City · North Brabant

Sint-Michielsgestel: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Sint-Michielsgestel had 12,620 residents. 13.2% of them (1,670 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel (11.4%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.2%), other Europe (2.6%) and Indonesia (1.4%). 59.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.2 percentage points.

Residents: 12,620 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 13.2% 1,670 people
Born abroad: 59.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.2 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

87%

Dutch origin 86.8% 10,950
Migration background 13.2% 1,670

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.2% 405 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.6% 330 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 2.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

1.4% 175 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.2% 150 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 130 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.91% Netherlands 2.3%
Poland

0.91% 115 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.63% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.87% 110 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.91% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.59% 75 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.65% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.52% 65 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.41% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

0.36% 45 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.31% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.32% 40 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.27% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.24% 30 people

Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel 0.28% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

59% 41%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.0% 985
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 41.0% 685

Men and women

Men: 6,330
Women: 6,290

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Sint-Michielsgestel 13.2%

Higher than 55% 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

13.2%

Sint-Michielsgestel
Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel
Netherlands

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Year	Sint-Michielsgestel	Municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel	Netherlands
1998	7.0%	5.5%	16.7%
1999	7.1%	5.7%	17.1%
2000	7.1%	5.9%	17.5%
2001	7.0%	6.0%	18.0%
2002	7.2%	6.1%	18.4%
2003	7.2%	6.1%	18.8%
2004	7.5%	6.3%	19.0%
2005	7.5%	6.3%	19.2%
2006	7.7%	6.4%	19.3%
2007	7.8%	6.5%	19.4%
2008	8.2%	6.7%	19.6%
2009	8.4%	6.9%	19.9%
2010	8.4%	6.9%	20.3%
2011	8.5%	7.2%	20.6%
2012	8.4%	7.2%	20.9%
2013	8.5%	7.3%	21.1%
2014	8.6%	7.5%	21.4%
2015	8.7%	7.6%	21.7%
2016	8.8%	7.7%	22.1%
2017	9.4%	8.1%	22.6%
2018	9.1%	8.1%	23.1%
2019	9.4%	8.4%	23.6%
2020	9.5%	8.7%	24.2%
2021	9.6%	8.8%	24.6%
2022	11.0%	9.9%	26.0%
2023	12.0%	10.6%	27.1%
2024	12.3%	10.7%	27.9%
2025	13.1%	11.2%	28.5%
2026	13.2%	11.4%	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 Sint-Michielsgestel

				Largest group
5271 Theereheide	12.5%	11,005	+2.3 pp	Other Asia
5272 Venkant, Beekkant en Beekvliet	18.3%	1,615	+2.1 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	11,995	11,165	835	355	475	20	30	95	190	25	145	20	45	145	45	40	30	560	275
1999	12,135	11,275	860	380	495	20	30	100	180	25	150	20	55	155	50	50	40	575	285
2000	12,175	11,315	865	375	490	25	20	100	180	30	150	15	60	150	40	50	45	585	275
2001	12,160	11,310	855	380	480	20	15	100	175	30	140	25	65	150	35	55	50	590	265
2002	12,330	11,445	885	380	495	25	15	110	175	25	140	25	60	155	40	55	50	595	290
2003	12,360	11,470	885	395	490	25	15	110	175	30	135	30	60	170	40	60	35	600	290
2004	12,250	11,335	915	400	510	30	5	100	180	25	140	35	55	170	55	70	45	615	300
2005	12,210	11,285	915	395	520	35	15	100	185	30	135	30	60	170	35	80	40	615	300
2006	12,215	11,275	940	400	540	30	15	100	175	30	140	30	60	170	50	95	45	615	325
2007	12,150	11,205	945	415	530	25	15	90	180	25	140	30	60	185	50	90	55	630	315
2008	12,215	11,215	1,000	455	535	30	10	90	185	25	145	50	60	200	50	90	55	675	330
2009	12,225	11,200	1,025	490	540	20	10	85	185	20	150	60	60	220	50	100	70	715	310
2010	12,200	11,175	1,025	490	540	25	10	90	195	25	145	65	60	220	50	100	45	720	305
2011	12,170	11,140	1,035	485	550	35	10	80	195	20	150	65	60	210	50	100	60	715	320
2012	12,205	11,170	1,030	505	525	25	10	90	185	25	145	70	60	230	55	95	40	715	320
2013	12,155	11,125	1,030	500	525	20	15	80	180	15	150	70	55	225	60	100	55	710	315
2014	12,230	11,175	1,055	500	555	25	15	80	180	20	150	90	60	200	70	105	60	730	325
2015	12,265	11,200	1,065	525	535	20	15	80	165	25	140	100	65	220	60	115	55	730	335
2016	12,195	11,125	1,070	510	565	15	15	90	170	15	140	95	65	210	75	130	55	720	355
2017	12,240	11,090	1,150	530	625	25	25	70	160	15	140	115	65	210	75	185	70	725	425
2018	12,215	11,105	1,110	515	595	20	15	70	150	20	145	95	65	210	70	190	60	705	410
2019	12,375	11,210	1,165	550	610	20	15	70	155	25	150	100	70	230	75	195	55	740	425
2020	12,405	11,225	1,180	545	640	20	15	70	150	20	155	100	60	230	85	215	65	735	450
2021	12,395	11,205	1,190	530	650	25	10	70	150	20	140	105	65	220	85	230	60	720	470
2022	12,355	10,995	1,360	575	785	30	25	70	170	30	145	105	85	235	100	280	90	740	510
2023	12,615	11,095	1,515	665	855	30	25	65	170	30	150	100	75	345	100	320	110	845	565
2024	12,560	11,015	1,550	640	910	40	25	70	170	30	150	125	75	285	105	365	110	–	–
2025	12,675	11,015	1,665	680	980	40	30	70	165	35	150	130	75	330	115	400	125	–	–
2026	12,620	10,950	1,670	670	1,000	45	30	65	175	40	150	115	75	330	130	405	110	–	–

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