City · Oss, North Brabant

Ravenstein: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Ravenstein had 3,175 residents. 16.5% of them (525 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Oss (24.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.9%), other Europe (2.7%) and Germany (2.4%). 56.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.0 percentage points.

Residents: 3,175 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.5% 525 people
Born abroad: 56.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.0 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

84% 17%

Dutch origin 83.6% 2,655
Migration background 16.5% 525

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.9% 125 people

Municipality of Oss 3.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.7% 85 people

Municipality of Oss 4.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

2.4% 75 people

Municipality of Oss 1.5% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

1.6% 50 people

Municipality of Oss 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.6% 50 people

Municipality of Oss 3.9% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.4% 45 people

Municipality of Oss 1.4% Netherlands 2.3%
Suriname

0.79% 25 people

Municipality of Oss 0.71% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.47% 15 people

Municipality of Oss 4.6% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.47% 15 people

Municipality of Oss 0.63% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.47% 15 people

Municipality of Oss 0.44% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.47% 15 people

Municipality of Oss 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.16% 5 people

Municipality of Oss 0.42% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

56% 44%

Born abroad (first generation) 56.2% 295
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 43.8% 230

Men and women

Men: 1,585
Women: 1,595

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Ravenstein 16.5%

Higher than 70% 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

16.5%

Ravenstein
Municipality of Oss
Netherlands

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Year	Ravenstein	Municipality of Oss	Netherlands
1998	7.4%	13.5%	16.7%
1999	7.4%	13.8%	17.1%
2000	7.7%	14.0%	17.5%
2001	7.8%	14.4%	18.0%
2002	7.8%	14.6%	18.4%
2003	7.6%	14.7%	18.8%
2004	7.9%	14.8%	19.0%
2005	8.2%	14.9%	19.2%
2006	8.3%	15.0%	19.3%
2007	8.2%	15.1%	19.4%
2008	8.2%	15.1%	19.6%
2009	8.5%	15.4%	19.9%
2010	8.1%	15.7%	20.3%
2011	8.2%	15.9%	20.6%
2012	8.2%	16.1%	20.9%
2013	8.5%	16.4%	21.1%
2014	8.6%	16.7%	21.4%
2015	8.4%	16.8%	21.7%
2016	9.1%	17.1%	22.1%
2017	9.8%	17.7%	22.6%
2018	13.0%	18.2%	23.1%
2019	13.3%	18.7%	23.6%
2020	14.0%	19.4%	24.2%
2021	14.2%	20.0%	24.6%
2022	15.5%	21.3%	26.0%
2023	16.2%	22.3%	27.1%
2024	15.8%	22.8%	27.9%
2025	16.4%	23.6%	28.5%
2026	16.5%	24.2%	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 Ravenstein

				Largest group
5371 De Kolk, Schonenberg en De Weem	16.5%	3,175	+1.0 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	5,655	5,235	420	220	210	5	10	25	70	5	170	10	5	35	50	35	10	295	125
1999	5,640	5,215	420	225	200	5	10	25	70	5	160	10	15	40	50	25	10	300	125
2000	5,620	5,190	430	235	195	5	10	25	65	5	160	15	15	45	50	25	10	305	125
2001	5,635	5,190	440	230	210	10	10	30	70	5	165	15	15	35	60	20	5	300	135
2002	5,575	5,140	435	230	215	10	10	30	75	5	160	15	15	40	60	15	10	310	125
2003	5,645	5,215	430	225	210	10	10	25	75	5	155	15	15	40	50	15	20	310	120
2004	5,640	5,190	445	225	215	10	10	25	80	5	150	15	15	45	50	20	15	320	125
2005	5,680	5,215	465	235	230	10	5	30	85	10	150	15	15	55	50	25	15	335	135
2006	5,635	5,165	470	245	230	10	5	30	85	5	150	25	15	55	45	25	25	340	130
2007	5,590	5,130	460	250	200	5	0	35	85	5	150	30	15	55	35	15	20	350	110
2008	5,585	5,120	460	260	205	5	5	35	80	5	150	30	15	65	35	15	25	355	105
2009	5,535	5,070	470	270	195	10	5	30	75	5	150	35	15	70	30	20	20	360	110
2010	5,500	5,055	445	245	195	10	5	25	75	0	140	25	10	70	35	20	25	340	105
2011	5,450	5,000	445	255	190	5	5	25	80	5	140	25	10	80	30	20	20	350	95
2012	5,420	4,975	445	250	190	5	5	25	70	10	145	25	10	70	30	25	20	340	100
2013	5,420	4,960	460	255	200	5	10	25	80	10	140	25	10	80	30	20	20	350	110
2014	5,380	4,915	465	255	210	5	15	25	75	10	135	30	10	80	30	30	20	345	115
2015	5,385	4,930	455	240	220	10	15	25	75	5	135	25	10	70	30	35	25	335	130
2016	5,425	4,930	495	245	250	10	15	30	80	5	130	40	10	65	40	45	25	350	145
2017	5,370	4,845	525	255	265	15	15	25	80	10	125	40	10	80	45	55	20	355	170
2018	3,120	2,715	405	180	225	15	15	25	45	5	90	30	5	55	35	65	20	245	160
2019	3,150	2,730	420	195	220	10	15	30	50	10	90	30	5	70	35	55	15	255	160
2020	3,075	2,645	430	190	240	15	10	30	50	10	95	25	5	65	50	60	15	250	175
2021	3,065	2,630	435	195	240	15	15	35	50	5	85	30	5	75	50	65	5	250	185
2022	3,120	2,640	485	205	275	15	15	35	50	10	90	30	10	75	50	90	15	260	200
2023	3,175	2,660	515	215	300	20	15	30	55	15	85	30	5	85	45	105	15	280	225
2024	3,155	2,655	500	210	290	15	15	35	55	15	80	40	10	75	40	110	15	–	–
2025	3,200	2,675	525	215	310	15	15	30	50	15	80	50	5	80	45	110	20	–	–
2026	3,175	2,655	525	220	305	15	15	25	50	15	75	50	5	85	45	125	15	–	–

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