City · Rucphen, North Brabant

St. Willebrord: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, St. Willebrord had 9,800 residents. 16.2% of them (1,585 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Rucphen (14.0%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (3.5%), other Europe (2.7%) and Poland (2.2%). 57.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.1 percentage points.

Residents: 9,800 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.2% 1,585 people
Born abroad: 57.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.1 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% 16%

Dutch origin 83.8% 8,215
Migration background 16.2% 1,585

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.5% 345 people

Municipality of Rucphen 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.7% 260 people

Municipality of Rucphen 2.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

2.2% 215 people

Municipality of Rucphen 1.6% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

2.1% 205 people

Municipality of Rucphen 2.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

1.0% 100 people

Municipality of Rucphen 0.77% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

1.0% 95 people

Municipality of Rucphen 1.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.82% 80 people

Municipality of Rucphen 0.67% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.71% 70 people

Municipality of Rucphen 0.60% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.66% 65 people

Municipality of Rucphen 0.50% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.66% 65 people

Municipality of Rucphen 0.48% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

0.61% 60 people

Municipality of Rucphen 0.56% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.26% 25 people

Municipality of Rucphen 0.21% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.4% 910
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.6% 675

Men and women

Men: 4,965
Women: 4,835

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% St. Willebrord 16.2%

Higher than 69% 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

16.2%

St. Willebrord
Municipality of Rucphen
Netherlands

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Year	St. Willebrord	Municipality of Rucphen	Netherlands
1998	5.3%	5.5%	16.7%
1999	5.3%	5.7%	17.1%
2000	5.7%	5.9%	17.5%
2001	6.1%	6.1%	18.0%
2002	6.4%	6.4%	18.4%
2003	6.4%	6.5%	18.8%
2004	6.4%	6.6%	19.0%
2005	6.6%	6.7%	19.2%
2006	7.1%	6.9%	19.3%
2007	7.3%	7.0%	19.4%
2008	7.5%	7.2%	19.6%
2009	7.5%	7.3%	19.9%
2010	7.8%	7.3%	20.3%
2011	7.7%	7.3%	20.6%
2012	8.2%	7.7%	20.9%
2013	8.2%	7.8%	21.1%
2014	8.3%	8.1%	21.4%
2015	8.4%	8.2%	21.7%
2016	8.9%	8.5%	22.1%
2017	9.8%	9.0%	22.6%
2018	10.1%	9.2%	23.1%
2019	10.7%	9.7%	23.6%
2020	11.7%	10.3%	24.2%
2021	12.1%	10.7%	24.6%
2022	13.0%	11.3%	26.0%
2023	13.8%	12.4%	27.1%
2024	14.7%	13.1%	27.9%
2025	15.5%	13.7%	28.5%
2026	16.2%	14.0%	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 St. Willebrord

				Largest group
4711 Sint Willebrord	16.2%	9,800	+3.1 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	9,200	8,715	485	290	195	0	45	35	55	5	50	10	165	65	15	35	5	345	135
1999	9,180	8,685	490	295	205	0	45	30	65	10	50	15	165	65	10	35	10	355	140
2000	9,245	8,720	530	300	230	5	45	30	60	15	50	15	170	65	15	55	5	355	170
2001	9,330	8,760	565	325	240	10	45	35	65	10	50	20	180	75	15	55	5	390	180
2002	9,370	8,780	595	335	255	15	40	30	65	10	50	20	185	80	10	75	10	405	195
2003	9,395	8,790	605	345	255	15	35	35	65	10	50	25	180	90	15	75	5	415	190
2004	9,380	8,780	600	340	250	15	40	30	60	10	50	25	175	90	10	80	5	410	190
2005	9,325	8,710	615	350	270	15	45	35	65	10	50	25	175	100	10	80	10	415	195
2006	9,260	8,605	655	375	280	15	45	40	60	10	55	30	185	105	15	90	5	445	210
2007	9,265	8,590	675	395	285	15	45	35	65	10	55	45	185	110	15	80	20	460	215
2008	9,310	8,610	695	410	285	15	45	30	75	10	55	65	190	100	15	80	15	490	205
2009	9,335	8,635	700	410	295	15	50	35	75	5	55	60	185	110	10	85	20	490	220
2010	9,320	8,595	725	415	310	15	50	35	70	10	55	55	190	115	20	80	30	495	230
2011	9,270	8,550	715	405	305	10	50	40	70	10	40	55	200	110	25	75	25	480	230
2012	9,200	8,445	755	410	340	15	50	40	70	10	45	50	195	120	40	90	25	500	260
2013	9,095	8,345	750	410	345	15	50	35	75	5	45	65	195	105	35	90	40	505	250
2014	9,025	8,280	745	420	325	15	35	40	75	5	40	85	185	110	40	90	25	510	235
2015	8,990	8,235	755	415	340	15	40	35	75	5	45	80	185	105	50	90	30	500	255
2016	8,975	8,175	800	445	350	15	40	35	75	10	40	100	185	120	55	95	25	530	270
2017	9,050	8,165	885	480	410	20	45	35	70	10	50	130	185	115	60	135	35	570	320
2018	9,035	8,120	915	500	415	20	45	30	80	15	45	145	185	125	40	150	35	585	325
2019	9,050	8,080	970	540	430	20	50	30	75	10	50	175	185	130	45	165	35	630	345
2020	9,290	8,205	1,085	590	495	30	65	35	75	25	50	200	180	160	45	170	50	685	405
2021	9,430	8,285	1,145	595	555	40	75	45	80	25	60	205	170	160	60	185	45	690	465
2022	9,550	8,305	1,245	635	610	45	80	55	85	20	60	205	190	180	65	215	55	715	495
2023	9,605	8,270	1,330	680	655	50	85	50	85	20	55	210	200	210	65	245	55	760	535
2024	9,690	8,260	1,425	705	720	55	90	60	85	20	55	225	205	220	60	290	60	–	–
2025	9,795	8,275	1,520	725	795	65	95	60	90	25	60	225	200	240	60	330	70	–	–
2026	9,800	8,215	1,585	740	845	65	100	65	95	25	60	215	205	260	70	345	80	–	–

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