Municipality · North Brabant

Municipality of Helmond: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Helmond had 96,860 residents. 33.9% of them (32,805 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 higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (6.5%), other Asia (5.3%) and Poland (4.9%). 59.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.8 percentage points.

Residents: 96,860 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 33.9% 32,805 people
Born abroad: 59.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.8 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

66% 34%

Dutch origin 66.1% 64,050
Migration background 33.9% 32,805

Largest origin groups

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

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

6.5% 6,330 people

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

5.3% 5,105 people

North Brabant 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

4.9% 4,775 people

North Brabant 2.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Morocco

4.1% 3,960 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

3.3% 3,170 people

North Brabant 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

2.1% 2,045 people

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

2.0% 1,945 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.8% 1,720 people

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

1.3% 1,275 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.0% 975 people

North Brabant 0.80% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

0.83% 800 people

North Brabant 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Suriname

0.74% 715 people

North Brabant 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

60% 40%

Born abroad (first generation) 59.5% 19,535
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 40.5% 13,275

Men and women

Men: 48,940
Women: 47,910

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Helmond 33.9%

Higher than 90% 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

33.9%

Municipality of Helmond
North Brabant
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Helmond	North Brabant	Netherlands
1998	19.0%	13.1%	16.7%
1999	19.5%	13.5%	17.1%
2000	19.7%	13.8%	17.5%
2001	20.2%	14.2%	18.0%
2002	20.5%	14.5%	18.4%
2003	20.8%	14.8%	18.8%
2004	21.2%	14.9%	19.0%
2005	21.4%	15.0%	19.2%
2006	21.1%	15.1%	19.3%
2007	21.2%	15.2%	19.4%
2008	21.5%	15.4%	19.6%
2009	21.9%	15.7%	19.9%
2010	22.2%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	22.6%	16.2%	20.6%
2012	23.0%	16.5%	20.9%
2013	23.4%	16.7%	21.1%
2014	23.7%	17.0%	21.4%
2015	24.3%	17.3%	21.7%
2016	24.8%	17.7%	22.1%
2017	25.4%	18.2%	22.6%
2018	26.2%	18.7%	23.1%
2019	26.9%	19.3%	23.6%
2020	27.8%	19.9%	24.2%
2021	28.5%	20.3%	24.6%
2022	30.1%	21.6%	26.0%
2023	31.3%	22.8%	27.1%
2024	32.3%	23.5%	27.9%
2025	33.1%	24.3%	28.5%
2026	33.9%	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 Helmond

				Largest group
Helmond	33.9%	96,860	+3.8 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	77,510	62,770	14,755	5,040	9,690	1,830	2,395	515	2,430	500	2,050	255	675	2,060	555	1,025	440	7,740	7,020
1999	79,295	63,865	15,430	5,205	10,220	1,945	2,530	575	2,435	535	2,050	270	710	2,175	585	1,130	485	7,915	7,495
2000	79,895	64,105	15,775	5,355	10,435	2,035	2,605	550	2,440	570	2,040	265	700	2,350	535	1,185	515	8,050	7,730
2001	80,715	64,435	16,280	5,460	10,795	2,100	2,720	595	2,475	620	2,015	290	700	2,455	535	1,250	500	8,210	8,070
2002	82,545	65,660	16,910	5,595	11,305	2,175	2,820	625	2,480	640	2,000	310	720	2,565	635	1,360	570	8,395	8,500
2003	84,095	66,575	17,525	5,755	11,775	2,275	2,945	650	2,500	655	1,995	350	730	2,680	760	1,420	570	8,560	8,960
2004	85,105	67,110	18,000	5,850	12,130	2,345	3,055	655	2,510	660	2,000	365	735	2,750	810	1,530	565	8,655	9,340
2005	85,805	67,490	18,320	5,935	12,385	2,380	3,180	645	2,490	630	1,985	420	720	2,810	845	1,600	615	8,735	9,600
2006	85,670	67,575	18,100	5,775	12,305	2,360	3,240	630	2,455	635	1,945	455	715	2,660	810	1,570	605	8,545	9,545
2007	86,060	67,815	18,250	5,900	12,330	2,380	3,300	615	2,425	630	1,945	505	720	2,730	820	1,540	620	8,635	9,610
2008	86,765	68,125	18,635	6,155	12,485	2,425	3,365	620	2,405	635	1,945	630	730	2,850	830	1,580	625	8,855	9,790
2009	87,665	68,485	19,200	6,485	12,700	2,445	3,470	625	2,410	645	1,980	810	740	2,955	835	1,650	620	9,210	10,000
2010	88,020	68,470	19,550	6,690	12,850	2,485	3,520	625	2,380	625	1,970	935	735	3,050	875	1,675	665	9,415	10,135
2011	88,245	68,280	19,980	7,025	12,970	2,470	3,625	610	2,350	620	1,945	1,195	755	3,130	900	1,725	670	9,695	10,290
2012	88,520	68,185	20,335	7,200	13,120	2,490	3,665	595	2,305	620	1,910	1,390	740	3,160	970	1,785	690	9,865	10,475
2013	88,825	68,075	20,755	7,500	13,255	2,450	3,700	625	2,270	630	1,895	1,645	740	3,220	1,045	1,850	685	10,095	10,655
2014	89,140	67,975	21,165	7,825	13,345	2,465	3,745	610	2,265	650	1,885	1,950	735	3,255	1,060	1,850	700	10,395	10,770
2015	89,630	67,875	21,755	8,220	13,530	2,450	3,810	620	2,235	670	1,865	2,290	730	3,335	1,125	1,915	705	10,765	10,990
2016	90,035	67,740	22,295	8,660	13,640	2,435	3,830	610	2,225	680	1,855	2,695	720	3,390	1,140	2,025	695	11,200	11,100
2017	90,545	67,525	23,020	9,140	13,880	2,410	3,850	620	2,205	690	1,835	3,100	725	3,480	1,185	2,210	710	11,650	11,370
2018	90,860	67,080	23,780	9,570	14,215	2,415	3,875	625	2,170	715	1,800	3,410	730	3,630	1,270	2,440	705	12,030	11,745
2019	91,515	66,875	24,640	10,150	14,490	2,430	3,870	630	2,140	760	1,765	3,840	735	3,810	1,305	2,645	710	12,605	12,040
2020	92,420	66,755	25,665	10,670	14,995	2,550	3,905	615	2,135	765	1,740	4,090	730	4,110	1,415	2,825	785	13,135	12,535
2021	92,630	66,190	26,440	11,170	15,275	2,590	3,890	640	2,110	795	1,710	4,350	735	4,375	1,445	2,980	825	13,600	12,840
2022	93,470	65,355	28,115	11,870	16,240	2,640	3,880	680	2,120	865	1,815	4,590	795	4,670	1,520	3,470	1,040	14,185	13,345
2023	94,890	65,215	29,700	12,720	16,955	2,810	3,930	680	2,095	890	1,790	4,750	810	5,385	1,645	3,795	1,120	15,055	14,055
2024	95,875	64,865	31,010	13,270	17,735	2,955	3,970	700	2,080	930	1,790	4,880	805	5,790	1,770	4,175	1,165	–	–
2025	96,555	64,575	31,965	13,430	18,545	3,075	3,995	720	2,055	960	1,765	4,830	790	6,045	1,845	4,690	1,220	–	–
2026	96,860	64,050	32,805	13,615	19,185	3,170	3,960	715	2,045	975	1,720	4,775	800	6,330	1,945	5,105	1,275	–	–

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