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's-Hertogenbosch: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, 's-Hertogenbosch had 114,340 residents. 29.5% of them (33,705 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch (25.5%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (6.0%), other Europe (5.0%) and Morocco (4.0%). 57.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.5 percentage points.

Residents: 114,340 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 29.5% 33,705 people
Born abroad: 57.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.5 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 70.5% 80,650
Migration background 29.5% 33,705

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

6.0% 6,805 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 5.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.0% 5,765 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 4.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Morocco

4.0% 4,605 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 3.2% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

2.5% 2,860 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 2.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

2.4% 2,785 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.2% 2,570 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 1.9% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 1,880 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 1.5% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.4% 1,630 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.3% 1,525 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 1.2% Netherlands 2.0%
Poland

1.1% 1,310 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 1,090 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 0.81% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.75% 855 people

Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch 0.74% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.7% 19,460
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.2% 14,235

Men and women

Men: 56,590
Women: 57,760

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% 's-Hertogenbosch 29.5%

Higher than 93% 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

29.5%

's-Hertogenbosch
Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands

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Year	's-Hertogenbosch	Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch	Netherlands
1998	18.6%	16.1%	16.7%
1999	18.9%	16.4%	17.1%
2000	19.2%	16.6%	17.5%
2001	19.8%	17.1%	18.0%
2002	20.2%	17.5%	18.4%
2003	20.5%	17.7%	18.8%
2004	20.3%	17.6%	19.0%
2005	20.5%	17.7%	19.2%
2006	20.7%	17.8%	19.3%
2007	20.9%	17.9%	19.4%
2008	21.1%	18.1%	19.6%
2009	21.5%	18.4%	19.9%
2010	21.7%	18.6%	20.3%
2011	21.9%	18.7%	20.6%
2012	22.1%	18.9%	20.9%
2013	22.2%	19.0%	21.1%
2014	22.2%	19.1%	21.4%
2015	22.4%	19.2%	21.7%
2016	22.8%	19.5%	22.1%
2017	23.3%	19.9%	22.6%
2018	23.8%	20.3%	23.1%
2019	24.1%	20.6%	23.6%
2020	24.4%	20.9%	24.2%
2021	24.8%	21.2%	24.6%
2022	26.0%	22.4%	26.0%
2023	27.4%	23.7%	27.1%
2024	28.3%	24.5%	27.9%
2025	28.9%	25.0%	28.5%
2026	29.5%	25.5%	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 's-Hertogenbosch

				Largest group
5223 West	36.9%	14,335	+2.9 pp	Other Asia
5211 Binnenstad	26.9%	13,820	+3.9 pp	Other Europe
5231 Noord	38.0%	10,950	+3.7 pp	Morocco
5237 Maaspoort	19.5%	9,005	+1.5 pp	Other Asia
5224 West	47.9%	8,955	+4.4 pp	Other Asia
5233 Noord	33.3%	8,240	+3.9 pp	Other Asia
5213 Graafsepoort	29.6%	7,995	+3.3 pp	Other Asia
5216 Zuidoost	26.6%	7,645	+5.7 pp	Other Asia
5212 Muntel / Vliert	24.5%	7,040	+2.3 pp	Other Europe
5235 Maaspoort	24.1%	6,895	+2.4 pp	Other Asia
5236 Empel	16.9%	6,525	+1.7 pp	Other Europe
5221 Engelen	15.6%	5,610	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
5215 Zuidoost	25.6%	5,405	+3.8 pp	Morocco
5232 Noord	29.8%	1,730	+14.0 pp	Other Asia
5222 West	40.9%	110	+6.3 pp	Poland
5234 Maaspoort	37.5%	80	−1.4 pp	Morocco

