City · Sluis, Zeeland

Retranchement: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Retranchement had 240 residents. 35.4% of them (85 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 (29.2%), Poland (4.2%) and other Europe (2.1%). 88.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.9 percentage points.

Residents: 240 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 35.4% 85 people
Born abroad: 88.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.9 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

65% 35%

Dutch origin 64.6% 155
Migration background 35.4% 85

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

29.2% 70 people

Municipality of Sluis 24.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

4.2% 10 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.7% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.1% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
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%
Indonesia

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.62% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.88% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

0.0% 0 people

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

0.0% 0 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.93% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

88%

Born abroad (first generation) 88.2% 75
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 11.8% 10

Men and women

Men: 120
Women: 120

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

35.4%

Retranchement
Municipality of Sluis
Netherlands

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Year	Retranchement	Municipality of Sluis	Netherlands
1998	26.4%	20.4%	16.7%
1999	26.2%	20.4%	17.1%
2000	27.3%	20.7%	17.5%
2001	26.4%	21.9%	18.0%
2002	24.1%	22.1%	18.4%
2003	24.7%	22.2%	18.8%
2004	25.6%	22.0%	19.0%
2005	24.4%	21.8%	19.2%
2006	24.7%	21.4%	19.3%
2007	24.4%	21.6%	19.4%
2008	26.3%	22.0%	19.6%
2009	27.7%	22.2%	19.9%
2010	29.3%	22.4%	20.3%
2011	29.1%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	27.8%	23.4%	20.9%
2013	28.6%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	31.1%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	28.2%	25.2%	21.7%
2016	26.9%	25.8%	22.1%
2017	27.3%	26.6%	22.6%
2018	29.7%	27.2%	23.1%
2019	29.0%	27.7%	23.6%
2020	29.5%	28.1%	24.2%
2021	27.6%	28.6%	24.6%
2022	34.5%	36.3%	26.0%
2023	36.4%	37.3%	27.1%
2024	35.8%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	34.0%	38.2%	28.5%
2026	35.4%	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 Retranchement

				Largest group
4525 Retranchement	35.4%	240	+0.9 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	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	435	325	115	110	5	5	0	5	0	90	15	5	0	105	5
1999	420	305	110	110	0	0	0	10	0	90	10	0	0	110	5
2000	440	315	120	110	5	5	5	10	0	95	5	0	0	110	10
2001	435	320	115	105	5	5	5	10	0	85	10	0	0	105	10
2002	435	330	105	95	5	5	5	15	0	70	10	0	0	100	5
2003	445	335	110	105	0	0	0	15	0	75	15	0	0	110	0
2004	450	335	115	110	0	0	0	20	0	80	10	0	0	110	0
2005	430	330	105	100	0	5	0	15	0	75	10	0	0	105	0
2006	425	325	105	100	5	0	0	10	0	80	10	0	5	105	0
2007	410	305	100	95	5	0	0	10	0	80	5	0	5	100	0
2008	400	305	105	95	10	0	0	10	0	75	10	5	5	100	0
2009	415	300	115	110	5	5	0	15	0	85	10	5	0	110	0
2010	410	290	120	110	5	5	0	15	0	90	5	0	0	120	0
2011	395	280	115	110	10	0	0	10	0	90	10	5	5	115	0
2012	395	285	110	110	5	5	0	10	0	85	15	5	0	110	0
2013	385	275	110	105	10	5	0	10	5	90	0	5	0	110	5
2014	370	255	115	110	5	5	0	10	5	85	10	0	0	115	0
2015	355	255	100	95	5	5	0	10	0	75	10	0	0	100	0
2016	335	245	90	85	10	5	0	5	5	65	10	5	0	90	0
2017	330	240	90	85	5	0	0	5	10	60	10	5	0	85	0
2018	320	225	95	90	5	5	0	5	10	65	10	5	0	95	0
2019	310	220	90	80	5	5	0	5	10	60	5	0	0	85	0
2020	305	215	90	85	5	0	0	5	10	70	0	0	5	90	0
2021	290	210	80	80	5	5	0	0	5	65	10	0	0	80	0
2022	275	180	95	90	5	5	0	5	5	80	5	0	0	75	0
2023	275	175	100	90	5	5	0	5	10	80	0	0	0	75	0
2024	265	170	95	90	5	5	0	0	10	75	5	0	0	–	–
2025	250	165	85	85	5	0	0	0	10	70	5	0	0	–	–
2026	240	155	85	85	5	0	0	0	10	70	5	0	0	–	–

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