Municipality · North Brabant

Municipality of Breda: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Breda had 190,215 residents. 29.0% of them (55,125 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than North Brabant (24.8%) and about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (5.5%), other Asia (4.8%) and Morocco (3.2%). 57.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.8 percentage points.

Residents: 190,215 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 29.0% 55,125 people
Born abroad: 57.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.8 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 71.0% 135,075
Migration background 29.0% 55,125

Largest origin groups

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

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

5.5% 10,535 people

North Brabant 4.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.8% 9,070 people

North Brabant 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

3.2% 6,010 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.6% 4,975 people

North Brabant 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.3% 4,440 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

1.9% 3,695 people

North Brabant 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

1.8% 3,365 people

North Brabant 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.6% 2,985 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Poland

1.5% 2,825 people

North Brabant 2.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.4% 2,580 people

North Brabant 0.80% Netherlands 1.1%
Germany

1.4% 2,575 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

1.1% 2,075 people

North Brabant 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

57% 43%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.1% 31,470
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.9% 23,675

Men and women

Men: 94,030
Women: 96,165

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Breda 29.0%

Higher than 83% of all municipalities 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

29.0%

Municipality of Breda
North Brabant
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Breda	North Brabant	Netherlands
1998	17.8%	13.1%	16.7%
1999	18.2%	13.5%	17.1%
2000	18.6%	13.8%	17.5%
2001	19.0%	14.2%	18.0%
2002	19.3%	14.5%	18.4%
2003	19.5%	14.8%	18.8%
2004	19.8%	14.9%	19.0%
2005	20.0%	15.0%	19.2%
2006	20.2%	15.1%	19.3%
2007	20.3%	15.2%	19.4%
2008	20.6%	15.4%	19.6%
2009	21.0%	15.7%	19.9%
2010	21.2%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	21.5%	16.2%	20.6%
2012	21.7%	16.5%	20.9%
2013	22.0%	16.7%	21.1%
2014	22.1%	17.0%	21.4%
2015	22.3%	17.3%	21.7%
2016	22.7%	17.7%	22.1%
2017	23.1%	18.2%	22.6%
2018	23.5%	18.7%	23.1%
2019	23.9%	19.3%	23.6%
2020	24.2%	19.9%	24.2%
2021	24.5%	20.3%	24.6%
2022	26.2%	21.6%	26.0%
2023	27.1%	22.8%	27.1%
2024	27.8%	23.5%	27.9%
2025	28.3%	24.3%	28.5%
2026	29.0%	24.8%	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).