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	98,065	79,835	18,235	4,985	13,235	2,075	2,995	1,495	3,735	650	1,835	180	735	2,235	635	1,245	410	8,965	9,280
1999	98,685	80,050	18,635	5,025	13,620	2,140	3,060	1,485	3,695	700	1,825	180	725	2,295	725	1,345	470	8,995	9,640
2000	99,745	80,575	19,185	5,105	14,065	2,215	3,215	1,505	3,660	750	1,825	175	715	2,390	770	1,455	495	9,030	10,160
2001	101,265	81,250	20,010	5,320	14,680	2,315	3,370	1,515	3,620	830	1,855	195	740	2,530	880	1,605	545	9,225	10,790
2002	102,320	81,585	20,705	5,440	15,250	2,360	3,515	1,560	3,605	900	1,845	205	745	2,645	955	1,795	565	9,325	11,390
2003	103,105	81,995	21,120	5,530	15,610	2,475	3,640	1,545	3,555	895	1,845	210	755	2,720	975	1,910	615	9,380	11,735
2004	104,140	83,015	21,140	5,515	15,630	2,530	3,735	1,545	3,535	865	1,855	215	770	2,675	890	1,895	635	9,385	11,765
2005	104,715	83,290	21,440	5,605	15,835	2,590	3,830	1,565	3,495	865	1,840	230	765	2,770	895	1,960	635	9,425	12,010
2006	105,230	83,450	21,785	5,750	16,040	2,615	3,925	1,585	3,450	830	1,835	275	780	2,860	925	2,055	660	9,530	12,240
2007	105,425	83,405	22,005	5,815	16,180	2,645	3,975	1,550	3,415	810	1,860	290	770	2,895	945	2,145	700	9,625	12,385
2008	105,280	83,030	22,230	5,945	16,275	2,660	4,035	1,550	3,370	825	1,870	340	765	2,970	1,005	2,170	660	9,680	12,560
2009	105,500	82,820	22,710	6,145	16,565	2,660	4,130	1,545	3,315	850	1,865	420	760	3,100	1,055	2,290	720	9,845	12,860
2010	106,670	83,550	23,135	6,260	16,870	2,665	4,200	1,575	3,285	870	1,870	425	765	3,200	1,125	2,395	760	9,910	13,225
2011	107,065	83,600	23,445	6,395	17,020	2,680	4,240	1,555	3,240	890	1,860	480	760	3,295	1,210	2,440	770	10,000	13,430
2012	107,565	83,770	23,780	6,535	17,260	2,735	4,230	1,565	3,175	885	1,835	535	765	3,400	1,270	2,540	860	10,115	13,645
2013	107,870	83,870	23,990	6,610	17,360	2,715	4,290	1,550	3,170	900	1,840	560	785	3,425	1,300	2,570	880	10,210	13,795
2014	108,530	84,390	24,140	6,730	17,415	2,685	4,325	1,540	3,135	885	1,825	585	760	3,560	1,305	2,630	910	10,305	13,835
2015	108,815	84,400	24,415	6,790	17,630	2,635	4,375	1,550	3,110	895	1,775	610	765	3,645	1,355	2,740	970	10,355	14,060
2016	109,110	84,250	24,860	6,880	17,975	2,605	4,420	1,545	3,085	910	1,750	655	745	3,730	1,480	2,935	995	10,455	14,405
2017	109,560	84,080	25,480	6,975	18,510	2,645	4,465	1,540	3,055	885	1,740	705	745	3,785	1,565	3,330	1,035	10,530	14,950
2018	110,475	84,210	26,265	7,300	18,965	2,635	4,500	1,560	3,040	895	1,710	755	790	4,045	1,635	3,605	1,095	10,850	15,415
2019	110,825	84,090	26,735	7,450	19,280	2,645	4,480	1,560	3,010	910	1,680	770	780	4,225	1,710	3,830	1,135	10,980	15,755
2020	110,855	83,765	27,090	7,545	19,545	2,650	4,475	1,540	2,985	920	1,650	790	785	4,320	1,780	3,990	1,215	11,070	16,030
2021	111,050	83,565	27,485	7,740	19,750	2,610	4,520	1,530	2,950	945	1,605	865	780	4,490	1,855	4,090	1,250	11,215	16,270
2022	111,670	82,620	29,055	7,955	21,105	2,635	4,515	1,510	2,990	1,025	1,710	1,000	865	4,385	2,015	4,880	1,510	11,485	16,660
2023	112,850	81,920	30,940	8,975	21,960	2,705	4,530	1,505	2,930	1,050	1,685	1,090	855	5,330	2,145	5,365	1,690	12,540	17,490
2024	113,965	81,675	32,290	9,505	22,785	2,805	4,540	1,535	2,895	1,075	1,695	1,260	850	5,700	2,290	5,820	1,810	–	–
2025	113,980	81,055	32,930	9,445	23,490	2,840	4,565	1,510	2,850	1,090	1,675	1,310	855	5,590	2,435	6,340	1,850	–	–
2026	114,340	80,650	33,705	9,580	24,130	2,860	4,605	1,525	2,785	1,090	1,630	1,310	855	5,765	2,570	6,805	1,880	–	–

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