	11,285	630	340	285	5	5	20	105	25	115	10	75	140	40	50	35	460	165
2007	11,970	11,320	650	350	300	5	10	20	100	30	115	10	80	145	40	55	40	475	175
2008	12,055	11,380	670	370	310	5	5	20	105	30	120	15	85	150	50	60	35	495	180
2009	12,070	11,365	695	385	320	10	5	25	110	25	130	20	85	150	50	55	45	505	195
2010	12,040	11,335	705	385	310	5	5	30	110	25	125	25	95	140	45	60	35	510	190
2011	12,175	11,445	740	400	325	5	5	25	110	20	130	30	90	150	50	60	50	530	205
2012	12,175	11,435	745	395	360	10	5	20	105	25	125	25	90	155	65	75	55	535	210
2013	12,220	11,455	770	400	365	5	0	35	105	20	125	35	90	150	65	80	55	535	235
2014	12,270	11,465	805	420	385	10	5	30	105	20	120	35	95	170	60	90	65	550	255
2015	12,340	11,510	830	440	390	10	5	25	105	20	130	30	90	190	65	95	65	570	260
2016	12,465	11,580	885	440	445	10	0	35	105	25	125	40	95	180	80	135	55	575	310
2017	12,650	11,695	955	455	505	5	5	30	115	25	125	40	95	195	100	160	65	605	355
2018	12,750	11,725	1,025	480	545	5	5	35	120	25	125	45	95	215	95	185	75	630	395
2019	12,795	11,725	1,070	500	575	15	10	35	120	30	130	50	90	230	105	185	75	655	420
2020	12,800	11,680	1,120	545	575	15	15	30	110	30	130	75	95	245	100	195	80	685	430
2021	12,840	11,655	1,185	580	605	20	10	35	115	30	130	95	95	260	110	210	75	720	465
2022	13,005	11,675	1,335	625	700	35	10	40	120	35	125	125	115	270	115	255	100	765	505
2023	13,090	11,610	1,485	700	785	60	15	35	115	50	135	135	115	320	115	300	95	825	585
2024	13,145	11,605	1,545	690	855	70	20	35	120	45	135	130	110	315	140	305	115	–	–
2025	13,345	11,690	1,655	735	920	60	20	40	110	45	145	140	110	345	145	370	125	–	–
2026	13,550	11,795	1,760	770	985	85	20	35	115	50	145	155	115	360	155	400	125	–	–

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