Postcode · Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant

Postcode 4616: Neighbourhood West

On 1 January 2026, postcode 4616 in Bergen op Zoom (West) had 2,210 residents. 28.5% of them (630 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 about the same as the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Turkey (6.3%), Morocco (5.7%) and Indonesia (2.7%). 36.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has fallen by 0.6 percentage points.

Residents: 2,210 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 28.5% 630 people
Born abroad: 36.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: −0.6 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

71% 29%

Dutch origin 71.5% 1,580
Migration background 28.5% 630

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 4616. For comparison, the line marks Bergen op Zoom and the circle the Netherlands.

Turkey

6.3% 140 people

Bergen op Zoom 6.0% Netherlands 2.6%
Morocco

5.7% 125 people

Bergen op Zoom 6.5% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.7% 60 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.7% 60 people

Bergen op Zoom 4.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Belgium

2.5% 55 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.4% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

2.5% 55 people

Bergen op Zoom 5.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Suriname

1.4% 30 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.78% Netherlands 2.0%
Germany

1.1% 25 people

Bergen op Zoom 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.1% 25 people

Bergen op Zoom 2.0% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.1% 25 people

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

0.90% 20 people

Bergen op Zoom 0.87% Netherlands 1.7%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.45% 10 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.

37% 63%

Born abroad (first generation) 36.5% 230
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 63.5% 400

Men and women

Men: 1,120
Women: 1,090

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 4616 28.5%

Higher than 73% 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

28.5%

4616
Bergen op Zoom
Netherlands

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Year	4616	Bergen op Zoom	Netherlands
1998	0.0%	21.5%	16.7%
1999	0.0%	21.9%	17.1%
2000	0.0%	22.2%	17.5%
2001	0.0%	22.8%	18.0%
2002	0.0%	23.3%	18.4%
2003	0.0%	23.9%	18.8%
2004	–	24.2%	19.0%
2005	0.0%	24.5%	19.2%
2006	0.0%	24.7%	19.3%
2007	0.0%	25.0%	19.4%
2008	0.0%	25.4%	19.6%
2009	–	25.8%	19.9%
2010	33.3%	26.1%	20.3%
2011	30.0%	26.4%	20.6%
2012	23.8%	26.7%	20.9%
2013	23.0%	27.1%	21.1%
2014	23.0%	27.4%	21.4%
2015	24.4%	27.6%	21.7%
2016	22.0%	27.9%	22.1%
2017	21.8%	28.1%	22.6%
2018	25.8%	28.6%	23.1%
2019	24.8%	29.1%	23.6%
2020	25.7%	29.6%	24.2%
2021	23.7%	30.3%	24.6%
2022	29.1%	31.7%	26.0%
2023	27.8%	32.6%	27.1%
2024	28.8%	33.7%	27.9%
2025	28.3%	34.3%	28.5%
2026	28.5%	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
4617 West	21.2%	7,110	+1.4 pp	Other Europe
4624 Oost	46.6%	6,500	+2.9 pp	Morocco
4615 Oude stad en omgeving	33.5%	5,685	+4.1 pp	Turkey
4625 Oost	37.7%	3,380	+2.1 pp	Morocco

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	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	30	20	10	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	5
2011	50	40	15	0	15	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	10
2012	210	165	50	20	30	5	15	5	5	0	5	5	5	5	0	5	0	20	30
2013	305	240	70	20	50	10	15	0	10	0	5	5	5	5	0	10	5	35	35
2014	370	285	85	30	55	10	15	0	15	0	5	5	10	10	0	10	5	50	40
2015	390	295	95	30	65	15	15	5	15	0	5	10	5	10	0	10	5	45	50
2016	410	320	90	25	65	15	15	0	10	0	5	10	10	0	0	20	5	45	45
2017	435	340	95	35	65	10	15	5	10	0	5	10	15	5	5	15	5	50	50
2018	445	330	115	35	75	20	15	5	10	0	5	10	10	10	0	15	10	55	60
2019	585	440	145	50	90	25	20	5	20	0	5	10	10	25	0	15	5	70	70
2020	720	535	185	60	120	30	25	10	25	0	5	10	15	30	0	20	10	85	95
2021	845	645	200	60	140	35	20	15	25	0	10	15	15	20	10	25	10	95	105
2022	1,185	835	345	100	255	50	85	25	35	5	20	15	35	25	10	30	20	125	215
2023	1,455	1,050	405	100	305	75	100	25	45	5	25	15	35	30	15	30	15	140	250
2024	1,755	1,255	505	135	370	95	110	30	50	5	25	25	40	40	15	45	15	–	–
2025	1,960	1,400	555	140	420	110	115	30	55	10	25	25	45	45	20	55	20	–	–
2026	2,210	1,580	630	165	465	140	125	30	60	10	25	25	55	55	25	60	20	–	–

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