Municipality · North Brabant

Municipality of Waalre: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, the municipality of Waalre had 17,865 residents. 23.4% of them (4,185 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 (5.4%), other Asia (4.5%) and Germany (2.3%). 57.7% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.4 percentage points.

Residents: 17,865 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 23.4% 4,185 people
Born abroad: 57.7% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.4 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

77% 23%

Dutch origin 76.6% 13,680
Migration background 23.4% 4,185

Largest origin groups

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

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

5.4% 965 people

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

4.5% 805 people

North Brabant 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Germany

2.3% 415 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Indonesia

2.1% 370 people

North Brabant 1.7% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 320 people

North Brabant 1.3% Netherlands 1.7%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 270 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Belgium

1.5% 265 people

North Brabant 1.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Turkey

1.4% 250 people

North Brabant 2.4% Netherlands 2.6%
Poland

1.4% 250 people

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

0.70% 125 people

North Brabant 0.80% Netherlands 1.1%
Suriname

0.59% 105 people

North Brabant 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%
Morocco

0.28% 50 people

North Brabant 1.8% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

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

58% 42%

Born abroad (first generation) 57.7% 2,415
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 42.3% 1,770

Men and women

Men: 8,925
Women: 8,940

Compared with all municipalities

Netherlands 29.1% Waalre 23.4%

Higher than 70% 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

23.4%

Municipality of Waalre
North Brabant
Netherlands

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Year	Municipality of Waalre	North Brabant	Netherlands
1998	11.4%	13.1%	16.7%
1999	11.9%	13.5%	17.1%
2000	12.1%	13.8%	17.5%
2001	12.0%	14.2%	18.0%
2002	12.3%	14.5%	18.4%
2003	12.6%	14.8%	18.8%
2004	12.9%	14.9%	19.0%
2005	13.3%	15.0%	19.2%
2006	13.1%	15.1%	19.3%
2007	13.4%	15.2%	19.4%
2008	13.7%	15.4%	19.6%
2009	13.9%	15.7%	19.9%
2010	14.0%	16.0%	20.3%
2011	14.0%	16.2%	20.6%
2012	14.1%	16.5%	20.9%
2013	14.6%	16.7%	21.1%
2014	14.8%	17.0%	21.4%
2015	14.9%	17.3%	21.7%
2016	15.1%	17.7%	22.1%
2017	15.4%	18.2%	22.6%
2018	16.0%	18.7%	23.1%
2019	16.8%	19.3%	23.6%
2020	17.5%	19.9%	24.2%
2021	18.3%	20.3%	24.6%
2022	20.1%	21.6%	26.0%
2023	21.3%	22.8%	27.1%
2024	22.1%	23.5%	27.9%
2025	22.8%	24.3%	28.5%
2026	23.4%	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 Waalre

				Largest group
Waalre	23.4%	17,865	+3.4 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	16,040	14,210	1,825	1,035	785	0	20	75	370	45	415	30	280	310	60	120	95	1,475	360
1999	16,185	14,255	1,925	1,060	860	10	15	85	380	45	415	25	290	330	75	145	105	1,525	395
2000	16,265	14,300	1,960	1,060	895	5	20	90	390	55	415	30	295	320	75	150	110	1,520	430
2001	16,270	14,315	1,955	1,075	895	10	25	100	365	50	420	35	275	345	70	160	115	1,520	450
2002	16,190	14,210	1,985	1,100	900	10	25	95	365	40	415	45	295	345	80	170	115	1,525	460
2003	16,340	14,270	2,060	1,110	960	10	25	95	360	50	415	30	280	385	100	205	115	1,555	510
2004	16,505	14,365	2,135	1,100	1,030	15	30	90	365	50	400	40	295	365	110	235	135	1,570	575
2005	16,475	14,290	2,190	1,110	1,090	20	30	105	375	60	395	50	285	380	125	245	130	1,575	615
2006	16,485	14,325	2,160	1,085	1,085	20	30	100	380	60	390	50	275	370	110	245	140	1,555	610
2007	16,515	14,310	2,215	1,145	1,080	15	35	110	365	70	395	50	285	415	115	255	115	1,585	625
2008	16,695	14,415	2,285	1,165	1,125	20	35	105	370	70	405	45	275	440	125	275	125	1,615	655
2009	16,540	14,250	2,300	1,185	1,105	30	40	105	370	80	410	55	285	435	110	265	105	1,635	660
2010	16,535	14,220	2,310	1,175	1,140	35	30	100	375	65	395	55	270	455	130	280	125	1,640	680
2011	16,480	14,175	2,315	1,170	1,140	30	40	110	370	75	395	55	265	455	125	275	115	1,605	700
2012	16,505	14,170	2,330	1,195	1,135	30	35	105	370	70	410	65	265	455	115	285	125	1,640	695
2013	16,725	14,295	2,445	1,230	1,205	35	30	115	370	80	415	75	265	475	150	315	110	1,685	745
2014	16,760	14,280	2,480	1,270	1,210	30	30	110	380	80	415	85	270	500	140	300	140	1,735	740
2015	16,875	14,355	2,520	1,265	1,260	45	30	110	390	85	410	85	275	495	155	320	125	1,740	785
2016	17,030	14,455	2,575	1,280	1,295	50	30	110	390	80	385	95	270	530	145	350	140	1,745	830
2017	16,895	14,290	2,605	1,310	1,295	50	30	105	375	80	390	115	260	545	145	370	140	1,755	850
2018	17,075	14,340	2,735	1,365	1,370	55	35	110	370	85	385	130	260	590	155	430	130	1,810	925
2019	17,250	14,360	2,890	1,400	1,490	80	35	115	375	95	365	145	255	635	165	465	160	1,870	1,020
2020	17,455	14,395	3,060	1,460	1,600	100	30	120	380	100	370	165	245	680	185	505	180	1,930	1,125
2021	17,545	14,335	3,210	1,535	1,680	120	40	115	380	95	380	180	255	720	185	535	210	2,010	1,205
2022	17,625	14,090	3,535	1,630	1,905	150	40	115	400	120	420	180	280	760	205	630	260	2,055	1,290
2023	17,980	14,150	3,825	1,765	2,075	185	40	120	390	125	420	195	280	860	235	695	280	2,185	1,455
2024	17,990	14,010	3,980	1,815	2,165	235	45	115	390	135	410	235	280	890	255	705	280	–	–
2025	17,900	13,810	4,090	1,855	2,235	240	50	120	380	130	410	240	270	930	250	765	300	–	–
2026	17,865	13,680	4,185	1,885	2,300	250	50	105	370	125	415	250	265	965	270	805	320	–	–

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