City · Borsele, Zeeland

Oudelande: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Oudelande had 670 residents. 14.9% of them (100 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Borsele (12.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (3.0%), other Asia (3.0%) and Poland (2.2%). 60.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 670 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 14.9% 100 people
Born abroad: 60.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

85% 15%

Dutch origin 85.1% 570
Migration background 14.9% 100

Largest origin groups

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

Germany

3.0% 20 people

Borsele 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.0% 20 people

Borsele 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

2.2% 15 people

Borsele 1.4% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.5% 10 people

Borsele 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.5% 10 people

Borsele 3.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 10 people

Borsele 0.60% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.75% 5 people

Borsele 0.22% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.75% 5 people

Borsele 0.24% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.75% 5 people

Borsele 1.3% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Borsele 0.17% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.0% 0 people

Borsele 0.32% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Borsele 0.73% Netherlands 2.3%

First and second generation

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

60% 45%

Born abroad (first generation) 60.0% 60
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 45.0% 45

Men and women

Men: 350
Women: 320

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Oudelande 14.9%

Higher than 63% 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

14.9%

Oudelande
Borsele
Netherlands

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Year	Oudelande	Borsele	Netherlands
1998	6.0%	6.2%	16.7%
1999	4.6%	6.3%	17.1%
2000	6.0%	6.3%	17.5%
2001	6.5%	6.2%	18.0%
2002	6.3%	6.2%	18.4%
2003	6.3%	6.4%	18.8%
2004	6.1%	6.4%	19.0%
2005	6.8%	6.6%	19.2%
2006	6.2%	6.7%	19.3%
2007	6.3%	7.1%	19.4%
2008	6.3%	7.1%	19.6%
2009	7.7%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	8.5%	7.2%	20.3%
2011	9.1%	7.4%	20.6%
2012	10.0%	7.4%	20.9%
2013	10.9%	7.6%	21.1%
2014	10.2%	7.8%	21.4%
2015	10.9%	8.1%	21.7%
2016	11.5%	8.4%	22.1%
2017	11.8%	8.6%	22.6%
2018	12.2%	9.1%	23.1%
2019	12.0%	9.3%	23.6%
2020	12.1%	9.5%	24.2%
2021	12.3%	9.6%	24.6%
2022	13.2%	10.7%	26.0%
2023	14.1%	11.6%	27.1%
2024	13.6%	12.0%	27.9%
2025	16.7%	12.4%	28.5%
2026	14.9%	12.8%	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 Oudelande

				Largest group
4436 Oudelande	14.9%	670	+1.7 pp	Germany

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	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	670	635	40	25	15	0	0	15	0	5	0	5	15	0	0	40	5
1999	650	620	30	20	15	0	0	15	0	10	0	10	0	0	5	30	0
2000	670	630	40	30	10	0	0	10	0	15	0	5	10	0	0	40	0
2001	695	655	45	30	10	0	0	15	0	15	5	5	5	0	0	45	0
2002	715	675	45	25	20	0	0	15	0	10	0	5	10	0	5	40	5
2003	720	680	45	25	20	0	0	15	0	10	0	5	10	5	0	40	5
2004	740	690	45	30	20	0	0	15	0	10	0	10	10	0	5	40	5
2005	730	685	50	30	20	0	0	15	0	10	0	10	10	5	0	45	5
2006	730	680	45	25	25	0	0	15	0	15	5	5	0	5	5	45	10
2007	720	675	45	25	25	0	0	15	0	10	5	5	5	5	5	35	10
2008	715	665	45	25	20	0	0	15	0	5	5	5	10	5	0	40	5
2009	710	655	55	35	25	0	0	10	0	10	10	10	5	10	5	50	5
2010	710	645	60	35	25	0	0	15	0	10	10	10	5	5	5	55	10
2011	715	650	65	40	25	0	0	15	0	25	10	10	0	10	0	60	5
2012	700	630	70	45	20	0	0	15	0	20	10	10	5	5	0	60	10
2013	685	610	75	50	25	0	0	15	0	20	10	10	10	10	0	65	10
2014	685	615	70	45	25	0	0	15	0	15	15	10	5	10	0	60	10
2015	690	615	75	45	30	0	0	20	0	15	15	10	5	0	10	65	10
2016	695	615	80	45	35	0	0	15	0	15	15	10	5	10	10	65	15
2017	680	600	80	50	25	0	0	15	5	15	20	10	5	10	0	65	15
2018	695	610	85	55	30	0	5	15	0	20	15	10	10	5	5	70	15
2019	710	625	85	55	30	0	0	15	0	20	15	10	10	5	10	70	10
2020	705	620	85	55	30	0	0	15	0	25	15	5	10	10	5	70	15
2021	690	605	85	50	30	0	0	15	0	25	15	5	5	10	5	65	15
2022	680	585	90	50	40	5	0	15	0	20	15	10	10	15	5	55	20
2023	675	585	95	50	45	0	5	15	5	20	15	5	10	15	5	65	20
2024	660	570	90	50	40	0	0	15	0	20	15	10	10	10	10	–	–
2025	660	555	110	60	50	5	0	15	0	20	20	10	10	15	10	–	–
2026	670	570	100	55	45	5	0	10	5	20	15	5	10	20	10	–	–

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