City · Hulst, Zeeland

Vogelwaarde: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, Vogelwaarde had 1,765 residents. 21.5% of them (380 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than the municipality of Hulst (33.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (9.6%), other Asia (4.2%) and other Africa (1.7%). 64.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.7 percentage points.

Residents: 1,765 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 21.5% 380 people
Born abroad: 64.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.7 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

79% 22%

Dutch origin 78.8% 1,390
Migration background 21.5% 380

Largest origin groups

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

Belgium

9.6% 170 people

Municipality of Hulst 21.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.2% 75 people

Municipality of Hulst 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.7% 30 people

Municipality of Hulst 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.4% 25 people

Municipality of Hulst 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.1% 20 people

Municipality of Hulst 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.1% 20 people

Municipality of Hulst 3.4% Netherlands 5.6%
Indonesia

0.57% 10 people

Municipality of Hulst 0.69% Netherlands 1.9%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.57% 10 people

Municipality of Hulst 0.24% Netherlands 1.1%
Turkey

0.28% 5 people

Municipality of Hulst 0.37% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

0.28% 5 people

Municipality of Hulst 0.27% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.28% 5 people

Municipality of Hulst 0.20% Netherlands 2.0%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.28% 5 people

Municipality of Hulst 0.71% Netherlands 1.7%

First and second generation

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

64% 34%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.5% 245
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 34.2% 130

Men and women

Men: 925
Women: 840

Compared with all cities

Netherlands 29.1% Vogelwaarde 21.5%

Higher than 84% 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

21.5%

Vogelwaarde
Municipality of Hulst
Netherlands

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Year	Vogelwaarde	Municipality of Hulst	Netherlands
1998	10.6%	22.0%	16.7%
1999	12.6%	22.3%	17.1%
2000	12.6%	22.6%	17.5%
2001	12.9%	23.0%	18.0%
2002	11.9%	23.0%	18.4%
2003	12.8%	23.1%	18.8%
2004	12.1%	23.0%	19.0%
2005	11.5%	23.0%	19.2%
2006	11.8%	22.9%	19.3%
2007	11.6%	23.1%	19.4%
2008	12.2%	23.2%	19.6%
2009	12.9%	23.4%	19.9%
2010	12.4%	23.4%	20.3%
2011	13.3%	23.6%	20.6%
2012	13.9%	24.1%	20.9%
2013	13.7%	24.6%	21.1%
2014	13.9%	25.3%	21.4%
2015	14.4%	25.9%	21.7%
2016	15.5%	26.3%	22.1%
2017	15.8%	26.9%	22.6%
2018	17.0%	27.5%	23.1%
2019	17.3%	28.3%	23.6%
2020	17.4%	28.7%	24.2%
2021	17.4%	29.3%	24.6%
2022	19.8%	31.5%	26.0%
2023	20.4%	32.2%	27.1%
2024	19.9%	32.8%	27.9%
2025	21.2%	33.5%	28.5%
2026	21.5%	33.7%	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 Vogelwaarde

				Largest group
4581 Boschkapelle, Stoppeldijk	21.5%	1,765	+1.7 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	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	1,930	1,725	205	170	30	0	0	0	5	10	35	0	110	25	5	10	0	180	25
1999	1,950	1,705	245	190	60	5	0	0	10	5	30	5	120	35	15	15	10	200	40
2000	1,940	1,690	245	200	45	0	5	0	5	10	35	5	125	35	5	15	5	205	40
2001	1,935	1,680	250	200	50	5	5	0	10	0	35	0	125	40	15	10	5	210	40
2002	1,935	1,705	230	185	40	0	5	5	5	5	30	0	120	35	10	15	0	195	35
2003	1,960	1,710	250	200	45	0	5	0	10	5	35	5	135	25	15	5	5	210	35
2004	1,945	1,710	235	195	35	0	5	0	5	0	30	0	130	35	10	10	5	205	30
2005	1,965	1,740	225	185	45	0	0	0	10	0	35	5	125	20	20	5	10	195	30
2006	1,955	1,725	230	180	50	0	5	0	10	0	30	5	115	30	15	15	5	190	40
2007	1,975	1,745	230	180	50	5	0	0	5	5	30	5	115	30	20	15	0	195	35
2008	1,970	1,725	240	195	45	0	0	0	5	0	30	10	125	30	20	20	0	205	40
2009	1,940	1,685	250	190	65	5	0	0	10	5	30	10	120	30	25	10	10	205	45
2010	1,930	1,690	240	190	60	5	5	0	10	10	30	10	110	40	10	15	5	195	45
2011	1,920	1,665	255	210	50	0	5	0	5	10	30	20	115	45	10	15	5	215	35
2012	1,905	1,645	265	210	55	5	5	5	5	5	25	25	130	30	15	10	5	225	40
2013	1,930	1,665	265	210	55	5	0	5	5	5	25	20	135	30	20	10	5	220	45
2014	1,910	1,645	265	210	60	10	5	0	5	5	25	20	135	30	20	5	10	220	45
2015	1,905	1,630	275	215	55	0	5	5	5	10	30	15	140	30	20	10	0	225	55
2016	1,905	1,610	295	220	75	0	5	5	10	5	25	15	145	35	25	20	5	235	60
2017	1,900	1,600	300	225	75	0	5	5	10	5	25	15	150	35	25	20	5	235	70
2018	1,880	1,560	320	240	80	0	5	5	10	5	25	15	165	35	25	25	5	250	70
2019	1,850	1,530	320	245	80	0	5	0	5	5	30	10	175	30	30	30	5	255	65
2020	1,870	1,545	325	235	95	0	5	5	10	5	30	10	170	25	35	35	0	250	80
2021	1,865	1,540	325	235	90	0	5	0	10	5	25	5	180	25	30	35	5	245	75
2022	1,870	1,500	370	260	110	0	5	5	10	5	30	10	205	20	30	55	5	255	95
2023	1,860	1,485	380	265	110	5	5	5	5	5	30	10	205	15	30	55	0	255	90
2024	1,805	1,445	360	245	115	0	5	0	5	10	25	10	195	20	30	55	5	–	–
2025	1,790	1,410	380	250	130	5	5	5	10	10	25	20	190	15	30	60	5	–	–
2026	1,765	1,390	380	240	140	5	5	5	10	10	25	20	170	20	30	75	5	–	–

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