Municipality · North Brabant

Municipality of Oirschot: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Oirschot had 19,800 residents. 12.0% of them (2,385 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 Europe (2.5%), other Asia (2.5%) and Poland (1.2%). 65.2% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.6 percentage points.

Residents: 19,800 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 12.0% 2,385 people
Born abroad: 65.2% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.6 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

88%

Dutch origin 88.0% 17,415
Migration background 12.0% 2,385

Largest origin groups

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

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

2.5% 500 people

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

2.5% 495 people

North Brabant 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

1.2% 235 people

North Brabant 2.2% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.0% 190 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

0.91% 180 people

North Brabant 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Indonesia

0.88% 175 people

North Brabant 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

0.88% 175 people

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

0.88% 175 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.53% 105 people

North Brabant 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.40% 80 people

North Brabant 0.80% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.28% 55 people

North Brabant 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.13% 25 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

65% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 65.2% 1,555
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.0% 835

Men and women

Men: 10,060
Women: 9,740

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Oirschot 12.0%

Higher than 16% 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

12.0%

Municipality of Oirschot
North Brabant
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Oirschot	North Brabant	Netherlands
1998	4.4%	13.1%	16.7%
1999	4.5%	13.5%	17.1%
2000	4.7%	13.8%	17.5%
2001	4.7%	14.2%	18.0%
2002	4.6%	14.5%	18.4%
2003	4.7%	14.8%	18.8%
2004	4.8%	14.9%	19.0%
2005	4.9%	15.0%	19.2%
2006	5.0%	15.1%	19.3%
2007	5.0%	15.2%	19.4%
2008	5.2%	15.4%	19.6%
2009	5.4%	15.7%	19.9%
2010	5.4%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	5.7%	16.2%	20.6%
2012	5.7%	16.5%	20.9%
2013	5.9%	16.7%	21.1%
2014	6.1%	17.0%	21.4%
2015	6.2%	17.3%	21.7%
2016	6.5%	17.7%	22.1%
2017	7.1%	18.2%	22.6%
2018	7.5%	18.7%	23.1%
2019	7.7%	19.3%	23.6%
2020	8.1%	19.9%	24.2%
2021	8.5%	20.3%	24.6%
2022	9.5%	21.6%	26.0%
2023	10.5%	22.8%	27.1%
2024	10.8%	23.5%	27.9%
2025	11.4%	24.3%	28.5%
2026	12.0%	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 Oirschot

				Largest group
Oirschot	13.0%	13,550	+2.7 pp	Other Asia
Oost West en Middelbeers	10.0%	6,250	+2.2 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	17,480	16,705	770	410	365	10	0	30	170	20	165	5	125	115	50	50	35	600	180
1999	17,595	16,800	790	415	370	5	10	25	165	20	170	5	140	100	30	70	45	600	195
2000	17,685	16,860	825	415	400	5	5	25	165	25	155	5	140	115	45	75	55	595	225
2001	17,700	16,880	830	430	395	5	5	20	165	30	155	10	145	120	35	90	45	605	220
2002	17,800	16,980	825	415	400	5	5	20	170	30	150	10	140	115	40	85	45	605	225
2003	17,840	16,995	845	440	410	10	5	20	165	30	160	10	130	140	35	85	60	625	220
2004	17,835	16,975	855	430	440	15	0	20	160	35	145	10	125	150	45	95	70	620	245
2005	17,905	17,025	875	455	425	15	5	20	160	30	145	10	130	170	40	85	70	635	240
2006	17,815	16,925	885	470	415	10	5	25	160	25	140	15	130	185	50	80	60	645	235
2007	17,850	16,945	900	480	420	10	15	25	150	30	145	15	135	185	45	80	65	660	240
2008	17,855	16,920	935	505	440	5	5	25	150	30	150	25	145	185	60	95	70	685	255
2009	17,815	16,840	960	510	450	20	5	30	150	30	155	35	145	175	65	90	65	685	280
2010	17,745	16,790	955	515	430	5	5	30	150	30	150	40	145	180	60	90	65	680	270
2011	17,840	16,845	1,010	540	445	5	10	30	155	25	155	45	145	195	60	85	75	715	290
2012	17,860	16,840	1,025	540	490	10	10	25	145	30	155	40	140	205	80	105	85	725	300
2013	17,925	16,870	1,060	555	490	5	5	35	145	25	155	60	140	200	80	105	90	735	325
2014	17,980	16,890	1,090	565	520	15	10	35	145	25	150	60	145	210	70	120	100	750	340
2015	18,080	16,960	1,120	600	525	10	10	30	145	25	160	60	145	235	75	125	105	775	345
2016	18,200	17,010	1,190	615	575	10	5	40	150	35	160	90	145	220	90	160	85	795	395
2017	18,495	17,185	1,310	635	680	5	10	35	155	35	160	90	150	235	120	220	100	835	475
2018	18,555	17,170	1,385	665	720	10	5	40	160	45	155	85	150	275	115	235	110	870	510
2019	18,620	17,190	1,430	695	745	20	10	45	160	40	155	90	145	305	125	235	110	900	535
2020	18,715	17,190	1,525	755	765	20	15	50	160	45	165	120	150	320	115	245	115	960	560
2021	18,845	17,235	1,610	815	795	20	10	50	170	45	165	145	150	355	130	260	110	1,015	595
2022	19,060	17,265	1,805	855	935	35	10	60	180	60	160	175	175	360	130	315	150	1,055	645
2023	19,210	17,195	2,020	985	1,035	65	20	55	175	70	165	200	175	450	145	365	145	1,170	740
2024	19,280	17,195	2,090	970	1,120	85	20	50	180	65	165	195	175	435	170	380	160	–	–
2025	19,535	17,305	2,230	1,035	1,195	75	25	60	170	70	175	215	175	480	175	445	165	–	–
2026	19,800	17,415	2,385	1,085	1,300	105	25	55	175	80	175	235	180	500	190	495	175	–	–

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