Municipality · North Brabant

Municipality of Gilze en Rijen: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Gilze en Rijen had 28,435 residents. 23.8% of them (6,775 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than North Brabant (24.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (4.9%), Turkey (4.4%) and other Africa (3.0%). 63.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 5.0 percentage points.

Residents: 28,435 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 23.8% 6,775 people
Born abroad: 63.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +5.0 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

76% 24%

Dutch origin 76.2% 21,655
Migration background 23.8% 6,775

Largest origin groups

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

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.9% 1,405 people

North Brabant 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

4.4% 1,250 people

North Brabant 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

3.0% 845 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.7% 765 people

North Brabant 4.8% Netherlands 5.6%
Poland

1.9% 535 people

North Brabant 2.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Indonesia

1.4% 395 people

North Brabant 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Belgium

1.4% 395 people

North Brabant 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Germany

1.4% 385 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 305 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.72% 205 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.53% 150 people

North Brabant 0.80% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.44% 125 people

North Brabant 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

63% 37%

Born abroad (first generation) 63.3% 4,290
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 36.7% 2,485

Men and women

Men: 14,540
Women: 13,895

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Gilze en Rijen 23.8%

Higher than 71% 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

23.8%

Gilze en Rijen
North Brabant
Netherlands

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Year	Gilze en Rijen	North Brabant	Netherlands
1998	11.8%	13.1%	16.7%
1999	11.9%	13.5%	17.1%
2000	12.2%	13.8%	17.5%
2001	12.6%	14.2%	18.0%
2002	12.7%	14.5%	18.4%
2003	12.7%	14.8%	18.8%
2004	12.9%	14.9%	19.0%
2005	13.0%	15.0%	19.2%
2006	13.4%	15.1%	19.3%
2007	13.8%	15.2%	19.4%
2008	14.2%	15.4%	19.6%
2009	14.6%	15.7%	19.9%
2010	15.2%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	14.5%	16.2%	20.6%
2012	14.2%	16.5%	20.9%
2013	14.7%	16.7%	21.1%
2014	14.9%	17.0%	21.4%
2015	15.1%	17.3%	21.7%
2016	15.8%	17.7%	22.1%
2017	16.4%	18.2%	22.6%
2018	16.6%	18.7%	23.1%
2019	16.8%	19.3%	23.6%
2020	17.1%	19.9%	24.2%
2021	18.4%	20.3%	24.6%
2022	18.9%	21.6%	26.0%
2023	19.9%	22.8%	27.1%
2024	20.8%	23.5%	27.9%
2025	24.0%	24.3%	28.5%
2026	23.8%	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 Gilze en Rijen

				Largest group
Rijen	23.4%	17,125	+2.3 pp	Turkey
Gilze	27.3%	9,695	+10.9 pp	Other Asia
Molenschot	7.2%	1,180	−0.5 pp	Belgium
Hulten	8.0%	435	−0.8 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	23,855	21,045	2,805	1,170	1,630	695	85	70	475	60	360	35	435	340	55	155	35	1,675	1,140
1999	24,020	21,175	2,850	1,165	1,685	715	75	70	485	65	365	45	435	320	70	165	50	1,670	1,180
2000	24,240	21,285	2,960	1,195	1,770	750	75	70	470	60	375	50	440	330	95	200	50	1,705	1,265
2001	24,545	21,450	3,090	1,265	1,820	770	80	70	465	70	395	65	450	360	120	200	45	1,760	1,325
2002	24,740	21,590	3,150	1,270	1,865	785	80	80	475	70	395	50	435	390	135	200	40	1,785	1,360
2003	24,900	21,720	3,170	1,245	1,935	810	80	70	470	70	415	60	420	350	140	220	75	1,765	1,415
2004	25,085	21,845	3,245	1,260	1,965	840	80	75	470	65	435	60	420	345	145	240	55	1,760	1,475
2005	25,195	21,910	3,275	1,295	1,980	840	75	75	460	60	420	65	420	390	160	255	60	1,780	1,500
2006	25,260	21,885	3,385	1,295	2,075	860	85	80	445	65	420	80	395	400	185	300	60	1,780	1,605
2007	25,370	21,880	3,495	1,380	2,110	865	85	75	440	75	430	135	395	420	205	300	65	1,860	1,630
2008	25,645	22,010	3,635	1,400	2,260	870	80	75	455	70	420	150	395	435	230	395	85	1,885	1,745
2009	25,785	22,020	3,770	1,440	2,335	880	90	75	455	80	415	185	400	440	275	405	75	1,940	1,835
2010	25,975	22,020	3,945	1,455	2,510	890	90	85	445	75	425	180	390	460	405	430	90	1,940	2,020
2011	25,760	22,030	3,735	1,445	2,285	905	95	85	435	85	435	175	385	455	245	365	75	1,915	1,815
2012	25,585	21,945	3,635	1,475	2,150	915	105	75	420	80	420	180	385	490	165	300	90	1,950	1,700
2013	25,855	22,060	3,800	1,520	2,265	925	110	75	425	100	425	180	395	520	210	345	80	1,990	1,810
2014	26,075	22,185	3,890	1,520	2,365	940	120	85	410	95	420	200	385	515	270	360	90	1,975	1,910
2015	26,060	22,120	3,940	1,545	2,405	925	130	95	415	95	420	190	395	545	270	380	95	2,005	1,945
2016	26,150	22,020	4,130	1,615	2,510	925	140	95	425	95	405	225	390	595	260	475	100	2,080	2,050
2017	26,215	21,925	4,290	1,585	2,710	935	145	95	420	110	405	240	375	565	285	620	100	2,050	2,245
2018	26,315	21,945	4,370	1,600	2,770	925	165	100	400	115	395	270	380	555	285	670	110	2,060	2,310
2019	26,435	22,005	4,430	1,640	2,785	950	170	105	415	110	400	300	380	560	300	610	135	2,115	2,310
2020	26,430	21,920	4,510	1,620	2,890	960	160	105	405	140	390	330	375	525	360	600	160	2,090	2,415
2021	26,725	21,805	4,920	1,705	3,210	960	160	105	390	125	375	370	385	575	495	795	180	2,155	2,760
2022	26,555	21,540	5,010	1,735	3,275	955	170	100	400	140	420	390	410	515	500	825	170	2,140	2,700
2023	26,815	21,480	5,340	1,790	3,560	940	170	105	405	135	410	400	405	560	500	1,105	180	2,210	2,965
2024	27,340	21,660	5,680	1,895	3,785	965	195	115	410	155	405	445	410	635	630	1,085	230	–	–
2025	28,535	21,690	6,840	2,020	4,815	1,115	200	120	410	145	395	510	395	730	900	1,625	295	–	–
2026	28,435	21,655	6,775	2,085	4,690	1,250	205	125	395	150	385	535	395	765	845	1,405	305	–	–

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