City · Woensdrecht, North Brabant

Ossendrecht: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ossendrecht had 5,385 residents. 28.7% of them (1,545 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 Woensdrecht (27.8%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (12.4%), other Europe (6.6%) and Poland (2.8%). 69.9% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.1 percentage points.

Residents: 5,385 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 28.7% 1,545 people
Born abroad: 69.9% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.1 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

71% 29%

Dutch origin 71.3% 3,840
Migration background 28.7% 1,545

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

12.4% 670 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 13.5% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

6.6% 355 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 3.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.8% 150 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 2.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

1.9% 100 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

1.5% 80 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.1% 60 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.84% 45 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 0.78% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.46% 25 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 0.65% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.37% 20 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 0.38% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.28% 15 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 0.36% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

0.19% 10 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 0.54% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.19% 10 people

Municipality of Woensdrecht 0.36% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

70% 30%

Born abroad (first generation) 69.9% 1,080
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 30.1% 465

Men and women

Men: 2,740
Women: 2,645

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ossendrecht 28.7%

Higher than 92% 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

28.7%

Ossendrecht
Municipality of Woensdrecht
Netherlands

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Year	Ossendrecht	Municipality of Woensdrecht	Netherlands
1998	18.8%	18.6%	16.7%
1999	19.3%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	19.1%	19.2%	17.5%
2001	22.8%	20.1%	18.0%
2002	24.8%	20.6%	18.4%
2003	23.8%	20.2%	18.8%
2004	21.0%	19.3%	19.0%
2005	16.9%	18.2%	19.2%
2006	17.0%	18.3%	19.3%
2007	16.9%	18.4%	19.4%
2008	16.8%	18.4%	19.6%
2009	16.9%	18.4%	19.9%
2010	16.9%	18.5%	20.3%
2011	17.1%	18.7%	20.6%
2012	18.0%	18.8%	20.9%
2013	18.8%	19.3%	21.1%
2014	19.0%	19.7%	21.4%
2015	19.7%	20.4%	21.7%
2016	20.6%	21.0%	22.1%
2017	22.5%	22.3%	22.6%
2018	23.0%	22.8%	23.1%
2019	23.6%	23.3%	23.6%
2020	24.0%	24.0%	24.2%
2021	25.5%	24.7%	24.6%
2022	26.6%	26.1%	26.0%
2023	27.5%	26.8%	27.1%
2024	28.3%	27.2%	27.9%
2025	28.5%	27.3%	28.5%
2026	28.7%	27.8%	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 Ossendrecht

				Largest group
4641 Ossendrecht	28.7%	5,385	+2.1 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	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	5,400	4,385	1,015	725	300	0	0	10	70	5	110	5	510	100	20	155	40	815	205
1999	5,355	4,320	1,035	745	290	0	0	10	70	5	110	0	525	110	40	135	30	830	205
2000	5,350	4,330	1,020	760	255	5	5	10	75	10	105	5	515	135	35	95	20	855	165
2001	5,650	4,365	1,290	870	415	10	5	10	75	15	105	5	505	255	100	180	20	965	320
2002	5,825	4,380	1,445	930	510	15	5	10	80	10	110	10	500	310	180	185	25	1,035	415
2003	5,745	4,375	1,370	900	475	15	5	15	80	20	105	10	495	290	155	160	25	995	380
2004	5,585	4,410	1,175	800	370	15	10	10	85	25	105	10	490	195	100	100	25	905	270
2005	5,310	4,410	900	700	200	5	5	10	80	25	100	10	490	100	20	30	25	805	100
2006	5,265	4,375	895	685	210	5	5	15	90	20	95	10	485	95	25	25	25	795	95
2007	5,270	4,375	890	680	210	10	5	5	85	15	100	15	470	95	30	25	35	795	95
2008	5,210	4,340	875	670	210	10	10	10	85	15	95	15	465	95	15	35	30	775	100
2009	5,245	4,360	885	680	200	10	5	10	80	15	90	25	465	100	20	35	25	785	100
2010	5,225	4,340	885	680	200	10	10	10	85	15	90	15	470	105	15	30	25	780	110
2011	5,245	4,345	895	680	215	10	10	10	85	25	90	20	465	105	20	35	20	785	110
2012	5,280	4,330	950	715	230	10	10	15	90	30	100	45	465	105	20	35	20	820	130
2013	5,245	4,265	985	725	255	10	15	20	90	30	90	50	470	115	15	45	30	830	150
2014	5,190	4,205	985	755	235	15	10	15	90	20	90	70	480	115	10	45	30	860	130
2015	5,190	4,165	1,025	785	240	10	15	15	85	25	90	95	495	105	20	45	25	890	140
2016	5,175	4,110	1,065	845	220	5	5	20	80	25	85	100	545	115	20	50	15	935	135
2017	5,195	4,025	1,170	900	270	10	10	15	80	20	90	130	565	115	50	65	20	995	175
2018	5,125	3,945	1,180	900	285	10	10	15	75	25	85	110	590	115	55	75	20	985	200
2019	5,145	3,930	1,215	960	250	5	10	20	65	10	90	145	610	115	45	70	25	1,040	170
2020	5,145	3,910	1,235	990	245	10	15	20	70	15	90	135	640	125	30	65	20	1,070	170
2021	5,230	3,895	1,335	1,100	235	5	10	15	65	15	90	195	675	140	35	70	20	1,175	160
2022	5,275	3,875	1,405	1,135	265	5	10	15	70	20	90	150	745	150	35	90	30	1,175	170
2023	5,400	3,920	1,485	1,215	270	5	5	15	70	15	85	130	740	255	30	90	35	1,260	160
2024	5,450	3,910	1,540	1,240	295	5	10	15	70	15	85	140	735	285	30	110	35	–	–
2025	5,410	3,865	1,540	1,260	280	5	10	10	65	20	85	140	715	325	25	105	35	–	–
2026	5,385	3,840	1,545	1,260	285	10	15	10	60	20	80	150	670	355	25	100	45	–	–

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