Postcode · Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant

Postcode 4611: Neighbourhood Oude stad en omgeving

On 1 January 2026, postcode 4611 in Bergen op Zoom (Oude stad en omgeving) had 9,750 residents. 27.9% of them (2,720 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than Bergen op Zoom (34.8%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (9.1%), other Asia (3.1%) and Poland (2.5%). 67.6% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 4.6 percentage points.

Residents: 9,750 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.9% 2,720 people
Born abroad: 67.6% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +4.6 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

72% 28%

Dutch origin 72.1% 7,030
Migration background 27.9% 2,720

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 4611. For comparison, the line marks Bergen op Zoom and the circle the Netherlands.

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

9.1% 885 people

Bergen op Zoom 5.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.1% 305 people

Bergen op Zoom 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

2.5% 245 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

2.2% 210 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Morocco

2.1% 205 people

Bergen op Zoom 6.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.1% 200 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Turkey

1.8% 175 people

Bergen op Zoom 6.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.8% 175 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.6% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.2% 120 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.87% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

1.1% 110 people

Bergen op Zoom 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Suriname

0.51% 50 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.41% 40 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.48% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

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

68% 32%

Born abroad (first generation) 67.6% 1,840
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 32.4% 880

Men and women

Men: 4,895
Women: 4,855

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 4611 27.9%

Higher than 72% of all postcodes 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

27.9%

4611
Bergen op Zoom
Netherlands

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Year	4611	Bergen op Zoom	Netherlands
1998	16.2%	21.5%	16.7%
1999	16.4%	21.9%	17.1%
2000	16.5%	22.2%	17.5%
2001	16.6%	22.8%	18.0%
2002	16.7%	23.3%	18.4%
2003	16.9%	23.9%	18.8%
2004	16.7%	24.2%	19.0%
2005	16.7%	24.5%	19.2%
2006	16.4%	24.7%	19.3%
2007	16.8%	25.0%	19.4%
2008	17.3%	25.4%	19.6%
2009	17.4%	25.8%	19.9%
2010	16.8%	26.1%	20.3%
2011	16.8%	26.4%	20.6%
2012	17.0%	26.7%	20.9%
2013	17.5%	27.1%	21.1%
2014	17.8%	27.4%	21.4%
2015	18.2%	27.6%	21.7%
2016	18.6%	27.9%	22.1%
2017	19.0%	28.1%	22.6%
2018	19.7%	28.6%	23.1%
2019	20.3%	29.1%	23.6%
2020	21.1%	29.6%	24.2%
2021	22.0%	30.3%	24.6%
2022	23.3%	31.7%	26.0%
2023	26.1%	32.6%	27.1%
2024	27.5%	33.7%	27.9%
2025	28.2%	34.3%	28.5%
2026	27.9%	34.8%	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).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
4614 Noord	22.2%	7,105	+2.8 pp	Other Asia
4615 Oude stad en omgeving	33.5%	5,685	+4.1 pp	Turkey
4621 Oost	63.1%	5,015	+3.5 pp	Morocco
4613 Noord	27.8%	3,725	+0.6 pp	Morocco
4612 West	17.7%	930	+9.0 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	8,010	6,710	1,300	525	780	195	145	35	215	20	130	10	205	180	25	85	60	780	525
1999	7,920	6,630	1,295	510	790	190	150	35	215	20	120	10	210	170	30	90	60	770	525
2000	7,950	6,640	1,310	540	770	180	135	40	215	20	130	5	215	190	30	95	55	785	525
2001	7,945	6,630	1,315	540	780	190	140	40	210	20	125	10	210	195	30	100	50	780	535
2002	7,945	6,615	1,330	555	780	180	130	40	210	25	125	10	215	205	35	110	50	790	545
2003	8,030	6,675	1,355	565	790	160	130	45	205	25	130	10	220	205	60	110	55	810	550
2004	8,015	6,675	1,340	570	775	155	125	40	200	35	115	10	225	220	65	95	60	810	530
2005	8,190	6,815	1,370	585	785	155	130	35	195	25	130	10	225	220	65	120	60	835	540
2006	8,135	6,795	1,335	590	755	145	130	40	195	30	125	20	215	230	55	110	50	820	515
2007	8,100	6,745	1,360	570	790	160	135	50	215	30	125	20	205	220	40	110	50	820	545
2008	8,110	6,705	1,405	600	800	145	140	40	215	20	125	20	215	240	40	140	60	855	555
2009	8,175	6,745	1,425	630	795	140	140	40	205	20	125	35	215	255	50	140	60	875	550
2010	8,020	6,665	1,350	595	755	150	130	35	205	20	120	20	210	245	45	125	45	835	520
2011	8,075	6,720	1,355	610	740	145	130	45	185	15	115	25	190	280	55	120	45	820	530
2012	8,030	6,660	1,365	640	735	150	140	40	180	15	110	40	185	305	50	110	50	840	530
2013	8,010	6,615	1,400	640	755	145	150	40	185	15	105	65	185	285	60	105	55	850	545
2014	8,210	6,745	1,465	650	815	155	150	40	190	20	100	65	180	305	80	120	60	870	595
2015	8,375	6,850	1,525	665	860	165	150	45	190	20	110	60	180	315	85	140	65	895	630
2016	8,340	6,785	1,555	665	885	150	155	50	185	25	105	85	180	295	95	165	60	890	660
2017	8,480	6,865	1,615	705	910	145	175	50	200	20	110	105	180	310	95	160	65	945	670
2018	8,615	6,920	1,695	760	940	140	185	45	190	30	115	110	185	350	100	180	70	990	705
2019	8,725	6,950	1,775	820	955	140	175	45	190	30	125	140	190	365	100	200	75	1,055	725
2020	9,205	7,260	1,945	900	1,050	150	175	65	205	35	125	180	195	400	105	225	90	1,155	795
2021	9,285	7,240	2,045	975	1,070	145	200	60	200	25	120	185	190	480	115	230	95	1,225	820
2022	9,340	7,165	2,180	1,035	1,150	180	180	60	205	30	125	195	210	505	135	240	125	1,240	855
2023	9,670	7,150	2,520	1,315	1,205	185	180	55	205	35	130	230	225	735	135	270	140	1,525	905
2024	9,775	7,095	2,685	1,490	1,190	165	180	50	200	45	125	270	215	880	135	285	135	–	–
2025	9,855	7,080	2,780	1,505	1,270	225	195	60	200	35	120	265	215	905	140	285	130	–	–
2026	9,750	7,030	2,720	1,445	1,275	175	205	50	200	40	110	245	210	885	175	305	120	–	–

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