Cities and villages in Municipality of Breda

				Largest group
Breda	32.2%	155,070	+3.1 pp	Other Europe
Prinsenbeek	12.5%	12,375	+1.5 pp	Other Europe
Teteringen	17.5%	9,395	+1.3 pp	Other Europe
Bavel	14.5%	8,370	+1.6 pp	Other Europe
Ulvenhout	16.9%	5,005	+2.0 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	157,030	129,130	27,890	9,310	18,590	2,000	3,635	1,780	5,820	1,590	2,505	545	2,850	3,410	1,165	1,750	850	15,530	12,350
1999	159,010	130,085	28,940	9,585	19,350	2,120	3,815	1,825	5,815	1,660	2,525	555	2,865	3,640	1,250	1,995	875	15,790	13,105
2000	160,595	130,700	29,895	9,795	20,120	2,200	3,980	1,885	5,830	1,745	2,525	565	2,885	3,820	1,370	2,200	915	16,030	13,845
2001	162,295	131,455	30,820	9,820	20,985	2,305	4,180	1,915	5,840	1,850	2,505	590	2,880	3,845	1,520	2,415	965	16,110	14,745
2002	163,415	131,885	31,545	9,935	21,630	2,385	4,325	1,950	5,840	1,920	2,515	585	2,870	3,965	1,600	2,555	1,055	16,205	15,320
2003	164,395	132,260	32,130	9,980	22,135	2,500	4,505	1,940	5,815	1,965	2,495	595	2,825	4,070	1,675	2,650	1,085	16,300	15,840
2004	166,030	133,185	32,840	10,130	22,725	2,595	4,660	1,960	5,770	2,000	2,495	580	2,825	4,230	1,760	2,865	1,115	16,380	16,455
2005	168,040	134,515	33,530	10,265	23,250	2,745	4,785	2,000	5,830	2,030	2,555	680	2,815	4,220	1,735	2,985	1,150	16,620	16,910
2006	169,690	135,465	34,220	10,665	23,550	2,805	4,925	2,010	5,850	2,000	2,615	840	2,830	4,385	1,720	3,060	1,185	17,030	17,215
2007	170,325	135,770	34,560	10,790	23,760	2,855	4,985	2,065	5,820	2,020	2,730	900	2,825	4,335	1,745	3,085	1,190	17,135	17,440
2008	170,935	135,720	35,220	11,100	24,130	2,860	5,025	2,055	5,750	2,050	2,780	1,020	2,815	4,490	1,820	3,270	1,305	17,415	17,815
2009	171,900	135,750	36,155	11,700	24,465	2,925	5,145	2,045	5,695	2,040	2,940	1,155	2,805	4,800	1,925	3,325	1,370	17,975	18,175
2010	173,305	136,460	36,815	12,055	24,765	2,915	5,225	2,000	5,640	2,080	3,050	1,230	2,835	4,945	2,045	3,435	1,435	18,280	18,540
2011	174,605	137,055	37,525	12,460	25,070	2,920	5,265	2,020	5,595	2,115	3,075	1,295	2,820	5,270	2,195	3,505	1,455	18,655	18,885
2012	176,390	138,130	38,265	12,810	25,475	2,940	5,315	2,055	5,565	2,150	3,085	1,450	2,850	5,430	2,335	3,630	1,490	18,995	19,265
2013	178,150	139,065	39,105	13,050	26,055	2,995	5,420	2,035	5,575	2,225	3,005	1,550	2,875	5,620	2,440	3,735	1,635	19,260	19,835
2014	179,455	139,725	39,730	13,420	26,310	3,010	5,465	2,055	5,560	2,165	2,925	1,665	2,890	5,940	2,495	3,895	1,670	19,660	20,075
2015	180,780	140,420	40,360	13,570	26,795	3,030	5,525	2,060	5,520	2,190	2,835	1,820	2,880	6,035	2,610	4,120	1,740	19,780	20,585
2016	181,450	140,250	41,200	13,890	27,315	3,025	5,540	2,055	5,455	2,195	2,790	1,985	2,890	6,225	2,770	4,460	1,815	20,070	21,130
2017	182,195	140,165	42,030	14,195	27,840	3,030	5,585	2,040	5,405	2,175	2,715	2,085	2,905	6,495	2,900	4,850	1,860	20,325	21,705
2018	183,350	140,265	43,085	14,465	28,620	3,080	5,700	2,060	5,330	2,205	2,660	2,160	2,935	6,710	3,040	5,270	1,935	20,535	22,550
2019	183,810	139,905	43,905	14,800	29,105	3,150	5,750	2,050	5,255	2,240	2,635	2,230	2,925	7,010	3,185	5,445	2,030	20,830	23,070
2020	184,035	139,435	44,600	15,115	29,475	3,165	5,775	2,060	5,230	2,235	2,580	2,260	2,925	7,350	3,290	5,660	2,070	21,130	23,465
2021	184,090	138,915	45,175	15,275	29,895	3,250	5,815	2,060	5,140	2,250	2,500	2,430	2,915	7,430	3,405	5,840	2,135	21,195	23,975
2022	184,690	136,335	48,340	16,540	31,800	3,300	5,885	2,080	5,245	2,360	2,700	2,475	3,340	8,015	3,650	6,655	2,580	21,730	24,605
2023	186,435	135,895	50,530	17,680	32,830	3,425	5,990	2,085	5,155	2,435	2,680	2,605	3,365	9,085	3,835	7,195	2,710	22,835	25,700
2024	188,075	135,725	52,350	18,475	33,890	3,510	5,990	2,085	5,115	2,525	2,635	2,665	3,365	9,795	4,035	7,785	2,820	–	–
2025	188,780	135,325	53,470	18,815	34,640	3,575	5,975	2,065	5,065	2,545	2,575	2,755	3,350	10,140	4,220	8,310	2,885	–	–
2026	190,215	135,075	55,125	19,305	35,810	3,695	6,010	2,075	4,975	2,580	2,575	2,825	3,365	10,535	4,440	9,070	2,985	–	–

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