City · Meierijstad, North Brabant

Sint-Oedenrode: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Sint-Oedenrode had 18,655 residents. 12.4% of them (2,310 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Meierijstad (18.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (3.1%), other Asia (2.5%) and Poland (1.3%). 63.0% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.4 percentage points.

Residents: 18,655 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.4% 2,310 people
Born abroad: 63.0% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.4 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

88%

Dutch origin 87.6% 16,345
Migration background 12.4% 2,310

Largest origin groups

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

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

3.1% 580 people

Meierijstad 3.9% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.5% 460 people

Meierijstad 3.1% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

1.3% 250 people

Meierijstad 2.6% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.2% 220 people

Meierijstad 1.5% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.0% 195 people

Meierijstad 1.1% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

0.91% 170 people

Meierijstad 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.86% 160 people

Meierijstad 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Belgium

0.54% 100 people

Meierijstad 0.50% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

0.38% 70 people

Meierijstad 2.1% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.27% 50 people

Meierijstad 0.60% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.24% 45 people

Meierijstad 0.29% Netherlands 1.1%
Morocco

0.16% 30 people

Meierijstad 0.84% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

63% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.0% 1,455
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 37.0% 855

Men and women

Men: 9,315
Women: 9,340

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Sint-Oedenrode 12.4%

Higher than 49% 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

12.4%

Sint-Oedenrode
Meierijstad
Netherlands

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Year	Sint-Oedenrode	Meierijstad	Netherlands
1998	5.2%	9.2%	16.7%
1999	5.3%	9.3%	17.1%
2000	5.5%	9.7%	17.5%
2001	5.7%	10.0%	18.0%
2002	5.7%	10.5%	18.4%
2003	5.8%	10.6%	18.8%
2004	5.8%	10.7%	19.0%
2005	5.8%	10.4%	19.2%
2006	6.0%	10.5%	19.3%
2007	6.2%	10.6%	19.4%
2008	6.5%	10.8%	19.6%
2009	6.6%	11.0%	19.9%
2010	6.9%	11.4%	20.3%
2011	7.2%	11.6%	20.6%
2012	7.2%	11.8%	20.9%
2013	7.4%	12.0%	21.1%
2014	7.3%	12.1%	21.4%
2015	7.8%	12.6%	21.7%
2016	7.8%	13.0%	22.1%
2017	8.2%	13.4%	22.6%
2018	8.3%	13.7%	23.1%
2019	8.7%	14.1%	23.6%
2020	8.7%	14.4%	24.2%
2021	9.0%	14.9%	24.6%
2022	10.0%	15.9%	26.0%
2023	11.0%	16.9%	27.1%
2024	11.6%	17.6%	27.9%
2025	11.7%	18.1%	28.5%
2026	12.4%	18.7%	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-Oedenrode

				Largest group
5491 Sint-Oedenrode	13.4%	11,380	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
5492 Centrum Noord	10.9%	7,275	+1.3 pp	Other Europe

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	17,015	16,130	890	400	490	15	30	40	195	15	180	15	75	130	75	50	70	640	245
1999	16,965	16,060	900	390	515	20	30	40	190	15	175	15	75	125	70	70	80	645	255
2000	16,975	16,045	935	400	540	20	30	50	195	10	185	25	75	115	75	80	80	655	280
2001	17,075	16,110	965	415	555	20	40	55	190	5	180	25	80	130	70	90	85	660	305
2002	17,105	16,135	970	420	570	20	35	55	195	10	185	30	80	125	75	90	90	665	305
2003	17,030	16,040	990	420	570	20	30	55	190	15	170	55	65	130	65	110	85	670	320
2004	16,970	15,985	980	420	560	20	35	50	170	5	175	50	65	130	75	110	95	655	330
2005	16,925	15,930	985	415	565	20	35	50	170	5	170	50	70	125	80	115	90	655	330
2006	17,035	16,025	1,015	425	595	15	40	50	175	5	170	45	60	150	80	140	90	655	360
2007	17,165	16,095	1,070	450	615	20	40	45	170	10	175	75	70	130	80	150	100	695	370
2008	17,215	16,100	1,115	500	625	15	35	45	175	10	175	110	70	145	85	150	110	735	380
2009	17,425	16,275	1,150	525	620	20	25	45	165	10	185	115	65	160	85	160	110	770	385
2010	17,675	16,445	1,225	570	645	20	25	50	165	15	200	135	75	160	90	185	95	815	410
2011	17,815	16,540	1,280	610	665	25	30	50	165	15	195	150	75	190	85	190	105	845	430
2012	17,905	16,605	1,295	610	690	25	25	50	165	15	195	145	80	190	105	185	120	870	435
2013	17,920	16,590	1,330	655	680	30	25	50	170	20	190	170	80	215	110	175	100	900	430
2014	17,930	16,615	1,315	620	695	30	25	45	165	20	185	175	80	180	110	180	120	860	455
2015	17,930	16,540	1,390	695	690	25	30	45	165	15	175	250	75	195	105	185	120	935	455
2016	17,900	16,505	1,395	695	700	25	30	45	170	15	170	235	75	215	110	185	120	920	470
2017	17,915	16,450	1,465	720	745	25	30	45	155	25	185	245	75	215	130	225	110	940	525
2018	17,980	16,490	1,490	700	790	30	30	45	155	20	185	225	75	215	150	250	110	920	570
2019	18,160	16,580	1,580	740	835	30	25	45	155	20	185	230	80	245	165	280	115	955	620
2020	18,250	16,670	1,580	755	830	35	20	45	150	20	180	245	80	250	165	285	110	970	620
2021	18,360	16,710	1,650	780	870	40	30	45	155	25	185	240	85	270	165	300	110	990	655
2022	18,360	16,535	1,830	850	980	45	30	45	165	35	200	260	95	285	165	355	140	1,040	685
2023	18,535	16,495	2,040	970	1,070	50	35	55	165	35	205	260	95	415	195	380	155	1,175	755
2024	18,505	16,365	2,140	1,035	1,105	60	35	50	165	40	195	240	95	510	195	425	145	–	–
2025	18,480	16,310	2,170	1,040	1,130	60	25	45	160	40	200	240	95	505	210	440	150	–	–
2026	18,655	16,345	2,310	1,115	1,195	70	30	50	170	45	195	250	100	580	220	460	160	–	–

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